TUBALL™ graphene nanotubes are a high-performance conductive agent for liquid silicone rubber (LSR), enabling the full range of electrical resistance of <10 to 1010 Ω, while maintaining low viscosity, high operational reliability and permanent elasticity.
With their unique properties, graphene nanotubes, also known as single wall carbon nanotubes, help to avoid any drawbacks in silicones associated with the use of standard anti-static additives.
Currently available | TUBALL™ MATRIX | |
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Volume resistivity level | < 100-108 Ω·cm | < 100-108 Ω·cm |
Concentration of conductive filler | 30-70 wt.% | 0.5-5 wt.% |
Retains mechanical properties | No | Yes |
Enables coloration | No | Yes |
For compounders’ convenience, OCSiAl has developed the TUBALL™ MATRIX line which features homogeneous dispersion of graphene nanotubes. The extremely low concentration of TUBALL™ MATRIX (which is 3 to 10 times lower than that of carbon black used as an anti-static agent) guarantees no carbon release on the surface of the final products and allows coloration of anti-static LSR compounds
Nanotube concentrates for LSR silicones feature:
LSR silicones with graphene nanotubes have applications in cable shielding, printing and electronics manufacturing, and a wide variety of consumer goods.
Depending on the desired final application, there are two types of nanotube concentrates: TUBALL™ MATRIX based on polydimethylsiloxane oil and vinyl-terminated polydimethylsiloxane as carriers. For more details, click the product cards below, or contact us.
Product | Carrier | Composition | Target systems | |||||
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LSR | HCR | RTV | PSA (silicone) | NR latex | NBR latex | |||
TUBALL™ MATRIX concentrates (Black flakes paste @ standard dosage 0.4%–10%) | ||||||||
Plasticizer | Polydimethylsiloxane | |||||||
Plasticizer | Siloxanes and silicones vinyl group-terminated | |||||||
Plasticizer | Siloxanes and silicones vinyl group-terminated | |||||||
Plasticizer | Polydimethylsiloxane + zinc chloride (CAS-No. 7646-85-7) + zinc oxide (CAS-No. 1314-13-2) | |||||||
Plasticizer | Dimethyl, methylvinyl siloxane | |||||||
TUBALL™-based suspensions (Black liquid @ standard dosage 0.05–0.1 % of active content in latex) | ||||||||
Water + anionic surfactant | Water + anionic surfactant (sodium salt of polynaphthalene sulphonic acid) |
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Conductive Silicones - LSR, RTV, HCR and PSA
Contact us to discuss your project specifications or to request a TUBALL™ MATRIX sample