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Article: Liquid silicone rubber gasketing materials.
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- Rubber World
- Article date:
- October 1, 1992
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1992 Lippincott & Peto, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Liquid silicone elastomers have been used in injection molding since the early 1970s with the earliest applications being primarily for aerospace connectors, o-rings, mechanical seals and encapsulation of electronic components (ref. 1). During the 70s and 80s the low process costs and the high quality inherent with liquid silicone injection molding have resulted in expanded demand for liquid silicones in many industries (ref. 2). This article describes two new types of liquid silicone rubber gasketing materials, which offer fast molding speed, improved fuel resistance, low compression set and oil resistance, at a low cost.
The name silicone denotes a synthetic ...