Raws li covdaim ntawv khintawm vuam hmoov rau kev vuam electrode, poov tshuaj silicate yog ib tug tsis muaj xim los yog yellowish me ntsis translucent rau pob tshab glassy kua tshuaj, uas yog hygroscopic thiab muaj zog alkaline cov tshuaj tiv thaiv.Nws decomposes nyob rau hauv acid kom precipitate silica.Potassium silicate feem ntau yog siv nyob rau hauv lubKev tsim cov welding rods, electrodes rau vuam, vat dyes, thiab hluav taws kub retardants.Hauv lub xeev ruaj khov, nws yog cov tsis muaj tshuaj lom, tsis muaj ntxhiab, pob tshab, kua nplaum.Soluble nyob rau hauv dej thiab acid, insoluble nyob rau hauv cawv.