Trong k thut dng rt nhiu cc l thp silic vi lng cacbon rt thp (m
thc cht l hp kim st - silic v hu nh khng cha cacbon) lm nam chm in, li my bin p v stato my in.... Cacbon trong loi thp ny cng t cng tt, thng l nm trong gii hn 0,01 - 0,1% v cc tp cht khc cng phi ht sc hn ch thp c t chc ferit. Thp c lng silic cao v nh bit n l nguyn t ha tan hon ton vo ferit do nng cao in tr ( = 0,55 0,60.mm2/m) nn cng ca dng fuc nh v tn tht cng sut cng nh. Ngoi ra silic cn lm tng t thm, gim lc kh t, hiu ng ny c lin quan n tc dng kh xy ca n. Tuy nhin khi lng silic cng cao in tr ca thp cng cao nhng li lm gim mnh kh nng bin dng do, khi lng cha Si cao hn 5% thp tr nn rt gin, kh cn, do thng ch dng vi thnh phn 5%. 2.