Why do Engineers choose Silicon?
Silicone is most commonly associated with its excellent resistance to extreme temperatures and this is generally one of the primary reasons silicone gets selected for application.
Silicone: The Plastic Alternative
Silicone: The Plastic Alternative
Silicone at a Galance
- Outstanding low-temperature flexibility and high-temperature resistance
- Excellent compression set
- High resistance to chemicals and to environmental influences
- Water-repellent surface
- Good transparency, can be pigmented as desired
- Good mechanical properties
- Good flame resistance, non-toxic combustion products in case of fire
- Odourless and tasteless
- Can be easily processed
- Can be adjusted electrically from insulating to semiconducting
- High radiation resistance
