What options are on the market for conductive silicone?

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Question: What options are on the market for conductive liquid silicones?

Answer: Many liquid silicones are made conductive by adding in some conductive medium like iron or silver particles. As concentrations of additive increases, physical properties tend to decrease. The texture also changes significantly with concentration. A quick Google search does provide some options from companies like Dow Corning. Silicone
Solutions has a few options that we have been able to utilize.
http://siliconesolutions.com/elec_therm_conductive.html

If you have any other questions, please comment or ask me directly at mbont@albright1.com.

 

 

  • Sean Dickson

    There is a full range of options which are primarily driven by the amount of conductivity and cost you desire. For applications where 1 oh-cm or more is acceptable, most people will rely on conductive carbon black technology. Otherwise, for more conductive systems, precious metal systems are used and vary from pure metals to coated glass sphere systems.