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Silicones, especially liquid silicones, can be compounded to achieve a unique blend of characteristics. These characteristics include:

  • Tensile strengths to 1700PSI
  • Operating temperatures from -150F to over 500F
  • Tear strength to 50 kN/m
  • Elongation to 1000%
  • Sterilize with Steam, ETO, or Gamma
  • Good Ultra Violet resistance
  • Durometers from 00 to 85 Shore A
  • Electrically non-conductive
  • Electrically conductive
  • Infinite range of colors

Specialized grades of silicone include:

  • Implantable
  • Oil Bleeding
  • Self Bonding
  • Optically Transparent
  • Radiopaque
  • Fluorosilicone
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