CREATING TOMORROW’S SOLUTIONS
NEW HORIZONS THROUGH
INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS
WITH ELASTOSIL ® FILM
ULTRATHIN SILICONE FILM
FOR HIGH-PRECISION SOLUTIONS
A New Product Form for Silicone
Elastomers
ELASTOSIL® Film from WACKER is an
ultrathin, high-precision film of crosslinked
silicone rubber that is available in various
layer thicknesses from 20 µm to > 400 µm
and is manufactured under clean-room
conditions entirely without solvents. The
unique patent-pending manufacturing process produces immaculate, high-precision silicone film with a defined thickness
that is impossible by other production
processes. The maximum thickness variation across the film width is ±5%. This
precision, combined with the proven
properties of silicone rubber opens up
potential applications that were hardly
conceivable until now, and could certainly
not be realized on an industrial scale.
ELASTOSIL® Film is especially impressive
for its durability. Its outstanding dielectric
properties, Young’s modulus and rebound
resilience remain constant over a wide
range of temperatures and frequencies,
as well as over millions of load cycles.
Moreover, ELASTOSIL® Film is chemically
inert and suitable for food contact. Like
all silicone elastomers, ELASTOSIL® Film
is characterized by selective permeability
for gases and water vapor.
Diverse Applications
ELASTOSIL® Film is ideal for use as
a dielectric precision layer in innovative,
future-oriented electronics applications:
so-called EAPs (electroactive polymers),
especially in:
•Actuator technology
(“artificial muscles”)
•Electricity generation
(“energy harvesting”)
•Smart sensors
With its typical silicone properties,
ELASTOSIL® Film can also be used in
food packaging, technical textiles and
an extremely wide variety of industrial
applications.
ELASTOSIL® and SILPURAN® are registered trademarks
of Wacker Chemie AG.
Properties of ELASTOSIL® Film
Selective gas-permeable
High-precision
(±5%)
Permanently elastic
ELASTOSIL®
Film
Good dielectric
properties
Heat-resistant and flexible
at low temperatures
High stretch recovery
For applications in the medical sector
and for wound dressing, ask about our
biocompatible SILPURAN® Film.
ELASTOSIL® Film 2030 Product Data
Starting material
Addition-curing
silicone rubber
Form of Delivery and Processing
ELASTOSIL® Film
•Produced under cleanroom
conditions, currently on a pilot scale,
at a width of 250 mm
•Available as sheet or roll stock on a
support film, from which it can be easily
stripped off for further processing
•Can be processed by conventional
die-cutting or laser techniques
•Can be permanently and reliably
bonded using silicone adhesive.
Different grades are available for
different applications. Ask us, and we
will recommend one that is optimum
for your application.
Layer thickness
Shore A (DIN 53505)
20 µm – 400 µm
30
Elongation at break
(ISO 527-3)
Tear strength
(ASTM D624 B)
Glass transition
temperature (Tg)
Operating range
450%
10 N/mm
-126 °C
-45 °C to 200 °C
Gas permeability
CO2/N2 1:100
(selectivity)
Water vapor
3,000 g/m2/24 h
permeability (JIS 1099 A1) at 20 µm
Compression set, 22 h,
100 °C
(ISO 815-B)
Permittivity εr
Dielectric strength
(VDE 0303)
Volume resistivity
(IEC 60093)
Suitable for
food contact
(BfR/FDA)1
5%
2.8
80 V/100µm
1014 Ω·cm
Yes
1
BfR recommendation:
„XV. Silicones“ / FDA CFR 21 § 177.2600
„Rubber articles intended f. repeated use“
These figures are only intended as a guide and should
not be used in preparing specifications.
Heat Resistance of Various Elastomers
±1.0
Elongation at break [%]
Thickness variation [μm]
Surface Precision of a 20 μm Thick ELASTOSIL® Film
±0.8
±0.6
±0.4
±0.2
±0
±-0.2
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
±-0.4
100
±-0.6
0
±-0.8
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
±-1.0
700
750
800
850
900
950
1,000
1,050
1,100
EPDM
NR
NBR (34% ACN)
Film width [μm]
Thickness Precision
The ELASTOSIL® Film process produces films that are a fraction
of the thickness of a human hair with state-of-art film thickness
uniformity.
Stress-Strain Curve of ELASTOSIL® Film
20 μm, 3 Samples, 1.0 Hz, 10 Cycles
160
Stretch Recovery of ELASTOSIL® Film and PU Film after 24 h at
300% Elongation
2.0
400
1.8
350
1.6
300
1.4
250
1.2
200
1.0
150
0.8
100
0.6
50
0.4
0
0.2
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
Silicone
HNBR (39% ACN)
Elongation at Break
Silicones high elongation at break remains practically constant
over a wide temperature range.
[%]
Force [MPa]
140
Temperature [°C]
1.4
1.6
1.8
ELASTOSIL®
Film
(20 μm)
ELASTOSIL®
Film
(100 μm)
ELASTOSIL®
Film
(200 μm)
2.0
PU 1
(ester)
film
(25 μm)
PU 2
(ether)
film
(50 μm)
Elongation [mm/m]
Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 3
Elongation in the test Elasticity and Resilience
ELASTOSIL® Film is highly elastic – permanently.
Initial length
Stretch Recovery
Compared to other materials, silicone, and therefore
ELASTOSIL® Film, has excellent elastic recovery.
Gas Permeability (ELASTOSIL® Film 20 µm) ISO 15105-1
Water-Vapor Permeability of ELASTOSIL® Film
2,500
[g/m2/24 h]
Barrer
Permanent elongation
2,000
1,500
5,000
4,000
3,000
1,000
2,000
500
1,000
0
0
P/I (N2)
P/I (O2)
P/I (CO2)
Gas Permeability and Selectivity
ELASTOSIL® Film is water repellent but selectively permeable
to gases. This permeability is significantly higher than that of
other polymers.
20 μm
50 μm
100 μm
Water-Vapor Permeability
The water-vapor permeability of ELASTOSIL® film depends
on the layer thickness.
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checked by preliminary trials because of conditions during processing over which we have no control, especially where other companies’ raw materials are also being used.
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the position. Recommendations for use do not constitute a warranty, either express or implied, of the fitness or suitability of the product for a particular purpose.
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