Silicone Rubber Cord (60° Shore)
Our 60 shore solid cord product is a medium-hardness, general purpose grade silicone. This product is stocked in translucent, white, blue and red oxide in diameters from 1-30mm, but is available in almost any colour or size upon request.
Silex cords are used for a huge variety of applications, from decorative, art and design, to industrial, automotive, electrical and HVAC.
From: £30.90 Inc. VAT £25.75 Ex. VAT
Details & Specs
Technical
- FDA § 177.2600 compliant
- BFR XV “Silicones” compliant
- Compliant to 1935/2004
- Usable in Dairy, Sanitary or Industrial Applications
Property |
Condition |
Curing Agent E |
Curing Agent C1 |
Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Appearance |
- |
transparent |
transparent |
- |
Hardness Shore A |
- |
60° ± 5 |
60° ± 5 |
DIN ISO 48-4 |
Density |
- |
1.15 g/cm³ |
1.15 g/cm³ |
DIN EN ISO 1183-1 A |
Tensile strength |
- |
11.0 N/mm² |
11.0 N/mm² |
ISO 37 type 1 |
Elongation at break |
- |
440 % |
530 % |
ISO 37 type 1 |
Tear strength |
- |
24 N/mm |
26 N/mm |
ASTM D 624 B |
Compression Set[1] |
22 h | 175 °C |
31 % |
16 % |
- |
Rebound resilience |
- |
59 % |
56 % |
ISO 4662 |
Cure conditions (post-cured 4 h / 200 °C):
1.5 % ELASTOSIL® AUX Crosslinker E (50% paste of bis-(2,4-dichlorobenzoyl)-peroxide in silicone fluid); 10 min / 135°C in press
0.7 % ELASTOSIL® AUX Crosslinker C1 (Dicumylperoxide); 15 min /165 °C in press
Availability and Fabrication Possibility
- Available in continous coils of 25m
- Can be cut down to any given length
- Can be joined as frames or rings
- Many different diameters possible and available from stock
- Can be extruded as a profile as well (please enquire)
