The types of silicone mainly include the following:
Silicone oil: Silicone oil is a polysiloxane with a chain structure of different polymerization degrees. Common ones include methyl silicone oil, ethyl silicone oil, phenyl silicone oil, etc. Silicone oil has excellent heat resistance, electrical insulation, weather resistance, hydrophobicity, physiological inertness and small surface tension, and is widely used in lubricating oil, hydraulic oil, insulating oil and other fields.
Silicone rubber: Silicone rubber includes high temperature vulcanized silicone rubber and room temperature vulcanized silicone rubber. High temperature vulcanized silicone rubber is suitable for high temperature environment, while room temperature vulcanized silicone rubber is suitable for room temperature curing. Silicone rubber has excellent elasticity, aging resistance and chemical corrosion resistance, and is widely used in sealing, insulation and protection fields.
Silicone resin: Silicone resin includes methyl silicone resin, methyl phenyl silicone resin, etc., which has excellent heat resistance, weather resistance and electrical properties, and is often used in coatings, adhesives and electronic packaging fields.
Silane coupling agent: Silane coupling agent is used to improve the bonding performance between different materials and is often used in the preparation and surface treatment of composite materials.
In addition, silicone can also be divided into liquid, emulsion, gel and solid types according to the form, and each form has its own unique application field. For example, liquid silicone is often used in cosmetics and lubricants, solid silicone is used for high-temperature sealing and electronic component packaging, emulsion silicone is used for textiles and leather processing, and gel silicone is used for building sealing and medical equipment.