Silicone mixture and method of using it
AssigneeLestox, Inc.
InventorDonald Mudgett
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Abstract
An improved silicone mixture is disclosed that is abrasion resistant and more durable than prior silicone compounds. A silicone rubber is combined with clay and, optionally, a quantity of powdered alumina-trihydrate may be added to provide fire resistance. The silicone rubber may be either a liquid silicone rubber, or, in a second embodiment a vulcanizing silicone rubber. The final mixture is arrived at by distinct methods depending on the type of silicone rubber that is utilized. A method of disposing mixture upon an electric cable to create an insulation outer coating for the electric cable is also disclosed.
Claims10
A method of creating a material comprising the steps of:
- (a) identifying a ratio of a vulcanizing silicone rubber, alumina-trihydrate, and a clay material;
- (b) mixing the vulcanizing silicone rubber and the alumina-trihydrate;
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- wherein the mixture of step (b) includes initially mixing the clay and alumina-trihydrate, adding a small percentage of the vulcanizing silicone rubber to create a paste, then adding the bulk of the vulcanizing silicone rubber to create the final mixture.
A method of creating a material comprising the steps of:
- (a) identifying a ratio of a silicone rubber, alumina-trihydrate and clay;
- (b) mixing the silicone rubber, the alumina-trihydrate and the clay;
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- wherein the mixture of the silicone rubber, the clay and the alumina-trihydrate is placed in air tight container which is maintained at a temperature of approximately 0.degree. F. for at least 24 hours.
A mixture comprising:
- a vulcanizing silicone rubber;
- a clay material that has been dried, sifted and pulverized;
- alumina-trihydrate;
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- said mixture contains of 80% by volume of said vulcanizing silicone rubber, 15% by volume of said dried and sifted clay material, and 5% by volume of said alumina-trihydrate.
A mixture comprising:
- a liquid silicone rubber;
- a dried and sifted clay;
- alumina-trihydrate;
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- said mixture consists of 60% by volume of said liquid silicone rubber, 30% by volume of said dry sifted clay, and 10% by volume of said alumina-trihydrate.
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