Pakendi osad, mis on vahetus kokkupuutes lõhkematerjaliga, ei tohi sellega keemiliselt reageerida. Vajaduse korral kaetakse või töödeldakse pakendi siseküljed keemilist reageerimist välistava ainega.
The reason why SiC cannot effectively be used for the grinding of ferrous-metals, high carbon tool steels and alloy steels is its tendency to react chemically with these materials at temperatures usually generated during grinding applications.