Why silicone?
The advantages and properties of silicone
Thanks to its material properties, silicone is suitable for many applications in a wide variety of industries.
The benefits of silicone compared to other elastomers mean that its range of applications is continually expanding.
The benefits become clear when describing individual properties:
Thermal properties
- Heat resistant to 200°C using standard material, and up to 300°C using heat stabilizing material, in dry heat
Low-temperature flexibility
- Very good low-temperature flexibility to minus 60° C as standard and minus 100°C using special material
Physiological properties
- Tasteless and odourless
- Can be sterilized
- No plasticizers
- Can be used in food and drinking-water applications
Resistant to weathering and ageing
- Very good resistance to ozone and UV light
- Resistant to moisture
- very good resistance to ageing
Burning behaviour
- No separation of toxic combustion products
- Compounds with low flammability available
- Suitable for applications with high fire-proofing requirements
Electrical properties
- Very good insulating effects, non-conductive
- The electrical properties are almost resistant to temperature and moisture
Chemical resistance
- Can be steam sterilized to 130°C
- Resistant to weak acids and alkalis
Mechanical properties
- Very good resilience and in the high range are superior to other elastomers
Colours
- Standard transparent
- Any other colour in the RAL table, and special customer colours are possible
A wide range of uses thanks to high-performance silicone
- Energy industry
- Electronic industry
- Railway industry
- Automotive industry
- Air and aerospace industry
- Construction
- Lighting industry
- Medical devices
Our Skills
- Any Shore hardness
- Wide range of colours and temperatures
- Meets almost all mechanical requirements
- Conforms to all important licenses
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