LF-VPDMS Vinyl Silicone Fluid (Divinyl-terminated)
Silfluo LF-VPDMS is a series of vinyl-terminated polydimethylsiloxane polymers (CAS 68083-19-2), the foundational base polymer for platinum-catalyzed addition-cure silicone systems, available in viscosity grades from 100 to 100,000 mPa·s with a custom grade (LF-VPDMS-X) available on request.
Terminal vinyl groups on both chain ends react with Si–H crosslinkers (LF-H101H, LF-H101L, LF-H101TS) via Pt-catalyzed hydrosilylation to form the cured siloxane elastomer network with no volatile by-products and zero shrinkage on cure — a fundamental distinction from condensation-cure (RTV/OH polymer) systems.
Vinyl content (mol%) decreases with increasing viscosity/molecular weight, as the two terminal vinyl groups represent a smaller proportion of the longer chain; this relationship determines the Si–H to vinyl stoichiometric ratio required for crosslinker calculation at each grade.