Meet automotive sealing, gasketing and heat-resistant component challenges

Consider using silicone and fluorosilicone rubber elastomers to help meet your needs for durable sealing, gasketing and heat-resistant components. Engineered elastomers from Dow Corning can help you strengthen components, reduce service requirements and improve customer satisfaction. They can also help you increase:

• Driving comfort by reducing noise, vibration and harshness (NVH)
• Performance by eliminating heat shields to reduce mass
• Safety by improving airbag and inflatable curtain performance
• Reliability by remaining strong in heat, cold and harsh operating conditions

Learn about engineered elastomers designed to meet your needs

• High Consistency Silicone Rubber (HCR) Compounds
• Fluorosilicone Rubber (FSR) Compounds
• Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) Elastomers
• Fluoro Liquid Silicone Rubber (F-LSR) Elastomers

Receive innovation, development and application support

• A reliable, global supply of high-performance materials for specialized applications
• More than 50 years of rubber compounding experience and fabrication expertise
• Effective solutions for many challenges
• Collaborative problem-solving and extensive product support

Collaboration yields better results Working on something new? Facing a unique automotive challenge that requires high-performance engineered elastomers? We can work together to help develop solutions for your challenging automotive component applications. In addition to proven, high-quality materials, Dow Corning brings you innovation expertise, customized services and support.

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Quality is quiet on today’s vehicles. “Quiet tuning” increases perceived quality and leads to improved customer satisfaction. Silicone rubber elastomers can help to reduce NVH with durable, three-dimensional engine mounts that do not require heat shields. Learn more about controlling noise, reducing mass and increasing driver comfort with Silastic® brand silicone and fluorosilicone rubber elastomers.