Silicone Materials
Viking Extrusions have over 30 year’s supplying a diverse range of silicone extrusion materials to industry world wide. We mill and pigment our materials in-house and hold stock of a variety of specialist silicone grades.
Our Available Silicone Extrusion Material Grades
To find out more about the grades of silicone rubber we offer for extrusion please click “view material” below. Each page contains detailed information on the material’s properties, applications and compliances.
If you are unsure of which grade of silicone is most suitable for your application, please contact our team of experienced technical advisors who ill be happy to assist with your enquiry.
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Why Choose Silicone?
Silicone materials stand out as a superior choice for a vast array of demanding applications across numerous industries. Unlike many traditional elastomers, silicones possess a unique molecular structure with a backbone of alternating silicon and oxygen atoms, which grants them exceptional properties. This includes remarkable temperature resistance, allowing them to maintain their integrity and performance in extreme heat and cold, far beyond the capabilities of organic rubbers. Furthermore, silicone materials offer excellent resistance to UV radiation, ozone, and weathering, making them ideal for outdoor and harsh environmental conditions without degrading or becoming brittle.
Beyond their robust environmental resistance, silicone materials are celebrated for their impressive versatility and inertness. They are inherently flexible and elastic, yet exhibit excellent compression set resistance, meaning they can recover their original shape even after prolonged compression – a critical factor for sealing applications. Their non-porous nature makes them resistant to bacterial growth and easy to sterilize, making them a preferred material in medical, food, and beverage applications. With their ability to be formulated for specific properties like electrical insulation, chemical resistance, and even biocompatibility, silicone materials provide a reliable, long-lasting, and high-performance solution for challenges where other materials simply fall short.
Our Silicone Rubber Products
Silicone rubber is used for a to manufacture a diverse range of products. See below some of the silicone rubber products offered by Viking extrusions:
Industries That Use Silicone Rubber
With its numerous advantages, silicone rubber is incredibly versatile and used across a vast array of global industries.
Learn more about the critical roles silicone tubing plays within these industries and how Viking Extrusions has built valuable partnerships with leading companies in these fields.
Key industries that have a long history of utilizing silicone tube suppliers include:
Looking for Silicone Sponge?
Viking extrusions also supply a variety of different silicone sponge grades used in diverse applications across many industries. Click below to see the silicone sponge material grades available.
Get in touch with Viking Extrusions
Contact our expert team of silicone engineers for advice, quotations or any other queries.
