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Silicone Rubber in the Electronics Industry
Silicone rubber exhibits many diverse properties. Some of these include its ability to resist water, oil, and other liquids. It also has excellent electrical insulation properties. Its longevity provides another reason why you’ll find it in use throughout the electronics industry. All electrical items must be safe to use and cannot present any risk of injury. Since they use electricity to work, it makes sense that individual parts within an electrical item must be kept from touching each other. If this should occur, it might damage the item or cause it to stop working. While standard rubber doesn’t conduct electricity,...
Why Does Silicone Rubber Perform Well Outdoors?
You’ll find silicone rubber products and items in all manner of locations. Some are more surprising than others, as we’ve discovered in some of our other posts. However, broadly speaking, it is an ideal material to use outdoors. There are several reasons why silicone rubber is perfect for outdoor use, so we’ll go into a few of the main ones here. It's great at withstanding the weather Here in the UK, we are used to handling all kinds of weather conditions. Not only do we get everything from snow to rain to hailstones to heatwaves (albeit not too many of...
Silicone Rubber Unseen: Where Does it Lurk?
If we asked you to look around your home to find some silicone rubber items, you could probably find a few quite quickly. Keen cooks are likely to have some silicone rubber cookware, for example, along with a pastry brush or two. You’ll also find it used in items as diverse as footwear to the coating on wires and similar items. Yet there are many instances where you cannot see the silicone rubber parts being used. Here are a few examples. Automotive uses You can find plenty of silicone rubber parts inside the average car or similar vehicle. The most...
What Are Press Cut Gaskets?
Gaskets are used in many ways and throughout many industries. However, in every case, a gasket is designed to sit between two materials or components. In doing so, it can prevent a leak of water, oil, or even gas or air, depending on the application. While gaskets can be made from many materials, it is common to see silicone rubber gaskets in use. Silicone is long-lasting and provides the ideal combination of features to work in the way it is intended. If you are exploring the options for purchasing gaskets, you may come across the term press cut gaskets. Here,...
Silicone Rubber: Protection Against the Elements
The great British weather… we all love it and hate it in equal measure. It can spring surprises on us, and occasionally extreme temperatures as well. While silicone rubber wasn’t specifically designed to perform well in Britain in all the wonderful weather conditions we can experience, it does so anyway. When we talk about the elements, as we did in the title, we are referring to a range of conditions that could impact which type of rubber we use in certain circumstances. Silicone rubber performs far better than standard rubber in many scenarios where the weather and the elements have...
Quiet Please: How Silicone Rubber Reduces Vibration and Noise
When was the last time you travelled in a train or airplane? Did you notice how noisy it was… or more likely, how noisy it wasn’t? Chances are you can thank silicone rubber for that. While no one expects a plane or train or other vehicle to be completely quiet when in use, we do expect that we won’t need to wear ear defenders. Rubber and foam are among the most common materials used in many industries to dampen noise in certain situations. They are also used to reduce vibration, which in turn can create more noise if allowed to...
Why is Silicone Rubber Ideal for Custom Profiles?
Before we answer that question, it would be an excellent idea to understand what a profile is. There are many kinds of rubber profiles, created for use in many scenarios and applications. In some instances, they are used for decoration, while in others they have far more practical uses. These can include providing a seal between two surfaces, thereby preventing water or other liquids from accessing an area. What is a custom profile? A custom profile is made to precise specifications. There are standard profiles available to buy immediately, as they’re created in quantities to allow customers to buy them...
What Are the Properties of Silicone Rubber?
Would it surprise you to learn there are more properties involved than we have room to list in this article? Silicone rubber is ideal for many applications, some of which rely on one or more of those properties to be able to perform the role they are intended for. We’ll go through a few of the main ones here, to give you a better idea of how far that versatility extends. It is more resistant to extremes of temperature Silicone rubber is ideal for use in situations where temperatures could drop way below zero or go high above it. It...
Do You Need High Performance Silicone Rubber Parts?
If you’ve read some of our previous blog posts, you’ll know that we have talked about the various ways that silicone rubber outperforms standard rubber. This holds true with all kinds of parts, too – from washers through to gaskets and various other items, such as tubing and even silicone rubber sheets. Yet not all silicone rubber parts are identical in terms of the rubber used. You can buy many parts off the shelf. That might mean standard shapes or sizes, such as O rings, for example. In other cases, something more specific may be required. This could refer to...
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