ELASTOSIL® SP 6130 AB Liquid Silicone Rubber 

Product Description

Liquid silicone rubber ELASTOSIL® SP 6130 AB is paste-like, easily-pigmentable two-component compound is useful for textile screen printing. It has excellent mechanical and good adhesion to the fabric. Elastosil® SP 6130 AB grade has optimum adhesion

Special characteristics

• Two-part, 1: 1 mixing ratio.
• Good to Excellent adhesion to fabric.
• Rapid heat cure.
• Excellent mechanical property.

Application

ELASTOSIL® SP 6130 AB may be used for manufacture of conveyor belts, electrical sleevings, protective clothing, bellow
expansion joints, awnings, sun blinds, sports performance fabrics and medical fabrics.

Processing

Caution
Only A and B components with the same batch number may be processed together.

Surface preparation
All surfaces must be clean and free of contaminants that can inhibit the cure ELASTOSIL® SP 6130 AB.

Examples of inhibiting contaminants are sulfur containing materials, plasticizers, urethanes, amine containing materials and organometallic compounds – especially organotin compounds. If a substrate’s ability to inhibit cure is unknown, a small scale test should be run to determine compatibility.

Mixing
Component A of ELASTOSIL® SP 6130 AB contains the platinum catalyst, component B the crosslinker. Even traces of the platinum catalyst may cause gelling of the component containing the crosslinker. Therefore tools (spatula, stirrers, etc.) used for handling the platinum containing component or the catalyzed compound must not come into contact with this component.

The two components should be thoroughly mixed at a 1: 1 ratio by weight. To eliminate any air introduced during dispensing or trapped under components or devices a vacuum encapsulation is recommended.

Curing
Curing time of addition-curing silicone rubber is highly dependent on temperature.
We recommend running preliminary tests to optimize conditions for the particular application.

Pigmentation
ELASTOSIL® SP 6130 AB can be pigmented by adding 1 – 4 % of an ELASTOSIL® FL pigment paste. 
We recommend running preliminary tests to optimize conditions for the particular application.

Storage stability

ELASTOSIL® SP 6130 A & ELASTOSIL® SP 6130 B separately has a shelf life of at least 6 months when stored between 5 °C and 30 °C in the originally sealed container. The ‘Best use before end’ date of each batch appears on the product label. Storage beyond the date specified on the label does not necessarily mean that the product is no longer usable. In this case however,
the properties required for the intended use must be checked for quality assurance reasons.

Safety information

According to the latest findings, the addition curing silicone rubber ELASTOSIL® SP 6130 AB contains neither toxic nor aggressive substances which would require special handling precautions. General industrial hygiene regulations should be observed. Detailed safety information is contained in each Material Safety Data Sheet.