Application of fluorosilicone products as additives
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Fluorosilicone products are widely used as additives, mainly in the following aspects:
1. Lubrication and grease preparation
Lubricants: Fluorosilicone oil is often used as a lubricant because of its excellent oil resistance, solvent resistance, chemical stability, and good lubricity. Especially under extreme pressure conditions, its lubrication performance is particularly outstanding. For example, in the watch industry and micro-mechanical industry, fluorosilicone oil can significantly reduce the surface friction coefficient and improve the operating efficiency of equipment.
Grease base oil: Trifluoropropyl silicone oil can be used as a base oil for grease, which can significantly improve the lubricity between steel and steel boundaries. When mixed with dimethyl silicone oil or methylphenyl silicone oil, its lubricity is better, even better than mineral oil grease under high load.
2. Waterproof and oil-proof treatment
Fluorosilicone oil can form a molecular assembly film with an outer chemical composition of -CF3 on the surface of the substrate through chemical adsorption. This film has a high hydrophobic and oleophobic property, which can greatly reduce the friction coefficient of the substrate and make it have good wear resistance under low load. Therefore, fluorosilicone oil is often used for waterproof and oil-proof treatment of fabrics, leather, paper, metal, glass, ceramics and other surfaces.
3. Release agent
Fluorosilicone oil can also be used to prepare release agents, which have good anti-stickiness and lubricity, do not corrode molds, are non-toxic and safe. In processes such as molding, pouring, encapsulation and coating, fluorosilicone oil release agents can significantly improve production efficiency and reduce production costs.
4. Defoamer
Since the surface tension of fluorocarbon-based silicone oil is lower than that of other silicone oils, the defoamer prepared from it is more effective in reducing the surface tension of various foaming systems. Therefore, fluorosilicone oil defoamers are widely used in the fields of petroleum, textile, synthetic rubber and resin industries, coatings and ink industries, food processing and fermentation industries, and medical applications.
5. Other applications
Fluorosilicone grease and fluorosilicone paste: Fluorosilicone oil can be used as a base oil to prepare fluorosilicone grease and fluorosilicone paste by adding thickeners, stabilizers and modified additives. These products have a wide range of uses. For example, fluorosilicone grease is suitable for high or low temperature environments of -70 to 252°C. It can be used to lubricate high-speed, heavy-load bearings that come into contact with chemical reagents, as well as lubricate and seal valves that come into contact with corrosive compounds. Fluorosilicone paste can be used as a high vacuum silicone paste for lubrication and sealing of parts that come into contact with benzene solvents.
Paint additives: Paints formulated with fluorosilicone oil have excellent flame retardancy, solvent resistance, oil resistance, high and low temperature resistance, and good self-cleaning properties. These paints can be used for coating various substrates to improve the durability and service life of the coating.