ELASTOSIL® 8000
ELASTOSIL® 8000 is an one-part, neutral-curing, low-modulus silicone sealant with outstanding adhesion, long shelf life and excellent tooling characteristics for perimeter sealing and glazing applications.
ELASTOSIL® 8000 cures at room temperature under the action of atmospheric moisture to give a permanently flexible silicone rubber.
Properties
• Non-sag
• Ready gunnability at low (+5 °C) and high (+40 °C) temperatures
• Flexible at low (-40 °C) and high temperatures (+150 °C)
• Excellent weatherablity
• Almost odorless
• Rapid crosslinking: quickly becomes tack-free
• Primerless adhesion to most materials
• Excellent tooling characteristics for professional use
• Non-corrosive to metals
• Suitable for alkaline substrates such as concrete, mortar, fibrous cement
• Compatible with water-based and solvent-based coatings: no plasticizer migration
• Long shelf life
Specific features of ELASTOSIL® 8000
- Alkoxy-cure
• Sealing of connecting and expansion joints in the building industry
• Perimeter sealing
Storage
ELASTOSIL® 8000 has a shelf life of at least 15 months when stored at a cool dry place (below 25 °C).
The 'Best use before end' date of each batch is shown on the product label.
Storage beyond the date specified on the label does not necessarily mean that the product is no longer usable. In this case however, the properties required for the intended use must be checked for quality assurance reasons.
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