Silicone adhesives and silicone sealants are based on tough silicone elastomeric technology. Silicone adhesives have a high degree of flexibility and very high temperature resistance (up to 600 degrees F), when compared to other adhesives. While silicone adhesives and silicone sealants have a high degree of flexibility, they lack the strength of other epoxy or acrylic resins. Silicone adhesives and silicone sealants are available in two-component addition or condensation curing systems or single component RTV forms. Room temperature vulcanizing (RTV) forms cure through reaction with moisture in the air and give off aciatic acid fumes or other by-product vapors during curing.
Silicone adhesives and silicone sealants are available in a number of technologies (or cure systems). These technologies include pressure sensitive, radiation cured, moisture cured, thermoset and RTV.