Silicone Rubber Usage and Its Benefits

1. Silicone Rubber & It’s Applications

2. Chemical Structure And Cure Mechanisms Since the 1961, silicone rubber has found widespread use in medical, aerospace, electrical, construction, and industrial applications. Flexibility over wide temperature ranges, good resistance to compression set, a wide range of durometers, and inert and stable compounds are among the reasons for its popularity. 

3. Properties The strong silicon-oxygen chemical structure of silicone gives the elastomer its unique performance properties, including biocompatibility, superior temperature and chemical resistance, good mechanical and electrical properties, and natural clarity or translucence.

4. In extensive testing, silicone rubbers have exhibited superior compatibility with human tissue and body fluids and an extremely low tissue response when implanted, compared with other elastomers. Odorless and tasteless, silicones do not support bacteria growth and will not stain or corrode other materials. They are often formulated to comply with FDA, ISO, and Tripartite biocompatibility guidelines for medical products. Biocompatibility

5. Temperature Resistance. Silicones can withstand a wider range of temperature extremes than nearly all other elastomers, remaining stable through temperature variations from –75° to 500°F. They can be sterilized via EtO gas, gamma or E-beam irradiation, steam autoclaving, and various other methods. Chemical Resistance. Silicones resist water and many chemicals, including some acids, oxidizing chemicals, ammonia, and isopropyl alcohol. Concentrated acids, alkalines, and solvents should not be used with silicones. Temperature & Chemical Resistance

6. Silicone rubbers have high tear (to 250 ppi) and tensile (to 1500 psi) strength, good elongation (to 1250%) and flexibility, low compression set, and a durometer range of 5 to 80 Shore A. The softer forms of silicone have the ability to retain their softness indefinitely, with the softest durometers available in the form of reinforced gels. Mechanical Properties

7. Silicones exceed all comparable materials in their insulating properties as well as in their versatility for electrical applications. They are nonconductive and can maintain dielectric strength in temperature extremes far higher or lower than those in which conventional insulating materials are able to perform. Electrical Properties

8. Silicone rubber compares favourably with a number of other materials that might be considered for similar device applications—especially in the critical area of biocompatibility, but also regarding a variety of physical characteristics. For example, silicone offers greater clarity, better electrical-insulation properties. Material Comparison

9. With quality demands becoming more stringent throughout the device industry, a preferred fabricator should practice audited quality control production in its facility. Other important capabilities include the availability of advanced inspection equipment such as video microscopes and laser micrometers and the experience in raw-material testing, in-process inspection, statistical process control, and end-product testing. The vendor should also be able to perform 100% inspection or testing, when specified. Quality

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