Automotive Trends

Automotive Designers Go Synthetic for Temperature Performance

High-performance engines must be able to survive extended contact with hot engine oils and fuel, a requirement that causes many materials to fail. As a result, many manufacturers are turning to fluoro silicone rubbers and fluoro liquid silicone rubbers, which offer a number of performance advantages.

Dow Corning Introduces Silastic® 100% F-LSR for Extreme-Temperature, Fuel-Resistant Automotive Parts

Dow Corning has introduced Silastic 100% F-LSR (Fluoro Liquid Silicone Rubber), a new two-part injection moldable elastomer designed to meet increasingly stringent automotive engine temperature, fuel and oil resistance specifications while improving environmental sustainability during manufacturing.
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From China to Germany to the United States, Dow Corning participates in key trade events and conferences to share expertise on technologies and services available to help auto manufacturers improve performance, reduce emissions and maximize manufacturing efficiency to lower costs.

During the High Performance Elastomers 2007 RAPRA conference, December 5th, in Germany, Marco Pagliani, Technical expert at Dow Corning, presented “100% Fluoro Liquid Silicone Rubber is now a reality: Fuel and Oil resistance achieved with a LSR”

If you were not able to attend, but are interested in Silastic F-LSR benefits, contact us or download our white paper.