Innovations for lighting

Customers and end users demand brighter, more energy-efficient and more sustainable lighting systems. You can meet this demand and shape the future of lighting with the right materials. Do you already know about the latest innovations in lighting silicones?

DOW's innovative, high-performance silicones for optics protection and assembly will help you imagine a brighter future. Rely on the long-lasting adhesion and protection against moisture, dirt, thermal and physical damage offered by DOW silicones for protection and mounting.

In addition, DOW silicones offer superior reliability and long-lasting performance, even in the most demanding applications. Unlike traditional plastics, DOW silicones allow you to create complex-shaped optics with fine details and built-in mechanical features.

Assembly and protection solutions:

Whatever the application, your design must remain intact and protected from ultraviolet light, moisture, dust, corrosion, shock and vibration, operating heat and environmental thermal extremes. You can draw on Dow's decades of experience in encapsulating, assembling, sealing and thermally protecting sensitive devices in demanding applications, from implanted medical devices to aviation instruments, and from transportation PCB assembly to solar energy systems.

We can help you choose the right material from the following range of proven, high-performance products. These products include the following innovations in lighting silicone:

• Adhesives and sealants
• Clear encapsulants
• Coatings
• Gels
• Thermal compounds
• Thermal interface materials

Adhesives and sealants :

By forming durable, low-stress elastomers, DOWSIL™ silicone adhesives and sealants enable you to achieve excellent bonding and sealing between a variety of common LED lighting materials. This increases your design flexibility while providing reliable long-term performance at temperatures up to 150°C. These single-component, solvent-free materials cure at room temperature to greatly simplify processing, and their low volatility helps your design maintain light output throughout its life.

	Dowsil™ 3140 RTV Coating	Dowsil™ 3165 Fast Tack RTV Adhesive Sealant	Dowsil™ 7091 Adhesive Sealant	Dowsil™ 3-1944 RTV Coating	Dowsil™ SE 9186 Sealant
Color	Translucent	Gray	White	Translucent	Translucent
Viscosity (cP)	34 400	Non-flow	Pâteux	63 775	64 000
Extrusion Rate (g/m)	N/A	212	208	N/A	N/A
Specific gravity, kg/l	1,05	1.35	1.4	1.03	1.03
Tack-free time 25°C (min)	116	5	28	14	8
Durometer, Shore A (psi) (MPa)	32	35	32	36	20
	434	125	363	325	360
	3.0	0.8	2.5	2.2	2.5
Elongation, %	419	185	680	145	550
Adhesion	7.0 N/mm (180° peel strength)	1.3 MPa	-	0.9 N/mm(180° peel strength)	1.3 MPa
Linear CTE, ppm/°C	325	250	-	-	-
Dielectric strength (Volts/mil)	385	505	400	525	-
Dielectric strength (kV/nm)	15	20	16	21	575
Volume resistivity, ohm,cm	2.10E+14	2.40E+15	1.00E+10	1.60E+15	2.00E+16
Agency listing	IPC, Mil Spec UL 94 UL 746 UL 746C	UL94 UL94 746	UL94 UL 746 UL 746C	IPC Mil Spec UL 94 UL 746	-

Encapsulants:

Protection et performance vont de pair. Les encapsulants clairs de Dow vous aident à équilibrer les deux. En plus de résister à l'humidité, ils absorbent les contraintes du cycle thermique, protégeant ainsi les composants sensibles. Leur haute transmittance et leur stabilité thermique aident votre conception à maintenir la qualité de la lumière sur une plus longue période, tandis que leur chimie unique offre un jaunissement et une dégradation minimaux.

 

Grâce à une sélection de profils de durcissement, de viscosités et de duretés, vous pouvez explorer de nouvelles options de conception dans une variété d'applications. Ces encapsulants bicomposants offrent également une résistance à l'humidité, absorbent les contraintes du cycle thermique et protègent les composants sensibles.

	Dowsil™ EI-1184 Optical Encapsulant	Dowsil™ EI-2888 Primerless Silicone Encapsulant	Sylgard™ 184 Silicone Elastomer
Mix ratio	1:1	1:1	10:1
Viscosity (part A), cP	4 400	2 000	5 100
Viscosity (part B), cP	3 500	2 300	-
Viscosity  (mixed*), cP	5 300	2 700	3 500
Specific gravity, kg/l	1.04	-	1.03
Cure time (min)	4 h at 25°C 70 at 50°C <5 at 100°C <150°C	6 h at 25°C	2 days at 25°C 35 at 100°C 20 at 125°C 10 at 150°C
Working time at 25°C (pot life), hrs	24 min	-	1.5 h
Durometer, Shore A (psi) (MPa)	61	10	43
	1 375	29	980
	9.5	0.2	6.7
Elongation, %	55	190	-
Linear CTE , ppm/°C	-	482.6	340
Light Transmittance	3.2 mm d'épaisseur 93% to 380 nm 94% to 450 nm 94% to 760 nm	3.2 mm Thickness 91% to 380 nm 94% to 450 nm 95% to 760 nm	-
Refractive index	1.42 à 633 nm	1,41 à 633 nm	1.4118 at 589 nm 1.4225 at 632.8 nm 1.4028 at 1321 nm 1.3997 at 1554 nm
Dielectric strenth (Volts/mil)	500	482.6	-
Dielectric strenth (kV/nm)	19	19	2.72
Volume resistivity, ohm,cm	3.50E+16	1.00E+16	2.9E+14
Agency listing	UL94 UL 746A UL 746C (f1)	UL 94 UL 746 UL 746 C (f1)	UL 94 UL 746 UL 746 C

