| abstract |
Room temperature vulcanisable (RTV) silicone compositions which are storage stable, have good freeze/thaw characteristics in the absence of polar solvents and which cure to a low modulus silicone elastomer and a process for making same. The composition contains (i) 100 parts by weight of a hydroxyl endblocked polydiorganosiloxane having a viscosity at 25°C, of from 5 to 100 Pa.s (ii) one or more fillers, optionally treated to be rendered hydrophobic, (iii) from 2.5 to 10 parts by weight of methylvinyldi(N-ethylacetamido)silane, (iv) from 1 to 6 parts by weight of an aminoxysilicon compound having from 1 to 100 silicon atoms per molecule and from 3 to 10 aminoxy groups per molecule. The composition no i.e. zero (0) parts of a polar solvent selected from, Ν,Ν-dimethylformamide (DMF), acetonitrile and N-n-butylacetamide and does not visibly partially crystallize when stored at a temperature of 5°C or less. |