Silicone Oils

Description

SILICONE OILS ARE CLEAR, COLOURLESS, NON-TOXIC AND NON-FLAMMABLE OILS ALSO KNOWN AS POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE (PDMS) OR DIMETHICONE. THEY ARE AVAILABLE IN DIFFERENT VISCOSITIES (MEASURED IN CENTISTOKES, CST) AND ARE ALSO THE PRIMARY INGREDIENT IN OUR ANTIFOAMS, RELEASE AGENTS AND MOULD MAKING RUBBERS.

All silicone oils have the following features:

Ease of application and rubout
Ease of buffing
Enhances color
High water repellency
High compressibility
High shearability without breakdown
High spreadability and compatibility
Low environmental hazard
Low fire hazard
Low reactivity and vapor pressure
Low surface energy
Good heat stability
Essentially odorless, tasteless and nontoxic
Soluble in a wide range of solvents
Oxidation, chemical and weather, resistant
high permeability to gases (e.g., water vapor, oxygen), which allows respiration of the skin
Silicone Oil Applications

Active ingredient in a variety of automotive, furniture, metal and specialty polishes in paste, emulsion and solvent-based polishes and aerosols. Also used as a cosmetic ingredient (shampoo imparts a soft, velvety feel), elastomer and plastics lubricant, electrical insulating fluid, foam preventive or breaker, mechanical fluid, mould release agent, surface active agent, and solvent-based finishing and fat liquoring of leather.

Available Grades

Our silicone oils are stocked in a range of viscosities and can be tailored to your requirements. Viscosity is measured in centistokes, cSt. 50 cSt 100 cSt 350cSt (both regular and pharmaceutical/food grade) 1000 cSt