Platinum vs Peroxide Curing: Which Silicone Rubber Is Right for Your Industry?
Silicone Curing: Types, What to Choose according to your Industry? In Silicone Rubbe r chemistry majorly 5 types of curing happen Addition Curing using Platinum Catalyst Free Radical Curing using peroxide Condensation Curing using Tin like Catalyst Moisture Curing using Acetoxy, Alkoxy etc. UV Curing using UV Light In this article we will explain the benefits of each curing system and how it helps on selecting the product for different applications. Our Major Focus area will be Platinum based , Peroxide based Curing which is majorly used in the fabrication of silicone rubber. Platinum catalyst based curing is chemical reaction used by Hydrosilylation where vinyl groups in the rubber and silane hydrides react in presence of platinum catalyst to do cross linking. Si–H + CH₂=CH–Si —Pt→ Si–CH₂–CH₂–Si The hydride molecule will connect many vinyl-silicone chains in the presence of platinum, causing an addition reaction, the major factors contribute the reaction is the hydride, v...