Silicone

Silicones are a versatile group of materials. They range in hardness from liquid gel to rubber. Silicones can be engineered to suit various processing and application parameters. Silicones are available in a variety of formats including 1 part room cured silicones, 2 part addition cured silicones, high temperature silicones, UL / Flame retardant silicones.

Silicones, or polysiloxanes, are inorganic polymers consisting of a silicon - oxygen backbone (...-Si-O-Si-O-Si-O-...) with side groups attached to the silicon atoms. Certain organic side groups can be used to link two or more of these -Si-O- backbones together. By varying the -Si-O- chain lengths, side groups, and crosslinking, silicones can be synthesized into a wide variety of materials. They can vary in consistency from liquid to gel to rubber to hard plastic.

Greenfield Polymers is able to tailor make the product to suit an application. This has seen Greenfield Polymers products involved in a wide and varied use in the fields of encapsulation, coating, adhesives, sealants and castings for over 20 years.