Silicone Rubber Cord (60° Shore)

Our 60 shore solid cord product is a medium-hardness, general purpose grade silicone. This product is stocked in translucent, white, blue and red oxide in diameters from 1-30mm, but is available in almost any colour or size upon request. 

MVQ cords are used for a huge variety of applications, from decorative, art and design, to industrial, automotive, electrical and HVAC.

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Description

  • FDA § 177.2600 compliant
  • BFR XV “Silicones” compliant
  • Compliant to 1935/2004
  • Usable in Dairy, Sanitary or Industrial Applications

 

Property Condition Curing Agent E Curing Agent C1 Method
Appearance - transparent  transparent  -
Hardness Shore A - 60° ± 5 60° ± 5 DIN ISO 48-4
Density - 1.15 g/cm³ 1.15 g/cm³ DIN EN ISO 1183-1 A
Tensile strength - 11.0 N/mm² 11.0 N/mm² ISO 37 type 1
Elongation at break - 440 % 530 % ISO 37 type 1
Tear strength - 24 N/mm 26 N/mm ASTM D 624 B
Compression Set[1] 22 h | 175 °C 31 % 16 % -
Rebound resilience - 59 % 56 % ISO 4662

 

Cure conditions (post-cured 4 h / 200 °C):
1.5 % ELASTOSIL® AUX Crosslinker E (50% paste of bis-(2,4-dichlorobenzoyl)-peroxide in silicone fluid); 10 min / 135°C in press
0.7 % ELASTOSIL® AUX Crosslinker C1 (Dicumylperoxide); 15 min /165 °C in press

Additional information

Color

Red Oxide, Translucent, White, Blue

Size (OD)

1.0mm, 1.5mm, 1.6mm, 1.78mm, 2.0mm, 2.4mm, 2.5mm, 2.62mm, 3.0mm, 3.2mm, 3.5mm, 3.53mm, 4.0mm, 4.5mm, 4.75mm, 5.0mm, 5.34mm, 5.5mm, 5.7mm, 6.0mm, 6.35mm, 6.5mm, 8.4mm, 7.0mm, 8.0mm, 9.0mm, 9.5mm, 10.0mm, 12.7mm, 19.1mm, 12.0mm, 15.0mm, 18.0mm, 20.0mm, 25.0mm, 30.0mm

Length

10