25KiB, 550x550, Customized-Metal-Melting-Accessory-Silica-Quartz-Aluminum-Iridium-Tungsten-Ceramic-Platinum-Alumina-Graphite-Crucible.jpg View SameGoogleiqdbSauceNAO Anonymous Fri 13 Nov 19:45:39 2020 No.12338199 ViewReplyOriginalReport Quoted By: If I were to bury a piece of graphite chunk inside silica sand and put it into a microwave. Would the graphite still absorb the microwave radiation like normal or will the silica sand just convert it to convection heat?