Silicone is resistant to most chemicals and oils, making it particularly useful for medical labs, food processing shops and high temperature gaskets. Silicone is used when higher temperatures are needed to make a seal or provide shock resistance for delicate medical instrumentation.
Silicone in Roll form is a extremely valuable on several applications... being as the material is in a roll, it is an excellent purchase for volume runs on production parts.
Silicone rubber has the combined properties of resilience, high temperature stability, and general inertness, unavailable in any other elastomer. Silicones are generally unaffected by extended exposure to temperatures from -100º to 500ºF, and are also resistant to aging and degradation from sunlight and ozone.
The majority of silicone rubber sheet manufactured is cured from gum based silicone - specifically methyl vinyl silicones, which meet a number of military, AMS and industrial specifications. These common silicones have a durometer range of 25 to 70 shore A, and the temperature range for these silicones is generally -100°F to 500°F.
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