Silicone Fluids

Silicone fluids

Silicone fluids are generally colorless transparent liquids. They exhibit excellent resistance to heat, cold, and moisture. There is also little viscosity change in silicone fluids over a wide temperature range, and they have outstanding electrical properties. In addition, they are notable for their characteristics of mold-releasability, water repellency, lubricity, and defoaming properties.

Features

	Heat resistance
	Silicone fluids have outstanding stability against thermal oxidation.
	Cold resistance
	Silicone fluids withstand low temperatures well. Methylphenyl silicone fluid, formulated for low temperature applications, maintains flowability even at -65 ℃.
	Viscosity stability
	There is little change in viscosity over a wide temperature range.

	Chemical stability
	Silicone fluids are almost totally chemically inactive. At room temperature, they show almost no effects from alkali solutions (up to 10%) or acidic solutions (up to 30%).
	Non-corrosive and little effect on other materials
	Silicone fluids have almost no adverse effects on metals and many other materials.
	Low surface tension
	Silicone fluids have much lower surface tension than water and other common synthetic oils.

PRODUCT

Applications	Grade	Features
General purpose	KF-96L	Dimethyl silicone fluid The most typical product of all silicone fluids.
	KF-96A
	KF-96
	KF-96H
Paint additive	KF-69	Dimethyl silicone fluid Improves gloss while preventing orange peel and silking in paints.
Water repellency treatment	KF-99	Methylhydrogen silicone fluid Highly water repellent. Suitable for processing of glass, metal, fibers, and powders.
Low-temperature applications	KF-50	Methylphenyl silicone fluid For low-temperature applications (-60 ℃ to +200 ℃).
High-temperature applications	KF-54	Methylphenyl silicone fluid For high-temperature applications (-30 ℃ to +250 ℃). Suitable as a heating medium in open systems.
	KF-965	Dimethyl silicone fluid For high-temperature applications (-50 ℃ to +250 ℃). Suitable as a heating medium in closed systems.
	KF-968	Dimethyl silicone fluid For high-temperature applications (-50 ℃ to +250 ℃). Suitable as a heating medium in open systems.
For oil diffusion pumps	HIVAC-F-4	Methylphenyl silicone fluid Superior chemical resistance and resistance to oxidation. For high-level vacuums of 10a^-7 to 10^-12 Torr. HIVAC F-5 can reach higher degrees of vacuum.
For oil diffusion pumps	HIVAC-F-5
Additives for cosmetics	KF-56A	Methylphenyl silicone fluid Alcohol-soluble.
Additives for cosmetics	KF-995	Cyclic dimethyl silicone fluid Volatile. No residue after volatilization, so cosmetics have a dry feel.