Silicones That Work

At a time when many suppliers are reporting long lead times and out-of-stock materials, it’s good to know you can still get what you need. Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) is ready to supply you with the following types of materials for military, aerospace, and other demanding applications.MIL-DTL-25988 fluorosiliconesMIL-DTL-83528 EMI gasket materialsOffsets to discontinued GORE® EMI gasketing, including silicones with UL 94 V-0 flame resistanceAt our Ballston Spa, New York (USA) [...]

Silicone rubber keypads are used in everything from smartphones and electronic devices to household appliances and remote controls. Within a rubber keypad, conductive carbon components known as “pills” are molded into key actuators. These millimeter-sized parts provide alternative to dome switches and are made from conductive silicones that contain carbon. Typically, conductive carbon pills are round, rectangular, or oval in shape.Carbon-Filled Silicones vs. Nickel-Graphite [...]

Appleton Marine designs and manufactures cranes, winches, windlasses, capstans, and custom designed equipment for commercial marine, offshore oil, and government applications. The Appleton, Wisconsin company also supports the U.S. Navy, which needs gaskets that combine reliable environmental resistance in marine environments with proven levels of shielding against electromagnetic interference (EMI). MIL-DTL-83528, a U.S. military specification, defines requirements for conductive shielding [...]

Die cut gaskets that are made of EMI/RFI silicones combine strong environmental resistance with proven levels of shielding against electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency (RFI) interference. As a gasket fabrication process, die cutting combines the advantages of speed and consistency with lower production costs and less material waste.Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) supplies EMI/RFI silicones and fluorosilicones for die cut gaskets as compression molded sheets and continuous [...]

Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) makes EMI gasket materials that you can use instead of CHO-SEAL® materials from Parker Hannifin. The table below explains and provides links to SSP offsets. Use thisInstead of thisSSP-2486-70CHO-SEAL 1287 and CHO-SEAL 1298SSP-2368-65CHO-SEAL 1285SSP-2551CHO-SEAL 6503SSP-2529CHO-SEAL 6502SSP-502-65CHO-SEAL 6305SSP-2569-65CHO-SEAL 1215SSP-2571-85CHO-SEAL 1212