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Applications and Limitations of Silicone Resins

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Silicone resins are “all-rounder” in the field of application. It can be used to make motor insulating materials that are resistant to 180°C, such as glass enameled cloth, glass cloth laminates, mica tapes, impregnating paints, and magnetic paints. With the addition of aluminum powder, it can also be formulated into high-temperature coatings with a long-term resistance of 500°C and an instantaneous resistance of 1,000°C, which are used to coat high-temperature parts such as jet engine tailpipes and metal chimneys. Molded plastics made of glass fiber or asbestos reinforcement can be used as materials for manufacturing arc-resistant switches that are resistant to strong currents and high voltages. The silicone resin (commonly known as silicone glass resin) made from methyltrialkoxysilane is capable of treating paper, plastic, and metal surfaces to give them good brightness and abrasion resistance. In addition, modified silicone resins, such as those modified with alkyd resins, can be used as outdoor coatings with good weather resistance, and are widely used in construction, automotive and other fields.
Silicone resin is not perfect. Although it has excellent hydrophobicity and low water absorption, it has relatively poor resistance to water vapor, especially high-pressure vapor. In addition, silicone resins have limitations when it comes to solvent resistance. The performance of silicone resins is also affected by a variety of factors. Among them, the ratio of organic groups to silicon (R/Si) in the molecular composition plays a key role. Generally speaking, silicone resins with practical value have an R/Si ratio between 1.2 - 1.6. When the value of R/Si is small, the resulting silicone resin can be cured at lower temperatures; on the contrary, when the value of R/Si is large, the curing of the silicone resin requires prolonged baking at high temperatures of 200-250°C. In addition, the phenyl groups in the organic groups are not as important as the phenyl groups in the silicone resin, but are more important than the phenyl groups. In addition, the phenyl content of the organic groups also has an important effect on the properties of silicone resins. The lower the phenyl content, the softer the film and the faster the shrinkage; the higher the phenyl content, the harder the film and the more thermoplastic it is. When the phenyl content is between 20% - 60%, the film's bending resistance and heat resistance tend to reach the best state.

Room termperature curing polysilazane, pls check IOTA 9150, IOTA 9150A
High termperature curing polysilazane, pls check IOTA 9108, IOTA 9118.     

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