Stable Inert Media

Gelest manufactures inert silicone fluids that offer following characteristics: wide service temperature range, low viscosity change vs. temperature, thermal stability, low flammability, shear stability, dielectric stability, high compressibility, chemical inertness, low surface tension, low toxicity. These features have facilitated the adoption of silicones as dielectric, hydraulic, heat transfer, power transmission and damping fluids. They have found application when incorporated as additives in plastics and rubbers as process and release aids, into coatings or flow and level control and into process streams as antifoams. Other properties have led to their introduction in acoustical applications such as ultrasonic sensors and sonar buoys.

Light refractive and index matching properties have allowed the use of silicones in fiberoptics and optoelectronics. Silicone fluids can be divided into six general classes: conventional fluids, thermal fluids, organic compatible fluids, fluorosilicone fluids, hydrophilic & polar fluids and low temperature fluids. In addition to compounds offered on our website and in our catalogs, Gelest maintains a custom development service to produce unique compounds to enable your technology. With R&D, Analytical, Pilot, Commercial and Warehousing operations in one location, Gelest can rapidly develop and scale new products to enable you to bring your technology to your customers quickly and reliably.