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Why Do Silicone Rubbers Have Exceptional Weatherability

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According to references [48,49,50,51]:
1) Heat and Cold resistance
Silicone rubber withstands high and low temperatures for better than organic rubbers. It can be used indefinitely at 150 °C with almost no change in its properties. It withstands use even at 200 °C for 10000 hours or more, and some products can withstands heat of 350 °C for short periods.
Silicone rubber also has excellent resistance to cold temperatures. Some products withstand extremely low temperatures of -100 °C and below.
2) Weatherability
Silicone rubbers have exceptional weatherability. Ozone created by corona discharge rapidly deteriorates most organic rubbers, but has almost no effect on silicone rubber. In addition, silicone rubber can be exposed to wind, rain and

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