What are the key properties of organic silicon products?
Temperature resistance, wide temperature range for use. The main chain structure of organic silicon products is a silicon oxygen bond, with a silicon oxygen bond energy of 121 kcal/mole, and a carbon carbon bond energy of 82.6 kcal/mole. Therefore, organic silicon products have high thermal stability and molecular chemical bonds do not break or decompose at high temperatures. In addition, silicone is resistant to low temperatures and has a wider temperature range than other materials.
Excellent weather resistance and long service life. Ozone in the atmosphere has a strong destructive effect on polymer materials, causing them to undergo oxidative degradation, thereby losing their usefulness, especially for rubber materials containing double bonds. The main chain structure of organic silicon products is a silicon oxygen bond, with no double bonds present, making it difficult to be decomposed by ultraviolet light and ozone. Its service life in natural environments can reach several decades.
Electrical insulation performance: Organic silicon products have better dielectric loss, voltage resistance, surface resistance coefficient, and other properties than most insulation materials, and can be used as stable electrical insulation materials in the electronic and electrical industry.
Physiological inertness: Polysiloxane compounds are one of the most inactive compounds known and have no rejection reactions with animal bodies. Silicone rubber is used in fields such as breast implants, artificial nose bridges, and contact lenses.