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Room temperature vulcanizable polysiloxane having a heat-activated catalyst

US4461854A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 11, 1982
Grant dateJul 24, 1984
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Expiry dateAug 11, 2002

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08K9/10
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A two-component room temperature vulcanizable polysiloxane composition curable in the presence of a heat-activated catalyst is disclosed. The working life of a condensation curable organopolysiloxane containing terminal silicon-bonded hydroxy groups in a first component is extended by using a metallic salt of an organic carboxylic acid catalyst in a second component by providing in combination with the metallic salt of an organic carboxylic acid catalyst, a solid, inert barrier material capable of melting at an elevated temperature, whereby the catalyst is activated when heat applied thereto, melts the solid barrier material. A cross-linking agent and optionally, a filler, are used in the components. In one embodiment, the catalyst is a tin carboxylate used as a core material and the solid, inert barrier material is calcium stearate used as a wall material to encapsulate the catalyst material.

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