Process for making radiation cured silicone rubber articles
US4362674A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 28, 1980 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08K5/17
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for making radiation cured silicone rubber articles is disclosed wherein a hydroxyl-terminated polysiloxane having a molecular weight from about 50,000 to about 2,000,000, optionally modified by mixing with up to 85% of an end-stopped silicone rubber, is mixed with from about 10 to about 70 parts per hundred of rubber of a finely divided silica filler with a particle size in the reinforcing range and other inlet fillers as determined by desired final properties; the composition so prepared is formed into the desired shape at room temperature; the article so formed is precured to improve the mechanical properties of the material with which it is made by exposure to ammonia gas, ammonium hydroxide, or to the vapors or solutions of a volatile amine at room temperature; and the precured article is irradiated with high energy electrons or gamma radiation to effect a permanent cure of the material from which the article is formed.
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