Uses of silicone rubber: It can be used for molding high-voltage insulators and other electronic components; used in the production of televisions, computers, copiers, etc. It is also used as molding gaskets that require weather resistance and durability, packaging materials for electronic parts, and maintenance materials for automotive electrical parts. It can be used for building and repairing houses, sealing joints in highways, and sealing joints in reservoirs and bridges. In addition, there are silicone rubbers for special purposes, such as conductive silicone rubber, high-temperature resistant silicone rubber, medical silicone rubber, foam silicone rubber, molding silicone rubber, heat shrink silicone rubber, etc.
One of the typical applications of silicone sealants is glass curtain walls. Glass and aluminum alloy frames are bonded with silicone structural adhesive as exterior wall materials, and expansion joints are sealed with silicone weatherproof adhesive for waterproofing. Other uses include perimeter sealing of aluminum alloy doors and windows and plastic steel doors and windows, sealing of joints, rivets and fixing screws of glass devices and moving grooves; waterproof sealing between sanitary ware and countertops, walls and furniture in kitchens, bathrooms and toilets; sealing of aquariums, ceilings, metal roofs, display windows, counters, wainscots and color steel plates; waterproof caulking and sealing between high-grade highway slabs, etc. In addition, it also includes sealing materials used in aerospace, nuclear power plants, electronics, machinery, automobiles and other industries.Silicone potting materials used for potting electronic components, silicone mold glue used as soft mold materials, etc. The demand for these varieties is relatively small, but they are indispensable in many occasions.
Among many synthetic rubbers, silicone rubber is the best. It is odorless and non-toxic, and is not afraid of high temperatures and cold weather. It is "calm" and "unchanged" at 300 degrees Celsius and minus 90 degrees Celsius, and still retains its original strength and elasticity. Silicone rubber also has excellent electrical insulation, oxygen resistance, light resistance, anti-aging, mildew resistance, chemical stability, etc. Because of these excellent properties, silicone rubber has gained very important and extensive uses in modern medicine.