About Silicone Rubber Elastomers
Obtain a level of performance many organic elastomers cannot match
 Silastic® brand
silicone and fluorosilicone engineered elastomers from Dow Corning can
offer you a unique combination of mechanical properties and environmental
resistance that many organic elastomers cannot match. |  |
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Why silicone rubber may be the better choice
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Long service life in adverse operating environments and weather conditions
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Virtually unaffected by weather – rain, snow, humidity, ozone or the sun’s
ultraviolet (UV) rays – for many years
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Organic elastomers may become brittle and crack under prolonged exposure to
the environment
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Wider operating temperature range – from – -40 to 316°C (-40 to 600°F),
with special compounds functional down to –100°C (-148°F)
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Many organic elastomers soften and deform irreversibly at temperatures
>100°C (>212°F); they become brittle at temperatures <-25°C
(<-13°F)
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Inherently good electrical insulating qualities that do not change
significantly under exposure to severe environmental stress, such as extreme
heat and cold, low or high humidity, water immersion, oil, ozone, UV rays, air
pollution
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Excellent mechanical sealing performance with long-term flexibility,
elasticity and resistance to aging, cracking and compression set
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Wide range of choices in hardness, specific gravity, tensile strength,
elongation, color pigments and flow properties
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Selection of standard rubber bases and custom blends, primers, additives,
cure mechanisms and fabrication options
Get the innovative
engineered elastomers you need to help meet challenging automotive performance
requirements.
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