Re: Silicone

[Robert Myers <rmyers@wvit.wvnet.edu>]

Well, I AM (well I usta be one until I retired a coupla months ago :-) ) a
chemist and silicones are compound in which silicon atoms alternate with
oxygen atoms.  In addition two other side groups usually organic groups such
as methyl or ethyl (etc.) groups are attached to each silicon atom.  Various
properties are produced by varying the types and relative numbers of these
side groups.

At 05:27 PM 10/13/96 -0700, you wrote:
>
>>Maybe I'm confused, but I thought oil and silicone were entirely different
>>classes of materials.
>
>I'm no chemist but I believe silicones are a whole range of products in
>which one or more carbon atoms in a hydrocarbon moelcule is replaced by a
>silicon atom.  Thus you can have silicone rubber, silicone grease, silicone
>oil, etc.
>
>Regards,
>Bob Wheeldon
>'90 V8Q
>Principal Engineer
>Boeing Commercial Airplanes
>robert a wheeldon@boeing.com
>rawaudi@frugal.com
>
>
>
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