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Silicone · Si–O backbone elastomers and resins — bakeware, medical tubing, façade sealants and a kinder high-temp story than carbon chains.

At a glance
Score intensity

Darker cells mean a higher score for this topic on that metric.

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Quick answers

Is Silicone non-combustible?

Declared reaction class in this atlas: often high LOI vs organic rubbers. Assemblies still need resistance tests.

Does Silicone insulate?

Thermal mark 42/100 versus the atlas. Conductivity note: ~0.2 W/m·K; filled greases conduct.

What is the density band?

~1.1–1.5 g/cm³

How is it made?

Origin story: Kipping / Rochow 1940s (United Kingdom / US).

Can it be recycled?

Circularity mark 40/100 — editorial, route-specific.

Typical melting or failure heat?

elastomer; resins cure

heat 80 · fire 62

Start with this section - Market & cost

Prices are bands. A 2024 coil is not a 2026 contract. Labour and certification often dwarf the commodity.

Producers listed are landmarks for orientation, not a ranking or a procurement list.

Cost bands

Commodity

Index-linked

Bulk Silicone follows a global index more than a boutique mill.

Specified grade

Premium

Tight chemistry, cleanliness or certification multiplies the unit price.

System

Installed

Boards, coats and labour dwarf kilogram prices.

Certified / medical / aero

Highest

Paperwork is the product.

Trial / green route

Policy

Low-carbon or bio routes still trade on certificates.

Regions

East Asia

Volume production and finishing.

Europe

Standards (EN, Euroclass) and specialty.

North America

ASTM / NFPA language and large domestic mills.

Korea / Japan

High-spec sheet, fibres, electronics-adjacent ceramics.

Resource belts

Ore, plantations or energy that feed primary routes.

Global trade

Silicone moves as coils, bales, boards or chemicals — check HS codes, not vibes.

Key numbers

~1.1–1.5 g/cm³Density
~0.2 W/m·K; filled greases conductThermal
often high LOI vs organic rubbersFire letter
42Atlas insulation

Producers

Momentive

GE silicone heritage.

Wacker

German silicones.

Dow

Dow Corning after restructure.

Shin-Etsu

Japanese fluids and wafers-adjacent.

Elkem

Silicon metal into silicones.

Xingfa / Hesheng

Chinese capacity.

Ask for the route (primary, scrap, bio) before believing a green label.

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