Silicone elastomers have emerged out to be the most commonly used materials for imparting strength and toughness to a variety of diverse materials

 

Silicone Elastomers

Silicone elastomers are extensively used in many fields including packaging, pharmaceutical industries, medical devices, food and beverage industry, textile industry, and aerospace industry, etc. They are extensively used in the food processing industry. They are also used in the automobile manufacturing industry for making automobile tires, brake pads, heat shields, and many more.

These are highly demanded commodity products owing to the features that they provide. Silicone elastomers are known for their resistance to extreme temperatures, chemical reactions, abrasion, friction, abrasion resistance, creep resistance, and compressive strength. It is also known to have high tensile strength, tensile flexibility, dimensional stability, and thermal conductivity property. They have excellent adhesive properties, chemical and physical properties, good heat conductivity, good electrical and mechanical properties, excellent resistance to corrosion, flame retardant properties, excellent resistance to ozone, and also do not create any harmful toxic gases

Since silicone elastomers are very popular all around the world and therefore they are manufactured in large quantities. However, they are manufactured through a number of processes such as injection molding, cold-rolling, laser cutting, thermoforming, shrink-wrapping, and other means. These processes are adopted in order to produce different types of elastomers. Chlorosilanes, polyisocyanates, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and polyimide are some of the popular elastomers.  They are used in numerous fields. However, there are certain limitations of the material and this holds true for some of the industrial uses as well. For instance, unlike other materials such as rubber and plastic, which can go through several cycles of curing, these elastomers cannot go through such a process. This is because there are some major factors that may lead to their break down and thus they need to be handled with extra care during their use.  The major reasons that cause the breakdown of silicone elastomers include heat, chemicals, moisture, abrasion, static electricity, oxidation, and ozone.


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