Silicone-based adhesives

MAJOR APPLICATIONS Antifoam fluids, lubricants, protective gels, and elastomers and sealants in applications exposed to hydrocarbon fuels and oils and organic solvents in the automotive and aerospace industries. Longer fluorocarbon side-chain fluorosilicones are available with developing use as release coatings for silicone-based adhesives. 

A high-temperature masking tape can be used to cover LGA lands on the PWB. This will protect it from flux residue, spattered solder, and so on. The tape should be capable of sustaining multiple reflow cycles. A polyimide tape with acryhc adhesive is recommended to minimize tape adhesive residue. Silicone-based adhesives have been found to leave residues that can interfere with electrical interconnect. Since silicone is largely insoluble in most common solvents, attempts to clean any residue will be futile. 

Silicone rubber is also used primarily as a caulking material. However, its tough rubbery consistency will lend it to various construction applications in the future and more silicone based adhesives will be sold over the counter. 

These polydiene-, polyacrylate- or silicone-based adhesives are generally formulated products (with waxes in order to lower the glass transition temperature, and tackifying resins to provide tack), used as self-adhesives, coated to materials such as paper, films, and polymer tapes, etc. The term Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive relates to the fact that pressure from a linger on the rear of the material to be affixed is all that is required in order to allow the adhesive mass to wet the substrate sufficiently and to adhere to it more or less strongly. Depending on the visco-elastic properties and the adhesion forces developed at the interface, various behaviors can be reached from nonpermanent in the case of Post-it to semipermanent in the case of dressings. 

The hardening of the adhesives happens either through a chemical reaction or through simply physically binding to the surface. The chemical reaction in case of a one-part adhesive depends on the chemical nature of the adhesive (Habenicht 1990). So do polyurethane- or silicone-based adhesives cure in the presence of moisture, whereas cyan-acrylic-based adhesives are inhibited by the presence of oxygen and cure under nonaerobic conditions. Other adhesives like epoxy one-part adhesives cure with heat. Two-part adhesives contain beside the resin part, a hardener part which consists of reactive molecules or polymers which react together with the resin part. Typical examples are epoxy- or acrylic-based adhesive formulations. 

More often, adhesives are utilized to join steel with other materials such as glass in the structural-facings sector. In this case, mostly silicone-based adhesives, urethanes, and epoxy resins are used. 

Fumed silicas (Si02). Fumed silicas are common fillers in polychloroprene [40], natural rubber and styrene-butadiene rubber base adhesives. Fumed silicas are widely used as filler in several polymeric systems to which it confers thixotropy, sag resistance, particle suspension, reinforcement, gloss reduction and flow enhancement. Fumed silica is obtained by gas reaction between metallic silicon and dry HCl to rend silica tetrachloride (SiCU). SiC is mixed with hydrogen and air in a burner (1800°C) where fumed silica is formed ... 

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In particular, if a latex is to be used for coatings, adhesives, or film applications, no silicone-base stopcock greases should be used on emulsion polymerization equipment. Although hydrocarbon greases are not completely satisfactory either, there are very few alternatives. Teflon tapes, sleeves, and stoppers may be useful, although expensive. 

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