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Learn about Silicon and Silicone
Welcome to Silcon-Silicone.com!
Here you can learn all about silicone, silicon and their enormous array of uses and applications.
Quite often people mistake silicone and silicon for the same thing. In reality, silicone is an entirely man-made product which is so flexible in its uses that it appears in everything from the automotive industry and cookware manufacturing, to medicine, fire prevention equipment, plumbing, and even toys.
Modern silicones are the offspring of pioneering chemist Frederick S. Kipping’s work. It was Frederick who was the first to achieve synthesis of silicone compounds in the 1940s, and he even coined the word “silicone” itself.
Silicones and silicons are often mistaken for one another, not only because of the similarities in their names, but because silicon is indeed one ingredient in the silicone process. What is important to remember is that silicon is a naturally occurring chemical element that is combined with carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and other chemical elements to create the polymer we know as silicone.
It is silicone’s various properties that make it so popular. Because it is non-stick; a good electrical insulator; water, oxygen, UV, and ozone resistant; thermally stable; has low chemical reactivity and does not support microbiological growth, it is the material of choice for dozens of industries. This site will examine some of the most common uses and applications of silicone materials from silicon solar applications to silicone on the moon, and we’ll also delve a bit further into silicone’s history and roots.
