Momentive Performance Materials
Momentive Introduces an Evolution in Rubber Extrusion: UV Cure Silicone Rubber
Published in FDA Law Weekly, October 22nd, 2009
Momentive Performance Materials announced the launch of a new platform of elastomer products that can be cured by simple exposure to UV light. While silicone elastomers (HCR) are typically vulcanized with peroxide catalyst cured by heat exposure, this new, UV-sensitive, platinum catalyzed curing system also allows curing at room temperature. Part geometries commonly produced by extrusion processing can be cured within significantly reduced times compared to conventional silicone elastomers.
Over the past decade, the demand for silicone elastomers has grown steadily as the market shifted to the use of silicone as a replacement for other organic materials, largely due to...
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