Reinforced Silicone Pads
Reinforced Silicone Pads
Rubber pads can be manufactured here at Advanced Seals & Gaskets Ltd using stocks of high quality silicone rubber materials, one of which is Reinforced Silicone Rubber.
Reinforced Silicone Pads are manufactured and stocked here in continuous rolls, available in thicknesses from 1mm through to 6mm, in roll lengths of up to 10 meters long from which pads can be cut.
Regardless of the size and quantity of Reinforced Silicone Rubber pads required, we have a number of presses, bandsaws or CNC machines which can be used to manufacture the final product. From one-off samples to multiple 1000 batch runs, which depending on the pad size can be supplied as loosely cut parts, or kiss-cut on rolls where a high quantity is required or for use on fast paced assembly lines.
Product Enquiry
For information on Reinforced Silicone Pads please complete the following quick enquiry or call us on +44(0)1384 252555.
Key Characteristics of Reinforced Silicone Rubber
- Colour: Red, Black or Grey (depending on grade)
- Hardness: 60° Shore
- Operating Temperature: -62°C to +260°C
- Tensile Strength: 10 Mpa (PSI)
- Elongation at Break: 400%
- Tear Strength: 22.0 N/mm
Full technical data can be supplied upon request, or downloaded from our online portal.
What are Reinforced Silicone Pads?
Reinforced Silicone Pads can not only be taken in full rolls or sheets, but also as a choice of cut components including pads. Using this selection of in-house machinery ASG can produce square or rectangular pads with the option of radius corners, and also as circular or oval shaped pads or ‘discs’, in a range of thicknesses.
Manufacturing Reinforced Silicone Pads in-house means we can offer the option to supply them in a plain or self adhesive backed finish and even laminate multiple types of material together to create bespoke and unique variations. Standard Silicone (SI) rubber is an excellent material choice for converting into high performance pads which can operate at high and low temperatures.
Silicone rubber even performs well when used outdoors and exposed to UV, weathering, ozone and moisture. This Reinforced Silicone Rubber is formulated using the same compound as standard silicone, but has a glass fabric running through the center which acts as reinforcement to produce a more superior and durable, tear resistant material and therefore a much stronger pads.
Why use Reinforced Silicone Rubber Pads?
Rolls and sheets of Reinforced Silicone Rubber can be supplied in full for conversion by customers and end users at a later date or alternatively cut by ASG and supplied as the finished pads ready for use. Reinforced Silicone Rubber pads are recognisable by the materials red colouration, however, these pads can also be made using different grades of reinforced silicone which are black or grey in colour.
Reinforced Silicone Pads are available in a choice of thicknesses from 1mm through to 6mm, they offer a broad working temperature range of around -62ºC - 260ºC, the same chemical resistance to standard silicone rubber, are odourless, tasteless and non-toxic, offering far more superior durability and tear resistance compared to standard silicone, this is thanks for the glass fabric reinforcing layer which creates excellent tear resistance and non-creep characteristics, making the material suitable for use in applications that require non-stretch seals.
Different Grades
Advanced Seals & Gaskets Ltd have a network of material manufacturers and suppliers, giving our customers more choice, our most popular grades of silicone rubber include:
- High Temperature Silicone
- FDA Approved Silicone
- Metal Detectable Silicone
- Fluorosilicone
- Conductive Silicone
- Platinum Cured Silicone
Benefits of Reinforced Silicone Rubber
- Non - Toxic
- Food contact safe
- Good Resistance to weathering, UV and Ozone
- Good thermal & electrical resistance
- Working Temperature Range -62ºC - 260ºC
- Superior tear resistance
Advantages of Using Reinforced Silicone Rubber Pads
Reinforced Silicone Pads offer many excellent advantages and are especially popular within the food, beverage and medical industries due the material being odourless and non-toxic.
Reinforced Silicone Pads have a number of other excellent properties including higher levels of tensile strength, elongation, and a superior tear strength in comparison to other materials. The pads have an operating temperature range of -62°C to +260°C, can be used in some of the more demanding applications where a superior and improved tensile and tear strength are required such as within aerospace, automotive, and general engineering industries.
Reinforced Silicone Rubber pads offer excellent weatherability, resists well when exposed to various lubricating oils, and will maintain its physical properties over a wide temperature range.
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