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SEMICOSIL® 987 GR
1-part heat-curing silicone rubber
SEMICOSIL® 987 GR is a non-slump, thermally curable, addition curing, one-part silicone elastomer which can be used as
sealing adhesive

Properties

Special characteristics
• One-part, ready-to-use, heat curing silicone
• Thixotropic
• High flexibility (low-stress-adhesive) for FIPG bonding
• Primerless adhesion to many substrates

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Technical data

Properties Uncured

Property Condition Value Method

Viscosity, dynamic (D = 0.5

25 °C 350000 mPa·s ISO 3219
s⁻¹)

Viscosity, dynamic (D = 25
25 °C 30000 mPa·s ISO 3219
s⁻¹)

Color - gray -

Density - 1.07 g/cm³ DIN EN ISO 1183-1

These figures are only intended as a guide and should not be used in preparing specifications.

Properties Cured
Cured for 30 min at 150 °C in a circulating air oven.

Property Condition Value Method

Hardness Shore A - 50 ISO 868

Tensile strength - 5 N/mm² ISO 37

Elongation at break - 200 % ISO 37

Color - gray -

Density in water 23 °C 1.07 g/cm³ DIN EN ISO 1183-1

These figures are only intended as a guide and should not be used in preparing specifications.

All the information provided is in accordance with the present state of our knowledge. Nonetheless, we disclaim any warranty or liability whatsoever and reserve the right, at any
time, to effect technical alterations. The information provided, as well as the product's fitness for an intended application, should be checked by the buyer in preliminary trials.
Contractual terms and conditions always take precedence. This disclaimer of warranty and liability also applies particularly in foreign countries with respect to third parties' rights.

Applications
• Automotive Electronics
• Bonding, Fixing & Sealing
• Electrics & Electronics
• Electronic Control Unit (ECU)
• Measurement & Control, Sensor Technology
• Power Control Unit (PCU)

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Application details
• General purpose sealing adhesive
• Electronics industry
• FIPG - sealing of electronic control unit substrates (cover, housing)
• Supports mass production processes with end-of line QC-control

Processing
General

SEMICOSIL 987 GR can be applied as sealing adhesive for FIPG bonding of thermoplastics (Polybutylenterephthalates,
Polyamides) and metals (Al, steel) for mass production processes.
On suitable substrates adhesion built up is accomplished via chemical linkages to polar anchor groups of the substrate.
Examples for processing concepts are given in the following.

As type of substrates, concentration and accessability of functional anchor groups may vary, it is highly recommended that
customers carry out adhesion tests for in-line quality check and adhesion performance after aging before fixing processing
parameters. It is customers responsibility to check fitness for the specifc application and to ensure reproducability of
surface quality.

Surface
SEMICOSIL® 987 GR shows good primerless adhesion to many substrates. We recommend running preliminary tests to
optimize conditions for the particular application. Comprehensive processing instructions are given in our leaflet „ Room
Temperature Vulcanizing (RTV) Silicones (Materials and Processing Guidelines)” which can be downloaded from WACKER
Chemie AG website.
All equipment and surfaces must be clean and free of contaminants that will prevent adhesion and/or inhibit the cure of
SEMICOSIL® 987 GR.
Separation layers on bonding substrated may be formed from residues of previous processes, from migrating additives or
unintended contaminations. Examples of separating molecules among others can be processing fluids or deforming agents
that are not able to built chemical links to reactive and accessible anchor groups of the substrate surface or to the silicone
elastomer. Examples of inhibiting contaminants are sulfur containing materials, plasticizers, urethanes, amine containing
materials and organometallic compounds – especially organotin compounds. If a substrate’s ability to inhibit cure or built up
adhesion is unknown, a small scale test should be run to determine compatibility.
Safeguarding of reproducable and suitable surface quality is recommended. State of the art methods include in-line surface
pretreatments like plasma processes or laser pretreatment.

Dispensing
Because of the pronounced shear thinning effect SEMICOSIL® 987 RB GR can be dispensed easily with all dispensing
equipments.
Since silicones dissolve notable amounts of air, an in-line degassing is recommended.

Curing
SEMICOSIL® 987 GR works best when cured at 125 °C or more.
Curing time should be adapted to the size and heat sink properties of the
components and parts. The term "curing" time describes the time needed
for solidification of the material. For typical substrates adhesion built-up is
accomplished within this time, which can be observed by cohesive failure
upon adhesion test.
However, depending on the surface quality of the bonding surfaces, time
to adhesion might differ from given curing profiles.
In the interest of robust processing it is highly recommended that for
selected curing temperatures & times aging tests on specific customers
parts are carried out to storage safeguard the process.

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Packaging and storage
Storage
The 'Best use before end' date of each batch is shown on the product label.
SEMICOSIL® 987 GR should be stored between +5 and +25°C in the tightly closed original container.
Storage beyond the date specified on the label does not necessarily mean that the product is no longer usable. In this case
however, the properties required for the intended use must be checked for quality assurance reasons.

Safety notes
According to the latest findings, the addition-curing silicone rubber SEMICOSIL® 987 GR contains neither toxic or corrosive
substances which would require special handling precautions.
Comprehensive instructions are given in the corresponding Material Safety Data Sheets. They are available on request from
WACKER subsidiaries or may be printed via WACKER web site http://www.wacker.com.

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For technical, quality or product safety questions, please contact:

Wacker Chemie AG, Hanns-Seidel-Platz 4, 81737 Munich, Germany
[email protected], www.wacker.com

The data presented in this medium are in accordance with the present state of our knowledge but do not absolve the user from carefully checking all supplies immediately on
receipt. We reserve the right to alter product constants within the scope of technical progress or new developments. The recommendations made in this medium should be
checked by preliminary trials because of conditions during processing over which we have no control, especially where other companies’ raw materials are also being used. The
information provided by us does not absolve the user from the obligation of investigating the possibility of infringement of third parties’ rights and, if necessary, clarifying the
position. Recommendations for use do not constitute a warranty, either express or implied, of the fitness or suitability of the product for a particular purpose.

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