Coating

The sensitive circuit boards in your designs need protection from moisture and physical stress. DOWSIL™ tropicalization coatings can provide this protection - and excellent insulation against shock and short circuits. They are available in a variety of viscosities and cure profiles to fit your need.

	Dowsil™ 1-2577 Conformal Coating	Dowsil™ 1-2577 LOW VOC Conformal Coating	Dowsil™ 3-1944 RTV Coating	Dowsil™ 3-1953 Conformal Coating	Dowsil™3140 RTV Coating
Color	Transparent	Transparent	Transparent	Transparent	Transparent
Viscosity	950	970	63 775	350	34 400
Specific gravity, kg/l (uncured)	1.04	0.88	-	-	-
Specific gravity, kg/l (cured)	1.11	1.12	1.03	0.98	1.05
Heat cure (min)	2	2	N/A	0.5	N/A
Tack-free time at 25°C (pot life), (min)	7	6	14	8	116
Tack-free time at 60°C/15% RH (min)	1.3	1.5	0.5	0.5	-
Durometer, Shore A (psi) (MPa)	80	85	36	34	32
	-	650	325	80	434
	-	4.5	22	0.6	3.0
Elongation, %	-	60	145	60	419
Linear CTE, ppm/°C	-	250	-	-	325
Dielectric strength (Volts/mil)	400	350	525	425	385
Dielectric strength (kV/nm)	16	13	21	17	15
Volume resistivity, ohm,cm	5E+13	1.90E+14	1.60E+15	5.50E+15	2.10E+14
NVC (nonvolatile content) (%)	7.23	37	-	99.4	95.7
Agency listing	UL94 V-0	IPC Mil Spec UL 94	IPC Mil Spec UL 94 UL 746	IPC Mil Spec UL 94 UL 746E	IPC Mil Spec UL 94 UL 746 UL 746 C

Gels 

The gels DOWSIL™ and SYLGARD™ offer you even more design flexibility. Their softness and low stress make them ideal for devices with sensitive components and fine wiring. These two-part materials retain many of the stress relieving and self-healing qualities of a liquid while maintaining the dimensional stability of an elastomer. The gels cure in place to form a cushioning, self-healing, resilient material that relieves stress, electrically insulates and protects against moisture and other contaminants.

	Dowsil™ 3-4154  Dielectric Gel	Dowsil™ 3-4207 Dielectric Tough Gel	Sylgard™ 527 Silicone Dielectric Gel
Color	Transparent	Vert translucide	Transparent ou Rouge
Viscosity (part A), cP	550	425	470
Viscosity (part B), cP	525	525	454
Viscosity  (mixed*), cP	550	-	465
Specific gravity, kg/l (polymérisé)	0.97	0.97	0.95
Cure time (min)	3 h à 80°C 1.75 h à 100°C	1.5 h à 25°C 10 min à 50°C 3 min à 100°C	3.5 h à 100°C 1.25 h à 125°C 35 min à 150°C
Gel time at 25°C (min)	-	9.8	-
Working time at 25°C (min)	30	10	120
Durometer, Shore 00	N/A	59	N/A
Gel hardness (g)	110	N/A	113
Penetration (1/10 mm)	50	N/A	-
Linear CTE , ppm/°C	-	-	335
Dielectric strength (Volts/mil)	450	420	425
Dielectric strength (kV/nm)	18	17	17
Volume resistivity, ohm,cm	1.05E+15	7.10E+13	2.75E+15
Agency listing	-	UL 94 UL 746 UL 746C	-

Thermal compound 

The compounds offer high overall conductivity and low thermal resistance.

	Dowsil™ TC-5026 Thermally Conductive Compound	Dowsil™ TC-5080  Thermal Grease
Color	Gris	Blanc
Viscosity, cP	100 000	836 000
Specific gravity, kg/l	48	2.1
Cure time àt 25°C (pot life), hrs	N/A	N/A
Heat cure time (min)	N/A	N/A
Durometer, Shore 00 (psi) (MPa)	N/A	N/A
	N/A	N/A
	N/A	N/A
Elongation, %	N/A	N/A
Thermal Conductivity (w/mk)	2.9	1
Dielectric strength (Volts/mil)	227	220
Dielectric strength (kV/nm)	8.9	8.7
Volume resistivity, ohm,cm	5.90E+11	2.90E+15
Agency Listing	-	-

More information

Need information on silicones dedicated to LEDs or on brands Dowsil™ and Sylgard™  ? Contact our technical service to +33 426 680 680 or fill our contact form.

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