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Providing a strong and durable base for thousands of products—from casting masks for the film industry to molding life-changing prosthetics—silicone is one of the most adaptable products in the world and touches every major industry. In fact, a product containing silicone is most likely within your reach right now—computer, phone, countertop, sponge, toy—just to name a few.

From silicone mold making resin to urethane casting rubber, Hisco has the solutions to help you materialize your ideas. Our highly-trained salesforce will assist you with choosing the right product for your application and find answers to your technical questions.

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Product	Advantages	Applications
Condensation (Tin) Cure Silicones	High strength and elongation Outstanding inhibition resistance Variety of cure times Extended mold life Long library life Low viscosity: easy to mix and de-aerate Pourable, brushable and sprayable	Entertainment and special effects Art reproduction and replication Bronze casting
Addition (Platinum) Cure Silicones	Wide continuum of durometers available Curing may be accelerated with heat Virtually no shrinkage when cured at room temperature Excellent chemical resistance Improved inhibition resistance Pourable, brushable, sprayable	Prototyping Architectural and furniture fabrication Molding and restoration Prototyping and industrial design Medical and military simulation models Prosthetics and orthotics Pad printing
Urethane Elastomers (Rubber) Molding	Hardness available from super soft (Shore A 0) to semi-rigid (Shore A 80) Convenient mix ratio Low viscosity High tear strength Dimensionally stable Pourable, brushable, sprayable	Pre-cast concrete Glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) casting
Polyurethane Casting Resins	Flexible finished product Thixotropic gels for brushing and spraying Diversity of aesthetic options including "water clear" varieties Flame retardant (FR) versions Polyurethane foam products (rigid and flexible)	Detailed models Prototypes Props Industrial parts
Mold Release Compounds	Heavy duty, general purpose Fast evaporating, fast drying, paintable options FDA approved versions Silicone, PTFE and lecithin based active agents	Release casts of rubber, urethane, thermoplastic materials, epoxies, TRP, nylon, metals Mold extenders

	Chemistries	Advantages
Adhesives	Epoxies, acrylics, urethanes, silicones and hybrids Cyanoacrylates and accelerators Methacrylates and anaerobics Contact adhesives	Structural and non-structural bond strength Hardness range from flexible to rigid Bond low surface energy and dissimilar substrates One and two part chemistries Wide variety of viscosities Paste, liquid and aerosols delivery mechanisms

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Molding and casting products also help form Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); mixing and dispensing supplies; and tubing like PVC and HDPE/LDPE.

Need surface preparation products like bonded and coated abrasives, Scotch-Brite^™ hand pads, polishing compounds and surface treatment chemicals? Hisco has those, too.

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