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Coating Matting Efficiency: A Formulator’s Troubleshooting Guide
Diagnosing the top 4 factors that kill silica matting efficiency.
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Hydrogen Silicone Fluid Selection Guide
Conclusions First: MESIL® Hydrogen Silicone Oils are high-purity reactive fluids engineered for precision cross-linking and surface modification. By calibrating the Silicon-Hydrogen (Si-H) bond density from 0.18% to 1.58
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Hydrogen Terminated Silicone Oil Selection Guide
Utilize the following deterministic matching logic to identify the correct THF grade for your application.
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MESIL OH Polymer Selection Guide
Bottom Line Up Front: Selecting the correct MESIL® 107 Series grade requires balancing Kinematic Viscosity (750 to 550,000 mm²/s) with specific curing speed and mechanical strength requirements. This technical guide esta
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Selection Guide: MESIL® BS Water-Based Emulsions
Bottom Line Up Front: MESIL® Water-Based Silicone Emulsions are non-ionic, solvent-free active polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) dispersions featuring ~50% non-volatile content. Stop guessing your formulations. Read the logic
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Textile Silicone Emulsion & Amino Oil Selection Guide
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): Selecting the optimal MESIL® textile auxiliary is a strict function of evaluating substrate material, desired hand feel, and process compatibility (Padding vs. Exhaust). This guide decodes ou
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Textile Silicone Emulsion Selection Guide
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): Selecting the right textile silicone emulsion is a strict function of three variables: Substrate Material, Active Solid Content (30% to 63%), and Application Process. This guide removes the g
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Vinyl Silicone Fluid Selection Guide
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): Selecting the exact Vinyl Silicone Fluid (CAS 68083-19-2) is a mathematical balance between viscosity and crosslink density. As viscosity increases (from 20 to 20,000 cSt), the terminal vinyl
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Stop Guessing. Select the Right Grade First Time.
Each guide in this library gives you a decision framework — viscosity ranges, crosslink density targets, substrate compatibility, and process constraints — so you can shortlist the correct SEMITECH grade before testing begins.
What's Covered
- Hydrogen silicone fluids — Si-H content 0.18 %–1.58 %, reactive cross-linking applications
- Hydrogen-terminated silicone oils — THF grade matching by chain-end Si-H density
- Vinyl silicone fluids — viscosity 20–20,000 cSt, terminal vinyl content for HTV/LSR
- MESIL 107 OH polymers — 750–550,000 mm²/s kinematic viscosity, curing speed vs. strength
- Textile amino silicone emulsions — substrate × hand feel × padding vs. exhaust process
- Water-based PDMS emulsions (MESIL BS) — active solids ~50 %, non-ionic, solvent-free
- Coating matting agents — GMATT & HMMAT grade selection by gloss target, PVC, and DFT
How to Use These Guides
Each guide is structured as a decision matrix: start with your process constraint (viscosity, active content, substrate) and the guide walks you to the matching grade. Where alternatives exist, trade-offs are stated explicitly.
For technical fundamentals underlying these products, see Technical Intelligence. For product specifications and sample requests, go to Products.
Silicone & Specialty Chemical Grade Selection Guides | SEMITECH — grade recommendation & samples.
Submit formulation targets (gloss, system, DFT, volume). A SEMITECH chemist will recommend the right grade and ship a lab sample.