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Offline gumusonur

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SILIOCNE THICKENER
« on: September 11, 2018, 07:00:33 AM »
Hi,

i wanna make silicone and oil mix. but it must be in gel consistency.
how can I make this? what can i use for consistency?

Thanks..

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Re: SILIOCNE THICKENER
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2018, 10:40:34 AM »
Depends exactly what you are using, have you tried to remove excess water to make it harder?
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Re: SILIOCNE THICKENER
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2018, 02:38:04 PM »
Hi,

one method is known to make extremely soft silicone rubber, which can be as soft as a gel: use silicone oil instead of silicone "resin", and cross-link it using the usual "hardener".

Silicone oils exist in varied molecular length that result in varied viscosity. You can also mix a silicone oil with a "resin" in varied proportion to adjust the hardness of the cross-linked rubber.

Is that what you're looking for?

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Re: SILIOCNE THICKENER
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2018, 03:18:38 AM »
thanks for help.

i find a product. Cyclopentasiloxan and Dimethiconol mixin. this is the product I'm looking for.

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Re: SILIOCNE THICKENER
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2018, 06:06:34 AM »
If I get it properly, cyclopentasiloxane would not be cross-linked when hardening the dimethylsiloxane (depending on the chosen hardener), resulting in a gel composed only of siloxanes. Well done.

Check for regulations in the EU for cyclopentasiloxane
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane

If you only wish a very soft material, keep an eye on the suggested cross-linked silicone oil.

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