Mold Max™ Silicones are tin-cured silicone rubber compounds that have exceptional working properties and library life. Mold Max™ Silicones feature Smooth-On’s exclusive “Libra™” catalyst for long library life. Mold Max™ silcones can be pigmented with Silc Pig™ silicone colorants. Pot life for the pourable silicones is 45 minutes and they cure overnight at room temperature.
Vacuum degassing mixed material using a vacuum pump and chamber to remove entrapped air is recommended.
Features
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Mold Max™ Silicones will reproduce the finest detail and are suitable for a variety of industrial and art related applications including making molds for reproducing prototypes, furniture, sculpture and architectural elements.
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Mold Max™ 30 can be thickened with THI-VEX™ additive for brush-on applications.
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Mold Max™ Silicones can be used to cast a variety of materials including wax, gypsum, low melt alloys/metals and urethane, epoxy or polyester resins (without using a release agent).
Data At-A-Glance
| Mix Ratio By Weight |
100A:10B |
| Specific Gravity |
1.18 g/cc |
| Specific Volume |
23.5 cu. in./lb. |
| Color |
Pink |
| Shore Hardness |
30 A |
| Tensile Strength |
577 psi |
| 100% Modulus |
110 psi |
| Elongation @ Break |
300 % |
| Die B Tear Strength |
125 pli |
| Shrinkage |
0.002 in. / in. |
| Pot Life |
45 minutes |
| Cure Time |
24 hours |
| Useful Temperature (max) |
400 °F |
| Useful Temperature (min) |
-65 °F |
| Mixed Viscosity |
25,000 cps |