MasterSil 153AO is an addition-cured silicone, offering a flexible system that can be used in electric vehicles and applications involving sensitive optical and electronic components — where heat dissipation along with electrical insulation is critical.
Master Bond‘s new MasterSil 153AO is an addition-cured, two-part silicone with a self-priming property. It has a high-tensile, lap-shear strength, particularly for a silicone. The system is thermally conductive and electrically insulating.
“The key feature of MasterSil 153AO is that it provides the ability to minimize stress, with no compromise on strength,” explains Rohit Ramnath, senior product engineer. “Although it is not considered a structural adhesive, it provides a truly remarkable combination of flexibility and strength that other silicones do not provide.”
This silicone product has an elongation between 100 to 120%, and a tensile lap-shear strength of 700-800 psi. Additional features include:
- A thermal conductivity of 0.93-1.08 W/(m•K)
- A volume resistivity of more than 1014 ohm-cm
- A coefficient of thermal expansion of 150-180 x 10-6 in/in/° C
- A hardness of 65-75 Shore A.
- Serviceable over the temperature range of -65° to +400° F
With an easy to use mix ratio of 1-to-1 by weight, MasterSil 153AO cures with the addition of moderate amounts of heat. For example, an optimal cure schedule is overnight at room temperature followed by two to four hours at 135° to 185° F.
Upon mixing, it retains its smooth paste consistency and minimal flow. It has a long working life of four to six hours for a 100 gram mass at 75° F.
This compound bonds well to a variety of substrates including metals, glass, ceramics, many plastics, and silicone rubbers. It’s available for use in kits, with sizes ranging from half a pint, a pint, a quart, up to gallons. It is white in color. MasterSil 153AO is generically low outgassing, contains no solvents, has a low linear shrinkage upon curing and is RoHS compliant.
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