Silicone Properties
In the early 20th century, organic silanes show, through their stability to chemical change, and their ability to withstand the very high temperatures required to boil them, that chemists could consider using them for purposes where stability to temperature and environment are important.
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If you would like to get a little more technical information, we have provided this section for you to understand more about silicon and its beginnings. It’s very interesting, but in case your eyes begin to glaze over reading the technical stuff, rest assured we have done the hard part for you. You can simply rely on the fact that HoseTechniques has made it all easy for you so that you can benefit from the value of silicone for your vehicle. Silicon (Si), the base element used to make silicone hose, is a metallic-looking element, the second most abundant on earth after oxygen. You typically do not find silicon in it's raw form, rather, it is usually associated with oxygen in common minerals like quartz (or sand). In silicon-based chemistry, chemists in the 20th century learned to combine the properties of organic compounds (by attaching carbon to silicon) with the properties of inorganic compounds (alternating silicon and oxygen atoms) to produce organosilicon materials. When combined with various ratios of oxygen, carbon, and other strengthening elements, silicone is born. These long chains of silicone polymers are referred to as "polysiloxanes". The amount of oxygen and other elements combined with the silicon make different silicones with various properties. For example, some silicones are fluid, while others are not very elastic. Silicone after a while demonstrates the following abilities.
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Resistance to aging/cracking
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Resistance to moisture/water
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Resistance to sunlight
At HoseTechniques, our goal was to find the optimum combination of silicon, oxygen, and other elements to produce automotive engine hose that would withstand the heat and abuse in an engine compartment.
Here are some specifications:
Item |
Specification |
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Vacuum: |
25 in. Hg. min. (All vacuum hose with 0.065" wall and greater) |
Pressure: |
120 PSI max. (All vacuum hose with 0.065" wall and greater) |
Temperature range: |
-65° F to +350° F (-54° C to +177° C) |
Note: Silicone hose is not intended for use on aircraft or marine craft or any application that uses oil by-products.