Silicone

ASTM D1418, ISO 1629 Designations: MQ, PMQ, VMQ, PVMQ

ASTM D2000 / SAE J200 Type/Class: FC, FE, GE

General Temperature Range: -100°F to +325° F

Advantages:

• Wide temperature range
• Excellent low temperature
• Being compounded to have tensile in the area of 1500 PSI and tear up to 200 lbs.
• Low compression set and good resilience.
• Moderate solvent resistance.
• Excellent heat resistance.
• Good release characteristics.
• Extreme low temperature properties.
• High resistance to oxidation and ozone attack.

Disadvantages:

• Moderately high cost
• Attacked by EP gear lubes
• High swell
• Poor tear resistance
• Poor abrasion wear resistance
• Not recommended for most concentrated solvents, oils, concentrated acids and dilute sodium hydroxide.

Applications:

• Seals (static) for extreme temperature applications
• Food applications
• Medical devices
• FDA applications