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Maximize cable integrity and safety.
Improve temperature resistance. Add flexibility and resilience.

Improve electrical protection and performance in wire and cable. Proven Silastic® silicone elastomers maximize integrity and safety, withstand temperature, and add flexibility and resilience for better electrical protection


Deliver safer, more reliable electrical performance

Manufacture and specify electrical wire and cable that perform more safely and reliably in demanding appliance, building, industrial equipment, fire alarm, and emergency back-up applications.

Achieve peak electrical performance under conditions that would defeat many electrical protection materials on the market today.

Electrical circuits of all kinds operate more dependably with insulating sleeving, circuit integrity cable, electrical safety cable, and general wire and cable fabricated with proven SILASTIC® brand silicone elastomers from Dow Corning.


Make your insulating sleeving, wire and cable more trustworthy


 
  • Improve fire resistance and flame retardancy.
  • Protect your wiring from heat, moisture and corrosion.
  • Reduce exposure to smoke and toxic fumes.
 
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  • Increase safety and security.
  • Resist searing heat and freezing cold.
 
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  • Improve manufacturing and installation efficiency.
  • Make your wire and cable easier to twist and bend.
 
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Meet a wide range of global industry specifications and performance tests


Let us tailor or custom compound a silicone elastomer that helps you meet your specifications.

  • Fire resistance and flame retardancy
  • Flammability rating
  • Low smoke, low toxicity
  • High-temperature resistance
  • Low-temperature flexibility
  • Moisture resistance
  • Chemical and corrosion resistance
  • Electrical properties
  • Mechanical properties

Ask an expert which silicone elastomer is right for your application.

Tell us what you need.

Learn more about your custom compounding and technical support options.

Solve supply problems, improve customer satisfaction

With global manufacturing capacity and local customer support, Dow Corning can provide you with exactly the materials you need, exactly where you need them.

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Discuss your electrical protection challenges with a Dow Corning Expert.

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See why silicone elastomers are the better performance choice

Silastic silicone elastomers from Dow Corning offer performance advantages few organic elastomers can match.

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Find the best silicone elastomer for your electrical insulating sleeving, circuit integrity cable, or electrical safety cable needs.


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