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Rulon Bearings

Wacker Elastosil® R 500/60 Silicone Rubber
Categories: Polymer; Thermoset; Silicone; Silicone Rubber

Material Notes: ELASTOSIL® R 500/60 is a peroxide curing HCR silicone rubber for general purpose applications.

Special features:

  • good mechanical properties
  • great filler acceptance
  • heat stability with stabilizers ELASTOSIL® AUX STAB HX
Application: Technical molding and extrusion applications.

Information provided by Wacker Chemie AG.

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Physical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Density 1.15 g/cc0.0415 lb/in³ISO 1183-1 A
 
Mechanical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Hardness, Shore A 6060curing agent E; DIN 53505
 6161curing agent C1; DIN 53505
Tensile Strength at Break 10.7 MPa1550 psicuring agent E; DIN 53504 S1
 10.9 MPa1580 psicuring agent C1; DIN 53504 S1
Elongation at Break 470 %470 %curing agent E; DIN 53504 S1
 510 %510 %curing agent C1; DIN 53504 S1
Tear Strength 26.0 kN/m148 plicuring agent C1; ASTM D624 B
 26.0 kN/m148 plicuring agent E; ASTM D624 B
 
Optical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Transmission, Visible 90 %90 %"Transparent" but manufacturer does not quantify.
 
Processing PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Cure Time 10.0 min
@Treatment Temp. 135 °C
0.167 hour
@Treatment Temp. 275 °F
 
Descriptive Properties
Appearancetransparent

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