Silicon Tube is offered in a variety of different options including standard, pump, and extended life pump tubing. These products have been designed to meet a range of performance requirements. Silicon Tube is ideal for extended-life pumping and in applications demanding in fluid transfer and peristaltic pump operations.

silicone rubber is a versatile material with a host of industrial, domestic, and hobby applications. Silicone tubing is one of the products based on silicone rubber and sees use in a wide variety of industries including automotive, medical, and food production. Silicone tubing is available in a selection of different grades and structures from among three broad groups: general purpose, medical/food grade, and high pressure. All of the many types of silicone tubes do, however, feature silicone’s basic characteristics of excellent thermal qualities, low toxicity, and outstanding flexibility.

What are different type of silicone tube?

1).General purpose silicone tubes are suitable for uses which don’t require high pressure hoses or high levels of compound purity.

2).The excellent thermal and flexibility qualities of silicone rubber mean that silicone tubing may be used on most domestic appliances and workshop or hobby applications.

3).When sterile and non-reactive tubing is required in medical and food processing industries, medical grade tubing is then employed. These grades of silicone tubing feature compound compositions which make the rubber completely non-toxic, tasteless and odorless, and with no tendencies to support bacteria growth. The purity of medical grade tubing is often enhanced by processes such as platinum curing of the rubber compound prior to manufacture.

4).Medical and food grade tubing does not react in any way with sensitive drugs, food ingredients, or body tissues and fluids and may be sterilized in standard autoclaves. It also has surface qualities which resist buildup of transported material on the inside.

5).Tubes for vacuum or high pressure application are reinforced with polyester or wire braids which resist flattening or expansion. These grades of silicone tubing are ideal for applications where pressurized gases or suction are used

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