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ELASTOSIL® M 4643 A/B

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ELASTOSIL® M 4643 A/B is a pourable, addition-curing, two-component silicone rubber that vulcanizes at room temperature. It offers a fast and non-shrink cure at room temperature, which can be significantly accelerated by the application of heat. This grade is specifically designed for making shrink-free molds with excellent reproduction accuracy.

Polymer Name: Silicone Elastomer

End Uses: Automotive Interior Parts, Mold Making, Synthetic Leather, Tires

Features: Excellent Flowability, Excellent Mechanical Strength, Fast Curing, Good Flow, Good Mechanical Properties, Good Shrinkage Resistance, Good Tear Strength, Long Potlife, Low Shrinkage, Medium Hardness, Pourable, Room Temperature Vulcanizing

Tear Strength: 10.0 - 10.0 kN/m

Technical Data Sheet

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Identification & Functionality

Chemical Family
Polymer Name
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Features & Benefits

Special Features
  • Addition-curing
  • No shrinkage
  • Two-component

Applications & Uses

Compatible Polymers & Resins
Applications
  • Automotive molding
  • Reproduction Molding for Foundry, Arts and Handicrafts
  • Making shrink-free molds with excellent reproduction accuracy.
Application Details
  • Due to its outstanding resistance to casting resins as well as its superior mechanical properties ELASTOSIL® M 4643 A/B is perfectly suitable for all molds of models with undercuts that are to be reproduced in casting resins, and a certain inherent rigidity of the molds is required.
  • As a medium-Shore addition-curing RTV-2 silicone rubber that cures without undergoing dimensional shrinkage, ELASTOSIL® M 4643 A/B is also extremely suitable for casting all other common reproduction materials, particularly if absolutely accurate copies of models with undercuts are required.

Processing

Important note:

  • The platinum catalyst is in component B.
  • A and B components may only be used together if they have the same batch number.

Properties

Color
Catalyst Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Curing Time (A+B, tack-free)12hours
Dynamic Viscosity (A+B, at 23°C)25000mPa·sISO 3219
Mix Ratio (A:B)9:1 parts by weight
Pot Life (A+B, at 23°C, 60000 mPa·s)90minutes
Cured Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Density (in water, at 23°C)1.31g/cm³ISO 2781
Elongation (at break)300%ISO 37
Linear Shrinkagemax. 0.1 %
Shore Hardness A48ISO 868
Tear Strengthmin. 10 N/mmASTM D 624 B
Tensile Strength5N/mm²ISO 37
Uncured Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Density (at 23°C, Componenet A)1.37g/cm³
Density (at 23°C, Componenet B)1g/cm³
Dynamic Viscosity (Component A, at 23°C, after stirring)40000mPa·sISO 3219
Dynamic Viscosity (Component B, at 23°C, after stirring)800mPa·sISO 3219
Properties
  • Very good flow
  • Fast and non-shrink cure at room temperature which can be accelerated considerably by the application of heat
  • Medium shore A hardness
  • High tear strength
  • Long-term stability of the vulcanizate’s mechanical properties
  • Outstanding resistance to common casting resins
Note

Cured properties are vulcanized after 24 h at 23 °C.

Regulatory & Compliance

Certifications & Compliance

Safety & Health

Safety Note

Components of the addition-curing grade ELASTOSIL® M 4643 A/B contain only constituents that over many years have proved to be neither toxic nor aggressive. Special handling precautions are therefore not required, i.e., only the general industrial hygiene regulations apply.

Packaging & Availability

Country Availability
Regional Availability
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • Middle East
  • North America
  • Oceania