Sintered silicon carbide articles

The invention relates to a method for producing a sintered silicon carbide article having a sintered density of at least 90% of the theoretical density and a mechanical flexural strength of 50 kg/mm2 or higher. This is achieved by adding to a finely divided alpha -type silicon carbide powder, a tar pitch in such amounts as to provide 4.2-6 parts by weight of carbon after carbonization and a boron compound such as to correspond to a boron content of 0.005-0.15 parts by weight as densification aids, mixing and shaping the resulting mixture, and then sintering the thus-shaped article in an inert atmosphere at a temperature of from 1950 DEG to 2300 DEG C.