We are suppliers of silicone oils (0.65 to 200,000 cSt) & manufacturers of silicone-based lubricants like thermic fluids, O-ring lubricants, specialty lubricants etc. The most common silicone oils are linear polysiloxane compounds, that orient in spiral chains, which easily glide and slip over one another. Silicone oils offer great thermal stability and fexible and flowable forms at extreme temperatures. We also supply other organic groups (phenyl, vinyl, epoxide or amino) added to the siloxane polymer that can in some cases offer special characteristics or reactivity.

What is silicone oil?

The repeating backbone of silicone oils and other siloxane polymers consists of alternating silicon and oxygen atoms.  Silicone oils are comprised of linear repeating chains of silicon and oxygen, with each silicon atom also having two carbon-based substituents, which are most often methyl groups.  The silicone oils can possess a degree of polymerization, in other words the average number of repeating siloxane groups in a polymer chain, ranging from several units to several thousand units.  Replacing a small portion of the methyl groups with phenyl groups or amino functional groups can change how the siloxane polymers interact with other materials.  Adding reactive organic groups to siloxane polymers can also allow for siloxane polymers to be integrated into various type of organic polymers, which can result in some unique properties when compared to standard organic polymers.

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