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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Platinum Performance for the price of Tin
Tin-Cure RTV Silicones have come a long way.
Traditionally, Platinum Silicones offer the advantages of negligible shrinkage while lasting longer in production, but come at a higher price and are more prone to inhibition.
Smooth-On's Mold Max XLS is an alternative rubber that comes with the performance of a platinum rubber, with the advantages of a lower price and ease of use associated with other Tin-cured Silcones.
This rubber must be vacuum degassed, but a single mold can yield over 100 castings, roughly 3 times as many as comparable rubbers.
Here is an example of an industrial application where Mold Max XLS offered the best option.
Accurate V-Twin Sand Casting Patterns made with Mold Max® XLS Silicone Rubber Smooth-On
According to the manufacturer's website:
In the process of sand casting, a pattern is a replica of the original object to be cast. This pattern is used to make a negative cavity into which molten metal is poured during the casting process. Patterns typically used in sand casting include wood, metal, plastics and urethane or silicone rubber. Furthermore, patterns are made to exact standards. Materials used to make these patterns must last a reasonable amount of time and repeatedly provide dimensional stability in order to turn out acceptable castings. This was the criteria Mr. Jose Silvaggio from Garden State Castings presented to us at Smooth-On when he called looking for a rubber that is dimensionally stable
If you need to see it to believe it, come by our showroom during normal business hours Monday - Friday to see which rubber is right for your project.
Traditionally, Platinum Silicones offer the advantages of negligible shrinkage while lasting longer in production, but come at a higher price and are more prone to inhibition.
Smooth-On's Mold Max XLS is an alternative rubber that comes with the performance of a platinum rubber, with the advantages of a lower price and ease of use associated with other Tin-cured Silcones.
This rubber must be vacuum degassed, but a single mold can yield over 100 castings, roughly 3 times as many as comparable rubbers.
Here is an example of an industrial application where Mold Max XLS offered the best option.
Accurate V-Twin Sand Casting Patterns made with Mold Max® XLS Silicone Rubber Smooth-On
According to the manufacturer's website:
In the process of sand casting, a pattern is a replica of the original object to be cast. This pattern is used to make a negative cavity into which molten metal is poured during the casting process. Patterns typically used in sand casting include wood, metal, plastics and urethane or silicone rubber. Furthermore, patterns are made to exact standards. Materials used to make these patterns must last a reasonable amount of time and repeatedly provide dimensional stability in order to turn out acceptable castings. This was the criteria Mr. Jose Silvaggio from Garden State Castings presented to us at Smooth-On when he called looking for a rubber that is dimensionally stable
If you need to see it to believe it, come by our showroom during normal business hours Monday - Friday to see which rubber is right for your project.
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