Ethyl silicone oil, as a crucial organosilicon product, has demonstrated unique advantages in multiple fields in recent years and attracted significant attention.
Ethyl silicone oil boasts excellent properties. Its operating temperature range is typically from -60℃ to 150℃, and the freezing point can be as low as -70℃ at low temperatures, maintaining good performance even in extremely cold environments. For instance, at the inland ice sheet stations in Antarctica, the sealing materials modified with ethyl silicone oil can retain an elastic recovery rate at -70℃, ensuring the sealing performance of polar scientific research equipment, whereas ordinary rubber sealing rings would rapidly age and crack in such an environment. Meanwhile, its electrical insulation is superior to that of methyl silicone oil, with good lubricating performance and a small temperature-viscosity coefficient, making it suitable for the lubrication of precision instruments and as hydraulic oil.
In terms of applications, ethyl silicone oil has a wide range of uses. It can serve as a release agent for the demoulding of rubber and plastic products and is also an excellent heat-transfer agent in chemical equipment, capable of maintaining efficient heat transfer within the range of 150-250℃. In the aviation and automotive industries, it is often used as a component of shock-absorbing fluids and liquid greases. Additionally, ethyl silicone oil can be applied in the cosmetics field, such as in face creams and mascaras, to enhance the film-forming property and lightness of the products.
In the market aspect, with the development of the global economy and the increasing demand for high-performance materials in various industries, the market scale of ethyl silicone oil is continuously expanding. As one of the important markets, China has seen a continuous rise in demand. Domestic enterprises like Anhui AIOTA Silicone Oil and Hubei Xinkang Chemical are actively engaged in production, and some products can already offer customized services. In the future, as technology progresses continuously, ethyl silicone oil will develop towards greenization and high performance, and is expected to play an important role in more fields.