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ArticlePolymers2025

Relationship Between Filler Type, Thermomechanical Properties, and Aging of RTV Silicone Foams.

Xavier M Torres, John R Stockdale, Adam Pacheco, Shelbie A Legett, Lindsey B Bezek, Bart Benedikt, Andrea Labouriau, Santosh Adhikari

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Article in Polymers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Xavier M TorresC-CDE: Chemical Diagnostics and Engineering Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4948-3686
John R StockdaleC-CDE: Chemical Diagnostics and Engineering Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0337-350X
Adam PachecoC-CDE: Chemical Diagnostics and Engineering Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
Shelbie A LegettC-CDE: Chemical Diagnostics and Engineering Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8523-5209
Lindsey B BezekC-CDE: Chemical Diagnostics and Engineering Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3831-4016
Bart BenediktW-13: Advanced Engineering Analysis, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
Andrea LabouriauC-CDE: Chemical Diagnostics and Engineering Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8033-9132
Santosh AdhikariC-CDE: Chemical Diagnostics and Engineering Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6063-5903

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Room-temperature vulcanizing (RTV) silicone foams are used in many industrial applications that require the material to perform over long time periods. However, mechanical properties tend to deteriorate when these foams age under a compressive load. The chemical aging is attributed to the presence of unreacted functional groups of the prepolymers, residues from acid, and catalytically active tin (II) species. Here, an optimized thermal treatment of an RTV foam that achieves completion of curing reactions and deactivation of reactive species is proposed. Foams that were thermally aged for three months under compressive load showed no signs of compression set, indicative of the effectiveness of the implemented post-curing approach. In addition, the effects of fillers (diatomaceous earth, fumed silica, and carbon nanofibers) on thermomechanical properties were investigated. Tensile strength, tear strength, and thermal conductivity increased when these fillers were added to the unfilled RTV formulation, with carbon nanofibers (CNFs) being the most effective filler. Rheological studies of RTV formulations indicated that 2.5 wt.% of CNFs is the upper limit that can be added to the RTV formulation.

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carbon nanofibersdiatomaceous earthfumed silicaPDMSroom temperature vulcanizing foamstin catalyst

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PMID40732875
PMCPMC12300107

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