Silicone rubber, a special type of rubber, boasts unique molecular structures and exceptional properties, enabling its widespread use across multiple industries. Its backbone chain alternates between silicon and oxygen atoms, with silicon atoms typically bonded to two organic groups, conferring silicone rubber semi-organic and semi-inorganic characteristics. Renowned for its heat resistance, silicone rubber maintains elasticity over an extensive temperature range (-100°C to 350°C) and exhibits several notable features:
Superb Heat and Cold Resistance: Retains stable physical properties even under extreme temperatures.
Excellent Electrical Insulation: Minimal impact on electrical properties when exposed to moisture, temperature variations, or frequency changes, making it ideal for electrical insulation materials.
Good Fire-resistant Insulation: The ash of silica formed after combustion retains insulation properties, beneficial for maintaining the integrity of fire-resistant wires and cables during fires.
Resistance to Aging: Highly resistant to ozone, heat, UV radiation, and atmospheric aging.
Versatile Functionality: Features oil resistance, solvent resistance, mildew resistance, thermal conductivity, radiation resistance, and flame retardancy.
In the electrical industry, silicone rubber is widely used in the insulation layers of wires, cables, transformers, and motors, as well as in seals for electronic products and cable accessories. Additionally, it plays a crucial role in composite insulators, anti-pollution flashover coatings, and thermally conductive silicone rubber.
General Purpose Fumed Extrusion Silicone Rubber