Ko te riipene silica teitei he hua whakaahuru riipene he mea raranga mai i te muka karaihe silica teitei, te nuinga o te whakamahi mo te paihere me te takai i raro i te whakamaarama teitei o te pāmahana, te hiri, te whakakaha, te whakamaarama me etahi atu tikanga mahi.
Ka taea te whakamahi stably i te 1000 ℃ mo te wa roa, a ka taea e te pāmahana ātete wera inamata tae 1450 ℃.