ISD Silicone Fluids – Polydimethylsiloxanes
Innovative Specialties Division’s linear polydimethylsiloxanes meet your full range of silicone needs. FibroSil silicone fluids carry the INCI designation of Dimethicone and can be used in a variety of personal care products. The approximate viscosity of the fluid is designated in the product name. ISD silicone fluids can be used in a wide range of industrial applications as heat transfer and hydraulic fluids, defoamers, lubricants and release aids. Products with viscosities to 5000 cst are used as fiber and thread lubricants, mechanical lubricants, mold release agents and calender lubricants. They are also used in antiblocking treatments in paper manufacturing, textile finishes to impart softness and lubricity, automobile and furniture polishes, dielectric and dampening media, fluid drives, calibration baths and sonar transducers. The higher viscosity products can be used as release agents for plastic and rubber parts, antifoams, for aqueous and non-aqueous processes and as lubricants.
Typical Physical Properties:
| FibroSil Polysiloxane | Viscosity/ |
Specific Gravity @ 25°C |
Refractive Index @ 25°C | Pour Point (°C) | Surface Tension (mN/m) | Volatility (% wt loss, 24 h 150°C) |
| FibroSil 0.65 | 0.32 | 0.760 | 1.3750 | -68 | 16 | 100 |
| FibroSil D5 | 0.53 | 0.916 | 1.3970 | -84 | 20 | 90 |
| FibroSil 100 | 0.59 | 0.968 | 1.4030 | -55 | 21 | 0.5 |
| FibroSil 350 | 0.60 | 0.973 | 1.4032 | -50 | 21 | 0.5 |
| FibroSil 500 | 0.60 | 0.973 | 1.4033 | -50 | 21 | 0.5 |
| FibroSil 1,000 | 0.60 | 0.974 | 1.4035 | -50 | 21 | 0.5 |
| FibroSil 10,000 | 0.60 | 0.975 | 1.4035 | -47 | 21 | 2.0 |
| FibroSil 60,000 | 0.60 | 0.977 | 1.4035 | -44 | 22 | 2.0 |
| FibroSil 1,000,000 | 0.60 | 0.979 | 1.4035 | -25 | 22 | 2.0 |
