As the silicone compound does not sag or slump it lends itself
to a variety of application techniques which are easily adapted t o
specialty uses as well as production line methods. currently used
in a wide variety of applications in the automotive, marine
appliance, metal-working, and other industries. Some typical uses
include: sealing flues on gas appliances; sealing windows in oven
doors; bonding silicone rubber gaskets to range a d refrigerator
doors; adhering auto trim in place, including metal trim as well as
fabric-backed plastics; filleting and caulking joints in
sheet-metal stacks, duct work and equipment housings, It is also
used in sealing instrument cases, as a weather sealant for sealing
electrical. devices, as a terminal sealant, for potting electronic
components, and as a high-temperature sealant. types of fluids such
as fuel and hydraulic fluid. When cured in contact with certain
metals a slight corrosion may occur; this condition should be
thoroughly investigated for electrical performance.
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