Why use Silicone Rubber?

Silicone Rubber has these special characteristics and advantages:

  • Wide temperature range of use, -50ºF to 500ºF (-65 F with certain grades)
  • Constant modulus over entire temperature range, resulting in low mechanical stress
  • Inert, odorless, tasteless, non-staining - ideal for medical and food applications
  • High resistance to weathering including resistance to Ozone, Ultraviolet, and oxidation
  • Excellent electrical qualities - many superior dielectric and insulation characteristics
  • Superior resistance to many chemicals
  • Widest range of Hardness available of any elastomer -15 to 85 shore A
  • Superior water resistance - low water adsorption
  • Natural release characteristics – low coefficient of friction

 

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