Silicone, with the chemical formula of mSiO2·nH2O, also known as silicone rubber, is a highly active adsorption material and an amorphous substance. Due to its unique chemical composition and physical structure, silicone has the characteristics of high adsorption performance, good thermal stability, stable chemical properties, and high mechanical strength. Silicone products have been widely used in our daily lives due to their good toughness and elasticity, no deformation by external forces, non-toxic, odorless, colorless, and harmless to the human body. Below, we will introduce the classification and characteristics of daily silicone products in detail.
1. Classification by performance
Ordinary silicone
Color and hardness: Ordinary silicone has a variety of colors, including translucent, milky white, light yellow, gray, etc., and the hardness is generally between 30° and 70°.
Uses: Mostly used for low- and medium-end silicone products such as mobile phone buttons, miscellaneous parts, and conductive glue.
Meteorological silicone
Features: good transparency, strong tensile strength, and a wider hardness range, including 30° to 80°.
Uses: Suitable for high-end products such as silicone tubes and protective covers that require high elasticity.
2. Classification by physical properties
Solid silicone
Use: Mainly used for molded products, such as silicone sleeves, silicone tableware, silicone buttons, etc.
Advantages: Can be made into any shape, high precision, neat and beautiful product shape.
Liquid silicone
Use: Mainly used for extruded products, such as silicone nipples, silicone tubes, etc.
Features: The product will be extruded vertically downward, suitable for silicone products of different sizes.
3. Classification by use
Food grade silicone
Features: Non-toxic, odorless, insoluble in water and any solvent, it is a highly active green product.
Use: Used in baby products (such as silicone nipples, silicone baby food bottles), kitchen products (such as silicone tableware, silicone fresh-keeping covers), etc.
Medical grade silicone
Features: It has extremely high biocompatibility and stability.
Use: Used in medical supplies (such as medical silicone products, silicone catheters), etc.
Special silicone
Use: Used in special fields such as aviation, cutting-edge technology, and military technology.
Features: It has specific physical and chemical properties to meet special needs.
4. Classification by process
Solid molded silicone products
Products: silicone rubber parts, mobile phone cases, bracelets, sealing rings, LED light plugs, etc.
Features: The mold cost is expensive, the development cycle is long, and the output is low, but the product precision is high and the shape is neat and beautiful.
Extruded silicone products
Products: silicone tubes, silicone sealing strips, silicone cables, etc.
Features: The product will be extruded vertically downward and is suitable for silicone products of different sizes.
Dip-coated silicone products
Products: high-temperature steel wire, fiberglass tube, finger rubber roller, etc.
Features: Only the same color can be used, the coating thickness is uneven in the upper and lower parts of the coating, the solvent is highly volatile, and it is easy to pollute the environment.
Calendered silicone products
Products: silicone rubber coils, table mats, coasters, window frames, etc.
Features: The product has a regular thickness and is extruded through a CNC roller spacing equipment extrusion molding process.
Injection silicone products
Products: medical supplies, baby products, bottles and nipples, auto parts, toy accessories, etc.
Features: The product can be compressed and molded, but the performance is different.
5. Wide application of daily silicone products
Silicone products are everywhere in our daily life, from kitchen supplies (such as silicone fresh-keeping covers, silicone seasoning bowls), household items (such as silicone key chains, silicone placemats) to beauty accessories (such as silicone powder puffs, silicone watch straps), silicone products have won the love and trust of consumers with their unique performance and advantages.
In the kitchen, silicone products such as silicone fresh-keeping covers and silicone seasoning bowls are not only beautiful and generous, but also easy to clean and maintain, which brings great convenience to our lives. In home life, silicone products such as silicone key chains and silicone placemats have become our right-hand man in home life with their soft and comfortable feel and good durability. In terms of beauty accessories, silicone products such as silicone powder puffs and silicone watch straps have added a different style to our beauty and decoration with their unique texture and fashionable appearance.
In addition, silicone products are also widely used in the fields of baby products and medical supplies. Baby products such as silicone pacifiers and silicone baby food bottles have become the first choice of mothers with their non-toxic, tasteless, soft and comfortable characteristics. Medical silicone products play an irreplaceable role in the medical field with their high biocompatibility and stability.
6. silicone products will play a more important role in our lives.
Silicone products have become an indispensable part of our daily life with their unique properties and wide application areas. From kitchen supplies to household items, from beauty accessories to baby products and medical supplies, silicone products have brought great convenience and comfort to our lives with their soft and comfortable feel, good durability and unique performance advantages. I believe that in the future, with the advancement of technology and the continuous changes in people’s needs, silicone products will play a more important role in our lives.
