NEW TYPE OF RUBBER
MADE FROM COMPOUND OF SILICON A new kind of “rubber” embodying an organic compound containing silicon has been reported by C. M. Doede and A. Panagrossi of an American rubber company. Developed during the'war, it is equally at home in the roaring heat of a modern aeroplane engine or at sub-zero temperatures. Because of its chemical resistance and excellent heat stability, they said, it is an ideal gasketing material for use in the aircraft industry, and as insulation for electrical wiring. When bqhded with fibre glass and made into electrical insulation, silicon rubber has grown more hardy than copper wire, they explained. “The insulation is actually so heat resistant that grossly overloaded electric motors fail because of metal deterioration rather than destruction of insulation.”
Silicon rubber, originating in sand, brine, coal and soil soon may make its first “all peacetime” appearance for sports-model automobiles, where exceptional resistance to sunlight and wind will make it superior to materials now in use.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 59, 28 July 1947, Page 7
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164NEW TYPE OF RUBBER Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 59, 28 July 1947, Page 7
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