Silicone Applications in Automotive Electronics - Potting and Gels
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Potting glue
It is used in various control modules to perform overall and general potting of components to meet the basic requirements of moisture-proof, anti-fouling and anti-corrosion. The use of silicone encapsulant can reduce stress and withstand high and low temperature shocks. For high-power control modules, thermal conductive potting glue is used to achieve the function of heat dissipation. Silicone potting materials are widely used in devices such as ABS sensors and power system modules. Since the internal devices will generate heat, the potting compound needs to have a certain thermal conductivity and must be UL94V-0 flame retardant. ACC QSil553 two-component potting compound is very good for ABS sensors.
gel
Gel potting materials are the most important glues used in automotive electronic devices. Similar in function to potting compound, but provides further stress and vibration reduction functions. Particularly functional for line protection of delicate lines subject to vibration and extreme low temperatures. The extremely low stress of silicone gel potting materials and the original insulating and moisture-proof properties of silicone make silicone gel potting materials the main potting protection materials in automotive electronics. Protection of engine control modules, ignition coils, rectifiers, automotive fans, etc. are typical applications. Automotive lights now use LED technology in almost all applications. ACC's optically clear silicone gels are used in large quantities with LED modules to protect and improve light output and efficiency. The refractive index of the gel can be adjusted between 1.40 and 1.49. Qgel330 is excellent for insulation and sealing protection of ignition coils, EGel3002 silicone gel is suitable for potting rectifiers and Qgel331 is suitable for potting automobile fans, and the color is blue for easy detection and use.