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All You Need to Know About Silicone Tubing & Hose

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jay Patel
All You Need to Know About Silicone Tubing & Hose

Introduction

In day to day life there are multiple instances where we see rubber and plastic tubing and hose are widely used for transferring a different kind of fluids either it’s liquid or gas. Depending upon the application, environmental and budgetary requirements different kind of thermoset and thermoform materials are used for making these tube and hose.

The PVC pipe and tubing offer a wide range of advantages, however, when the application demands high or low-temperature resistance, flexibility or resiliency rubber tubing, and hose are none to match. Since it made out from different kind of polymers it offers excellent stretchability and superior strength. Rubber material either cultivated from natural rubber or synthetically made in industrial plants throughout the globe. Depending upon physical, mechanical, chemical and environmental requirements there are wide varieties of synthetic rubber materials like EPDM, Buna N, Neoprene, Silicone, Fluoro Silicone, etc..are commonly used for making rubber tubing and hose. For certain demanding applications, Silicone Rubber has a little edge over other elastomers which makes it popular elastomer for making standard as well as custom Silicone Tubing and Hose.

Silicone Tubing & Hose

Silicone rubber tubing and hose are made out from silicone rubber which is synthetic rubber commercially made by joining polysiloxane chains together. Silicone Rubber offers excellent high as well low-temperature resistance also offers UV and ozone resistance. Chemical inertness, odorless and tasteless makes it ideal elastomer for making silicone tubing which can be used in the food and beverage industry, dairy and milk industry, pharmaceutical, scientific and biomedical industries.

What you need to know before making rubber strip

  • Where it will be used? Indoor or outdoor application?
  • Will it be rectangular or square strip or custom shape?
  • Are there any hot or low-temperature requirement?
  • Are there any chemical, oil or gas come into contact?
  • Any regularity requirement like Food Grade, UL94 or Class VI, etc.. ?
  • How you will apply this rubber strip to securely place on hold

How Silicone Tubing& Hose are made?

Silicone tubing and hose are extruded using 30 to 80 durometer Shore A hardness silicone rubber material. During the extrusion process silicone rubber cross-linked and vulcanized to form desired tubing shape for permanent nature. Depending upon curing system which is used for making these tubing and hose it may be needing to post cure for a few hours.

What are options for making silicone Tubing& Hose

  • Depending upon your hardness requirement you can make silicone tubing using30 to 80 Shore A durometer
  • Silicone rubber is easily pigmented able which offers plenty of color option for silicone tubing
  • Silicone Tubing can also be made using food grade, class VI, Mil Spec, UL-94, AMS, ASTM and other special grade silicone rubber
  • Different ID, OD and wall thickness

Where Silicone Tubing is used?

As we discuss above silicone tubing and hoses offers excellent benefits which make it widely recognized and used across the industries especially where hygienic and purity are must, or high or low-temperature support requires.

 Applications of Silicone Tubing

  • Food & Beverage processing
  • Dairy & Milk processing
  • Water treatment & purification
  • Medical Instrument & Equipment
  • Electric cable and wire insulation
  • Appliance industry
  • Peristaltic pumps
  • Computer & electronics industry

Accurate Rubber Corporation manufactures & supplies high-quality standard as well as custom size silicone tubing with quick turnaround time. We also make platinum cured silicone tubing and class VI silicone tubing mostly used in medical industries. Please contact us at [email protected] or call 678-562-2097 if you need any further information about silicone tubing or looking to make silicone tubing or gasket for your current or future project.

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