Shin-Etsu Chemical develops rapid cure silicone rubber

17-Dec-2007

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. has newly developed and begun sales of rapid cure silicone rubber that cures 5 times faster than the company's conventional high-consistency rubber (HCR) grade products, according to the company.

Two kinds of this newly developed product are available: KE-594 with 40 Shore-A hardness and KE-597 with 70 Shore-A hardness. These products can be blended to meet a required intermediate hardness specification of users.

Silicone rubbers are used in diverse fields of application, including in electric and electronics, business equipment and automobiles. In recent years, there have been many cases in which, depending on the type of application, rubber mold makers have found it necessary to reduce costs and make improvements in productivity. Shin-Etsu believes that this new product will meet these kinds of user requirements.

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