What Is the Difference Between Silicone and Rubber?

The difference between rubber and silicone:

1. The definition scope of the two is different. Rubber is a general term that includes many types, such as natural rubber, butadiene rubber, styrene-butadiene rubber, propylene rubber, and of course silicone rubber; silicone rubber is one of the specific types of rubber.

2. Rubber has a wide range of uses, mainly using the elastic effect of rubber, such as rubber tires, bridge damping, hose rubber rollers, etc., mainly for industrial applications; silicone is mostly used in the food and household appliances, such as Pacifiers, spoons for children, electric pressure cookers, etc.

3. Different types and grades of rubber have different applications. For example, natural rubber is mainly used for tires, butyl rubber is mainly used for inner tubes, and EPDM rubber is used for sealing products.

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Silicone performance:

1. The main component of silica gel is silica, which has stable chemical properties and does not burn. Silica gel is a kind of amorphous silica. The dust content in the workshop should be controlled not to exceed 10 mg/m3, ventilation should be strengthened, and a mask should be worn during operation.

2. Silica gel has a strong adsorption capacity and can produce a drying effect on human skin. Therefore, you should wear work clothes during the operation.

3. Blue silica gel contains a small amount of cobalt chloride, which is potentially toxic. Avoid contact with food and inhalation.

4. Silica gel absorbs water vapor or other organic substances in the medium during use, and the adsorption capacity decreases, so it can be reused after regeneration.

Silicone products: What are the wide range of applications (silicone phone cases, silicone adult products, silicone pads, silicone gifts, silicone daily necessities, etc.) compared to rubber non-contrast products, silicone phone cases, non-toxic breath, long life, silicone sealing ring Not resistant to high temperature: non-toxic, tasteless, long life, and high temperature resistant.

Silicone products: What are the wide range of applications (silicone phone cases, silicone adult products, silicone pads, silicone gifts, silicone daily necessities, etc.) compared to rubber non-contrast products, silicone phone cases, non-toxic breath, long life, silicone sealing ring  Not resistant to high temperature: non-toxic, tasteless, long life, and high temperature resistant.

The structure of natural rubber is a high polymer. When the rubber is deformed due to tortuous extrusion by an external force, it can recover quickly and has good chemical stability and mechanical properties. It has good flexibility and can be used in some high and low temperature applications, and rubber products are not as good as silicone products for low-temperature applications. In many aspects, we now choose to use silicone products to replace rubber products.

Rubber products are now basically used in our industrial manufacturing, auto parts, agricultural and industrial manufacturing. In the production process, the rubber elastic cohesion cannot be worn away, and the product has unstable hardness and shrinkage. After a period of buffering, the cohesion can be stabilized.  The mold coordination and calculation during production must be careful, otherwise, it is prone to bad situations. Compared with rubber and silicone, the performance of rubber is often not as comprehensive as that of silicone products. Silicone is used in homes and catering. The needs of friends, and for many friends, rubber is a toxic substance and is rarely used in daily life. Therefore, rubber products are basically used in industrial manufacturing. Since silica gel is relatively expensive than rubber, it is used in the same way.  Among the performance, the rubber material is still selected.

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