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Cables & Wires

WACKER offers a comprehensive portfolio of peroxide- and platinum-cure HTV silicone rubber as well as addition-cure silicone gels for use as insulating material in various cables and wires.

Benefits

  • Very good heat resistance over very long periods
  • High tear strength
  • Excellent UV resistance
  • High color and design flexibility
  • Excellent mechanical strength
  • No toxic products released in the event of fire (flame resistant)

  • Peroxide-cure, electrically conducting ELASTOSIL® HTV silicone rubber with high tensile strength for applications requiring special abrasion or notch resistance
  • Peroxide-cure, oil- and heat-resistant HTV silicone rubber for cables offering superior media resistance
  • Addition-cure silicone gels

Benefits

  • Excellent heat resistance to 300 °C (far in excess of 1,000 °C is possible for one-time measurements)
  • High dielectric strength
  • Excellent mechanical strength
  • High tensile strength and tear strength

Product Recommendations

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Products
Technical data
Product properties
Appearance Hardness Shore A Tensile strength Elongation at break Tear strength Compression Set Specific Features
ELASTOSIL® R 401/60 KX transparent transparent 59[1] 59[1] 11.0 N/mm²[2] 11.0 N/mm²[2] 460 %[3] 460 %[3] 25 N/mm[4] 25 N/mm[4] 25 %[5] 25 %[5] Food-contact, High green strength
ELASTOSIL® R 401/60 S transparent transparent 60[1] 60[1] 11.0 N/mm²[2] 11.0 N/mm²[2] 550 %[3] 550 %[3] 26 N/mm[4] 26 N/mm[4] 16 %[5] 16 %[5] Food-contact, General purpose
ELASTOSIL® R 401/70 S transparent transparent 70[1] 70[1] 11.3 N/mm²[2] 11.3 N/mm²[2] 530 %[3] 530 %[3] 31 N/mm[4] 31 N/mm[4] 22 %[5] 22 %[5] Food-contact, General purpose
ELASTOSIL® R 510/60 S translucent translucent 60[1] 60[1] 10.2 N/mm²[2] 10.2 N/mm²[2] 400 %[3] 400 %[3] 22 N/mm[4] 22 N/mm[4] 31 %[6] 31 %[6] Heat resistant, General purpose
ELASTOSIL® R 510/70 S translucent translucent 70[1] 70[1] 9.4 N/mm²[2] 9.4 N/mm²[2] 340 %[3] 340 %[3] 21 N/mm[4] 21 N/mm[4] 48 %[6] 48 %[6] Heat resistant, General purpose
Legend
[1] Hardness Shore A | DIN ISO 48-4,  [2] Tensile strength | ISO 37 type 1,  [3] Elongation at break | ISO 37 type 1,  [4] Tear strength | ASTM D 624 B,  [5] Compression Set | 22 h | 175 °C | DIN ISO 815-1 type B method A | post-cured 4 h / 200 °C,  [6] Compression Set | 22 h | 175 °C | DIN ISO 815-1 type B method A,  [] Suited,  [] Well suited,  [] Ideally suited 

Benefits

  • High heat resistance to 300 °C
  • Very good resistance to temperatures of 180 °C over very long periods
  • High tear strength
  • Excellent UV resistance
  • High color and design flexibility
  • Excellent mechanical strength
  • No toxic products released in the event of fire (flame resistant)

Product Recommendations

Table is scrollable
Products
Technical data
Product properties
Appearance Hardness Shore A Tensile strength Elongation at break Tear strength Compression Set Specific Features
ELASTOSIL® R 401/60 KX transparent transparent 59[1] 59[1] 11.0 N/mm²[2] 11.0 N/mm²[2] 460 %[3] 460 %[3] 25 N/mm[4] 25 N/mm[4] 25 %[5] 25 %[5] Food-contact, High green strength
ELASTOSIL® R 401/60 S transparent transparent 60[1] 60[1] 11.0 N/mm²[2] 11.0 N/mm²[2] 550 %[3] 550 %[3] 26 N/mm[4] 26 N/mm[4] 16 %[5] 16 %[5] Food-contact, General purpose
ELASTOSIL® R 401/70 S transparent transparent 70[1] 70[1] 11.3 N/mm²[2] 11.3 N/mm²[2] 530 %[3] 530 %[3] 31 N/mm[4] 31 N/mm[4] 22 %[5] 22 %[5] Food-contact, General purpose
ELASTOSIL® R 510/60 S translucent translucent 60[1] 60[1] 10.2 N/mm²[2] 10.2 N/mm²[2] 400 %[3] 400 %[3] 22 N/mm[4] 22 N/mm[4] 31 %[6] 31 %[6] Heat resistant, General purpose
ELASTOSIL® R 510/70 S translucent translucent 70[1] 70[1] 9.4 N/mm²[2] 9.4 N/mm²[2] 340 %[3] 340 %[3] 21 N/mm[4] 21 N/mm[4] 48 %[6] 48 %[6] Heat resistant, General purpose
Legend
[1] Hardness Shore A | DIN ISO 48-4,  [2] Tensile strength | ISO 37 type 1,  [3] Elongation at break | ISO 37 type 1,  [4] Tear strength | ASTM D 624 B,  [5] Compression Set | 22 h | 175 °C | DIN ISO 815-1 type B method A | post-cured 4 h / 200 °C,  [6] Compression Set | 22 h | 175 °C | DIN ISO 815-1 type B method A,  [] Suited,  [] Well suited,  [] Ideally suited 

Benefits

  • High heat resistance to 250 °C over long periods and briefly to 300 °C
  • High tear strength prevents damage to ignition cables during repair or due to sharp edges in the engine compartment.
  • Extremely high resistance to cyclic, thermal stress
  • Excellent mechanical and chemical resistance
  • Highly insulating

Applications

  • Ignition cables
  • Battery cables
  • Power lines