Comfort Care, Orthotics & Prosthetics
Combining Comfort with Durability to Optimize Prosthetic Performance
The cushioning effects, form definition and life-like feel of silicones, make them ideal materials for prosthetic devices such as liners, artificial limbs and pressure relief cushions.
Elkem Silicones offers a full range of Silbione® soft silicone technologies that combine comfort with high mechanical properties for producing a variety of devices for the prosthetic market.
Silbione® Products for Prosthetic Liners and Life-Like Prosthetic Skin:
For prosthetic liners, Silbione® soft RTV, HCR and LSR technologies offer exceptional comfort and high elongation to allow comfortable freedom of movement. For textile liners, Silbione® glue RTV 4418 ADH provides strong adhesion between the textile and Silbione® silicone RTV. Combined with flow aid Additive 11013, application is easy with no soaking through the textile.
Typical Properties – Click on the product to view the TDS
| Products | Durometer | Pot Life (min.) |
Tear Strength ppi (kN/m) |
Tensile psi (MPa) |
Elongation (%) |
Mixed Viscosity (cps) |
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| 00 | Sh A | ||||||
| Silbione® Silicone RTVs | |||||||
| RTV 4420 A/B QC | - | 20 | 3′ | 85 (15) | 508 (3.5) | 500 | 7000 |
| RTV 4420 A/B | - | 20 | 60′ | 85 (15) | 580 (4.0) | 550 | 4000 |
| RTV 4410 A/B QC | - | 10 | 10′ | 80 (14) | 400 (2.7) | 700 | 2500 |
| RTV 4410 A/B | - | 10 | 60′ | 80 (14) | 430 (2.9) | 800 | 1650 |
| RTV 4545 A/B | 45 | - | 50 (8.7) | 450 (3.1) | 800 | 1900 | |
| RTV 4528 A/B | 28 | - | 60′ | 11 (2) | 217 (1.5) | 800 | 4000 |
| Products | Durometer | Specific Gravity |
Tear Strength ppi (kN/m) |
Tensile psi (MPa) |
Elongation (%) |
Appearance | |
| 00 | Sh A | ||||||
| Silbione® Soft Silicone LSRs* | |||||||
| LSR 4301 A/B | - | 1 | 1.07 | 45 (7.8) | 254 (1.75) | 1191 | Translucent |
| LSR 4305 A/B | - | 5 | 1.07 | 60 (10) | 450 (3.1) | 1100 | Translucent |
| LSR 4310 A/B | - | 10 | 1.08 | 115 (20) | 750 (5.1) | 1090 | Translucent |
| Silbione® Soft Silicone HCRs* | |||||||
| HCRA 4120 A/B | - | 24 | 1.12 | 220 (39) | 1430 (9.9) | 1260 | Translucent |
| HCRA 4130 A/B | - | 28 | 1.12 | 220 (39) | 1500 (10.3) | 1100 | Translucent |