Lighting

Highly transparent liquid silicone rubber and room-temperature-curing silicone elastomers from WACKER support new designs and production methods in lighting technology. A global manufacturer of silicone products, WACKER offers a comprehensive portfolio of products and services for applications in the fields of chip encapsulation, lens fabrication, and light guides.
Applications:
- Primary and secondary optics
- Light and lighting technology
- Sensors
- Optical lenses
- Optical coupling elements
- SOG (silicone on glass)
Benefits:
- Broad range of temperatures from -50 to 150 °C
- Excellent weathering and UV resistance
- Very good chemical resistance
- Outstanding dielectric properties that remain largely constant over a wide range of temperatures and frequencies (-50 to 180 °C)
- Water-repellent surfaces and low moisture absorption
- High chemical purity
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Appearance | Hardness Shore A | Tear strength | Viscosity, dynamic | Tensile strength | Elongation at break | Resistance | Regulation | Product Rheology | Specific Features | Crosslinking Property | Vulcanizate | ||
- - | 20[8] 20[8] | 3.0 N/mm[1] 3.0 N/mm[1] | 40000 mPa·s[3] 40000 mPa·s[3] | 1.2 N/mm²[9] 1.2 N/mm²[9] | 300 %[13] 300 %[13] | Oil resistant, Heat resistant | - | Self-levelling | - | - | - | ||
- - | 25[8] 25[8] | 8.0 N/mm[1] 8.0 N/mm[1] | - - | 2.5 N/mm²[10] 2.5 N/mm²[10] | 300 %[14] 300 %[14] | Heat resistant | Solvent-free | Flowable | - | - | - | ||
- - | 32[8] 32[8] | 7 N/mm[1] 7 N/mm[1] | - - | 2.5 N/mm²[9] 2.5 N/mm²[9] | 400 %[13] 400 %[13] | Heat resistant | MIL-A 46106 grade | Non-slump | - | - | - | ||
- - | 15[8] 15[8] | 7.3 N/mm[1] 7.3 N/mm[1] | - - | 2 N/mm²[11] 2 N/mm²[11] | 750 %[15] 750 %[15] | - | - | Non-slump | - | - | - | ||
- - | 40[8] 40[8] | 11.5 N/mm[1] 11.5 N/mm[1] | 100000 mPa·s[4] 100000 mPa·s[4] | 6.0 N/mm²[11] 6.0 N/mm²[11] | 350 %[15] 350 %[15] | - | - | Self-levelling | - | - | - | ||
- - | 30[8] 30[8] | 11.5 N/mm[1] 11.5 N/mm[1] | 250000 mPa·s[5] 250000 mPa·s[5] | 6.5 N/mm²[12] 6.5 N/mm²[12] | 500 %[16] 500 %[16] | - | Solvent-free | - | - | - | - | ||
- - | 30[8] 30[8] | - - | - - | 7.8 N/mm²[9] 7.8 N/mm²[9] | 450 %[13] 450 %[13] | - | - | Thixotropic | - | - | - | ||
- - | 30[8] 30[8] | 11.5 N/mm[1] 11.5 N/mm[1] | 250000 mPa·s[6] 250000 mPa·s[6] | 6.50 N/mm²[11] 6.50 N/mm²[11] | 500 %[15] 500 %[15] | - | Solvent-free | - | - | - | - | ||
- - | 37[8] 37[8] | 10 N/mm[1] 10 N/mm[1] | 600000 mPa·s[6] 600000 mPa·s[6] | 4.5 N/mm²[12] 4.5 N/mm²[12] | 450 %[16] 450 %[16] | - | MIL-A 46106 grade | Non-slump, Thixotropic | - | - | - | ||
- - | 35[8] 35[8] | - - | - - | 2.6 N/mm²[9] 2.6 N/mm²[9] | 200 %[13] 200 %[13] | - | MIL-A 46106 grade | - | - | - | - | ||
- - | 25[8] 25[8] | - - | 10.000 mPa·s[7] 10.000 mPa·s[7] | 1 N/mm²[10] 1 N/mm²[10] | 200 %[17] 200 %[17] | - | - | Shear thinning, Self-levelling | - | - | - | ||
- - | 30[8] 30[8] | 6.5 N/mm[1] 6.5 N/mm[1] | 950000 mPa·s[5] 950000 mPa·s[5] | 2.5 N/mm²[10] 2.5 N/mm²[10] | 400 %[17] 400 %[17] | - | - | Non-slump | - | - | - | ||
- - | 30[8] 30[8] | 8.5 N/mm[2] 8.5 N/mm[2] | 1000000 mPa·s[6] 1000000 mPa·s[6] | 2.0 N/mm²[10] 2.0 N/mm²[10] | 450 %[14] 450 %[14] | - | Flame retardant | Non-slump, Thixotropic | - | - | - | ||
- - | 30[8] 30[8] | 10 N/mm[2] 10 N/mm[2] | 1000000 mPa·s[6] 1000000 mPa·s[6] | 2.2 N/mm²[10] 2.2 N/mm²[10] | 500 %[14] 500 %[14] | - | - | Non-slump, Thixotropic | - | - | - | ||
- - | 30[8] 30[8] | 10 N/mm[2] 10 N/mm[2] | 900000 mPa·s[5] 900000 mPa·s[5] | 2.20 N/mm²[10] 2.20 N/mm²[10] | 500 %[14] 500 %[14] | - | Flame retardant | Non-slump, Thixotropic | - | - | - | ||
- - | 50[8] 50[8] | 7.0[1] 7.0[1] | - - | 3.5 N/mm²[9] 3.5 N/mm²[9] | 120 %[13] 120 %[13] | Heat resistant | - | Shear thinning, Non-slump | - | Condensation-curing, Two-component, Fast curing at room temperature | Self-adhesive, Electrically insulating | ||
high transparent high transparent | 70[8] 70[8] | 10 N/mm[1] 10 N/mm[1] | - - | 10.0 N/mm²[9] 10.0 N/mm²[9] | 90 %[13] 90 %[13] | - | - | - | Low volatile, Food-contact, Highly transparent, Reduced volatile content | - | - | ||
- - | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - | - | - | - | Solvent-free, Heat resistant, Condensation-curing, Hydrophobic, UV & weathering-resistant, Electrically insulating | - | - |
[1] Tear strength | ASTM D 624 B, [2] Tear strength | ASTM D 624 B | 23°C / 2mm, [3] Viscosity, dynamic | 25 °C | DIN EN ISO 3219, [4] Viscosity, dynamic D = 1 1/s | 25 °C | DIN EN ISO 3219, [5] Viscosity, dynamic D = 0,5 1/s | 25 °C | DIN EN ISO 3219, [6] Viscosity, dynamic D = 0.5 1/s | 25 °C | DIN EN ISO 3219, [7] Viscosity, dynamic | 25 1/s | ISO 3219, [8] Hardness Shore A | DIN ISO 48-4, [9] Tensile strength | ISO 37 type 1, [10] Tensile strength | ISO 37 | Type 3 / 23°C / 2mm, [11] Tensile strength | ISO 37 type 1 | Type 3 / 23°C / 2mm, [12] Tensile strength | ISO 37 type 1 | Type 3 /23°C / 2mm, [13] Elongation at break | ISO 37 type 1, [14] Elongation at break | ISO 37 | Type 3 / 23°C / 2mm, [15] Elongation at break | ISO 37 type 1 | Type 3 / 23°C / 2mm, [16] Elongation at break | ISO 37 type 1 | Type 3 /23°C / 2mm, [17] Elongation at break | ISO 37, [] Suited, [] Well suited, [] Ideally suited