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Nonslumping foamable polyorganosiloxane compositions containing silica and fibers

Assignee: Dow Silicones Corp
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Filing: 1984-10-26
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Granted: 1985-07-16
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Expires: 2004-10-26
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Abstract

Abstract Moisture curable, foamable compositions that do not flow appreciably in the uncured state when applied on a vertical surface comprise an RTV elastomeric composition, a liquified blowing agent and finely divided silica in combination with either small diameter glass, metal or graphite fibers or carbon black. The RTV elastomeric composition comprises (1) at least one hydroxyl endblocked diorganosiloxane homopolymer or graft copolymer, and (2) an effective amount of a moisture reactive crosslinker for the hydroxyl endblocked polymer.

Inventors

  • 👤 Therese M. Bauman
  • 👤 Chi-Long Lee

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 12:11
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L83/00; C08L83/04; C08J; C08J9/00; C08J9/0085; C08J9/0066; C08J2207/00; C08J2207/04; C08J2383/00; C08J2383/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim 170 words
A polyorganosiloxane composition which is confined under superatmospheric pressure in the absence of moisture and when released into an area under atmospheric pressure forms a nonslumping moisture-curable foam, said composition consisting essentially of the product obtained by mixing under substantially anhydrous conditions and superatmospheric pressure (A) a moisture curable RTV elastomeric composition; (B) from 2 to 30 percent, based on the total weight of said composition, of finely divided silica; (C) from 10 to 50 percent, based on the weight of said composition, of a liquified blowing agent; and (D) at least one filler selected from the group consisting of glass fibers, metal fibers, graphite fibers and carbon black, where the total amount of said filler is sufficient to prevent slumping of said composition under atmospheric pressure and a temperature of 25° C., wherein the concentration of said fibers is from 3 to 30 percent, and the concentration of carbon black is from 5 to 30 percent, wherein all percentages are by weight, based on the weight of the composition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 170 words
A polyorganosiloxane composition which is confined under superatmospheric pressure in the absence of moisture and when released into an area under atmospheric pressure forms a nonslumping moisture-curable foam, said composition consisting essentially of the product obtained by mixing under substantially anhydrous conditions and superatmospheric pressure (A) a moisture curable RTV elastomeric composition; (B) from 2 to 30 percent, based on the total weight of said composition, of finely divided silica; (C) from 10 to 50 percent, based on the weight of said composition, of a liquified blowing agent; and (D) at least one filler selected from the group consisting of glass fibers, metal fibers, graphite fibers and carbon black, where the total amount of said filler is sufficient to prevent slumping of said composition under atmospheric pressure and a temperature of 25° C., wherein the concentration of said fibers is from 3 to 30 percent, and the concentration of carbon black is from 5 to 30 percent, wherein all percentages are by weight, based on the weight of the composition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 14 words
A composition according to claim 1 where said fibers are glass, aluminum or graphite.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 51 words
A composition according to claim 1 where said composition is flame retardant and contains carbon black, from 1 to 150 parts by weight per million parts of said composition of platinum in the form of elemental platinum or a platinum compound, and free of tin, sulfur, tin compounds and sulfur compounds.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 69 words
A composition according to claim 1 where said composition is flame retardant and contains glass fibers, from 5 to 30 percent by weight, based on the weight of said composition, of finely divided quartz, from 1 to 150 parts by weight per million parts of said composition of platinum in the form of elemental platinum or a platinum compound and free of tin, sulfur, tin compounds or sulfur compounds.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 52 words
A composition according to claim 1 where said moisture-curable RTV elastomeric composition comprises the product obtained by mixing under substantially anhydrous conditions (a) at least one hydroxyl endblocked diorganosiloxane homopolymer or graft copolymer, and (b) an amount of a moisture reactive crosslinker sufficient to cure (a) in the pressure of atmospheric moisture.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 22 words
A composition according to claim 5 where said diorganosiloxane polymer exhibits a viscosity of from 0.1 to 100 Pa.s at 25° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 13 words
A composition according to claim 5 where said diorganosiloxane polymer is a polydimethylsiloxane.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 66 words
A composition according to claim 5 where said moisture reactive crosslinker comprises a silane of the general formula R n SiX 4-n , a partial hydrolyzate thereof or a siloxane containing at least 3 silicon-bonded X groups per molecule, where R 1 is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical, X is a hydrolyzable group and the average value of n is less than 2 and greater than zero.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 47 words
A composition according to claim 8 where R 1 is methyl or vinyl, X is acyloxy, alkoxy, ketoximo, --ONR 2 2 where R 2 represents alkyl containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and --N(R 3 )C(O)R 2 where R 3 is hydrogen or R 2 .
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 30 words
A composition according to claim 8 where X is --OC(O)CH 3 , --ON(C 2 H 5 ) 2 , --ON═C(CH 3 )(C 2 H 5 ) or --OCH 3 .
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 27 words
A composition according to claim 8 where the molar ratio of X groups to the total number of hydroxyl groups in said composition is at least 3.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 17 words
A composition according to claim 1 where said composition includes an effective amount of a curing catalyst.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 20 words
A composition according to claim 12 where said catalyst is an organic or inorganic tin compound or a titanium compound.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 16 words
A composition according to claim 1 where said composition contains a treating agent for said silica.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 16 words
A composition according to claim 14 where said treating agent is a liquid hydroxyl endblocked polydiorganosiloxane.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 21 words
A composition according to claim 1 where said composition is packaged in a container under superatmospheric pressure and substantially anhydrous conditions.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 14 words
A composition according to claim 16 where said container is a two-compartment aerosol can.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 95 words
A closed cell polyorganosiloxane foam comprising a moisture cured polorganosiloxane elastomer containing uniformly dispersed therein from 5 to 50 percent by weight, based on said elastomer, of finely divided silica and at least one member selected from the group consisting of carbon black at a concentration of from 5 to 30 percent by weight, based on said elastomer, and from 5 to 50 percent by weight, based on said elastomer, of fibers formed from glass, metal or graphite where said fibers exhibit diameters of up to 15 micrometers and lengths of up to one centimeter.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 95 words
A closed cell polyorganosiloxane foam comprising a moisture cured polorganosiloxane elastomer containing uniformly dispersed therein from 5 to 50 percent by weight, based on said elastomer, of finely divided silica and at least one member selected from the group consisting of carbon black at a concentration of from 5 to 30 percent by weight, based on said elastomer, and from 5 to 50 percent by weight, based on said elastomer, of fibers formed from glass, metal or graphite where said fibers exhibit diameters of up to 15 micrometers and lengths of up to one centimeter.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 18 words
A closed cell foam according to claim 18 where said fibers are formed from glass, aluminum or graphite.

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