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Silicone rubber is an elastomer that resembles rubber and is made of silicon, a silicon-containing polymer that also contains carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
There are several formulas of silicone rubbers, and they are widely employed in industry. One- or two-part polymers, silicone rubbers may add fillers to enhance characteristics or lower cost. From 55 to 300 °C, silicone rubber is typically non-reactive, stable, and resistant to harsh environments without losing its useful qualities.
Silicone rubber is used in many different products because of these qualities as well as how simple it is to manufacture and shape.
Some examples include voltage line insulators, automotive applications, baking, cooking, and food storage items, clothing such as undergarments, sportswear, and footwear, electronics, medical devices, and implants, as well as home repair.
The Global Silicone rubber market accounted for $XX Billion in 2021 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2022 to 2030.
For today’s demanding markets, BLUESIL Heat Cure Rubber, also known as High Consistency Rubber, offers exceptional properties: From -50° to 200°C, there is a wide range of heat stability. stable characteristics at high voltage, low and high temperatures (-50°C to 300°C).
In general, silicone rubbers outperform organic rubbers in those areas. due to the inorganic Si-O-Si chain’s innocence. Chemical inertness, photo-oxidative stability, and the absence of uncured reactive groups.
When employ the correct halogen-free additives or reinforcing fillers, we can get very strong flame retardancy or even fire resistance; however, when silicone is burned, ceramification takes place.
For adaptive driving beam (ADB) light guides in automobiles, Dow has introduced a new mouldable silicone material. A specialised liquid silicone rubber (LSR) with very little mould fouling for quick cycle times and high-quality optics is Silastic MS-5002.
The substance was created especially for creating injection-molded components with less complex geometries that demand high output. Additionally, it has a large processing window, excellent transparency, and is non-yellowing to maximise LED light output.
Momentive Performance Materials Inc. will introduce the Silopren LSR 27×9 liquid silicone rubber family. With fewer assembly stages, this novel self-bonding material can meet the rising demand for hard-soft designs. Additionally, it permits the bonding of silicone and thermoplastics and satisfies a number of intricate design criteria.
In response to rising demand, Wacker Chemie AG has launched a number of investment initiatives meant to increase its silicone rubber production capacity globally. By the end of the year, Wacker anticipates having finished “multiple extensions” at its Burghausen, Germany, manufacturing facility, adding new LSR capacity.
At the group’s US production facility in Adrian, Michigan, more capacity will be constructed in order to better serve the regional North and Central American markets.
The Munich-based company also intends to “substantially expand capacity” for HCR grades, beginning with its brand-new manufacturing facility in Panagarh, India. The company’s locations in Tsukuba, Japan, and Pilzen, the Czech Republic, will both have additional HCR capacities available.
