Heat-resistant silicone tubing
Silicone tubes can be used for many different things depending on their diameter. The tiny tubes can be used for medical purposes, like catheters and drains. The middle diameter ones can be used in a laboratory for distillation processes, and the wide diameters for watering down your yards, etc. Silicone is a synthetic rubber that compared with regular rubber has different benefits and uses. The silicone is very elastic and durable and more on the softer side, unlike the regular rubber tubes that are more rigid and less elastic.
When we talk about heat-resistant silicone tubing, it is important to know that this is a special silicone with additionally added materials that are making it become heat resistant. Imagine you have set up a liquid-tight circle that has boiling liquid in it. The high temperature might melt and destroy the regular silicone tube. Not only will this make you lose time while doing your job, but it will make your work inefficient. If you are making an experiment with an irregular silicone tube, expect to fail. The regular silicone tube will mostly suffer at the begging and at the end of the tube so you can imagine the damage that can happen if the connection to the other parts becomes loose. You can also hurt yourself if the tube doesn’t hold the liquids.
You have seen how important it is to buy proper equipment in order to do your work efficiently, to make the experiment perfect and most importantly to prevent injury on yourself or other colleagues. When buying the heat-resistant silicone tubing you need to get the perfect size to make the liquid seal perfect. If you buy a heat-resistant silicone tubing that is too small, you will have problems fitting it. If you buy too big you will have a loose connection and it will have pretty dangerous leaks.
Silicone Tubing Size Catalog
Compare inside diameter, outside diameter and listed wall thickness across silicone tube ranges. Confirm the material grade and application requirements for the selected part.
Food grade silicone tube
Compare Inside Diameter and Outside Diameter in mm, together with the listed Thickness and Colour. The cross-section drawing identifies the bore and outside diameter; confirm the selected tube material and service requirements.
Black silicone tubing
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Industrial silicone tube
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Colourful silicone braided tube
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Food grade silicone braided tube
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Discuss Your RequirementsProduct specifications
- Product form
- Hollow elastomer tubing for a fitted line or sleeve
- Material
- Silicone. Specify the compound grade for the selected service.
- Application focus
- Medical-device assemblies, catheter assemblies, laboratory connections and irrigation lines. Size the part against the selected assembly.
- Dimensions to confirm
- Inside diameter, outside diameter, wall thickness and cut length. Match these to medical-device assemblies and catheter assemblies.
- Thermal duty
- Define continuous exposure, short peaks and cycle time; establish the usable limit for the selected compound and assembly.
- Line layout
- Check bend radius, unsupported spans and clearance at both connections.
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