In fact, silicone is not a specific material in strict sense, but a kind of reinforcing agent and energy generating powder. Silicon is one of the most abundant metal elements on the earth, and silicon resin is a compound with silicon as the key component. When you talk about it, you will think whether silicon is silicon resin or not? In fact, silica gel is just a sort of blending of silicone and rubber, but in our daily life, we will contact more. Silicone can be used to improve many functions of products, such as ink, pigment, fabric and so on. So silicone actually has extremely diverse properties.






When it comes to the properties and advantages of silicone, it must have a warm, soft and elastic touch that no other material can match. This is from the most familiar and representative silica gel. Silica gel is a chemical made by scientists in 1943 from carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and silicon. In addition to the warm, soft and elastic properties of silicone, the appearance of silica gel is also very diverse, from completely transparent to completely opaque colors; moreover, its materials can not only be used between minus 100 degrees and 250 degrees without any problem, plus its excellent chemical inertia and more excellent elasticity, so the silica gel you see is mostly used for medical purposes, kitchen Housewares, children's products and adult toys:).






Characteristic:


Not easy to shape






Good chemical resistance






Good heat resistance






Excellent elasticity






Color diversity






Relatively expensive






Shock absorption






Not easy to recycle






machining






Silicone can be used as printing ink through injection molding, compression molding, blow molding and rotary forming (to learn more about the detailed molding process, please click the key words to jump to the special column "secrets of process" in the awareness folder).






Typical application fields






The use of silicone is mainly determined by its form. It can be made into bathroom sealant, packaging sealant; as the base of fabric printing ink, it will not crack even if stretched; kitchen products used in high temperature, such as chocolate mold; artificial limbs and even artificial organs commonly used in the medical industry; of course, there are also doll playthings loved by everyone and so on:). Of course, in addition to its warm skin friendly and anti-skid properties, so in many hand-held products also often appear.






Sustainability research






It is neither recyclable nor biodegradable. The only way is to be absorbed by solid in the wastewater treatment facilities.