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Fire resistance.
Low smoke, low toxicity, low corrosivity.

Improve fire resistance in circuit integrity cable and safety cable with custom compounded Silastic® silicone elastomers. Fabricate circuit integrity cable and safety cable with fire resistance, low smoke, low toxicity, low corrosivity.


Improve the safety and security of your electrical safety cable under fire

Keep fire alarms, emergency exit lights, and other life-saving electrical back-up systems operating longer during a fire. Give more people more time to exit a burning building safely.

Fabricate your electrical circuit integrity cable and electrical safety cable with proven Silastic® brand silicone elastomers custom compounded to your requirements.

Silastic silicone elastomers offer a level of temperature resistance and fire resistance that makes them the material of choice for applications where flame resistance, high-temperature performance, low smoke, low toxicity, and low corrosivity are critical:

  • Electrical circuit integrity cable and safety cable
  • Specialty cable
  • Fire-resistant wire and fire-resistant cable

Help safeguard system performance during a fire emergency


 
  • Improve fire resistance and flame retardancy.
  • Protect your wiring from heat, moisture and corrosion.
  • Reduce exposure to smoke and toxic fumes, and corrosive fumes generated by degrading wiring.
 
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  • Increase safety and security.
  • Withstand temperatures as high as 1,050ºC (1,900ºF) for up to 90 minutes.
 
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  • Improve manufacturing and installation efficiency.
  • Give your wire and cable the flexibility to wind more easily onto and off the reel.
  • Facilitate sharp bends when wires and cables are twisted into circuits and fed through building materials and conduits.
 
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Meet a wide range of global industry specifications and performance tests

Let us custom compound a silicone elastomer that helps you meet your circuit integrity cable and safety cable 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 electrical circuit integrity cable, safety cable, fire-resistant wire, or fire-resistant cable 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.

Get exactly what you need

Have a silicone elastomer custom compounded to your electrical safety cable needs.

Request a Custom Compound

Explore our line of proven  SILASTIC silicone elastomers for electrical wire and cable.

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