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Key Differences
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| Mixed Viscosity | 35,000 cps | 12,500 cps |
| Pot Life | 25 minutes | 6 minutes |
| Cure Time | 4 hours | 30 minutes |
| Shore A Hardness | 37 | 16 |
| Color | Water Clear Translucent | Blue-Green |
| Tensile Strength | 600 psi | 400 psi |
| 100% Modulus | 90 psi | 55 psi |
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| SORTA-Clear™ 37 | Mold Star™ 16 FAST | |
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| Product Type |
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| Mixed Viscosity | 35,000 cps | 12,500 cps |
| Mix Ratio By Volume | 1A:1B | 1A:1B |
| Mix Ratio By Weight | 1A:1B | 1A:1B |
| Pot Life | 25 minutes | 6 minutes |
| Cure Time | 4 hours | 30 minutes |
| Shore A Hardness | 37 | 16 |
| Specific Gravity | 1.08 g/cc | 1.18 g/cc |
| Specific Volume | 25.6 cu. in./lb. | 23.5 cu. in./lb. |
| Color | Water Clear Translucent | Blue-Green |
| Die B Tear Strength | 105 pli | 88 pli |
| Tensile Strength | 600 psi | 400 psi |
| Elongation @ Break | 400 % | 440 % |
| 100% Modulus | 90 psi | 55 psi |
| Shrinkage | <.001 in. / in. | <.001 in. / in. |
| Useful Temperature (min) | — | -65 °F |
| Useful Temperature (max) | — | 450 °F |
Product Description
SORTA-Clear™ 37
SORTA-Clear™ Series rubbers are premium water clear translucent silicone rubbers (platinum catalyst) which cure at room temperature with negligible shrinkage. SORTA-Clear™ 37 has Shore 37A hardness and features high tensile and tear strength. This product also offers the convenience of a 1A:1B by volume mix ratio.
SORTA-Clear™ silicones are ideal for making prototype, jewelry or other molds of any configuration where model visibility is important (i.e. extracting a model from the mold via cutting). Materials such as urethane, epoxy or polyester resins can then be cast into SORTA-Clear™ silicone without application of a release agent. Other materials such as wax and low melt metal alloys can also be cast into SORTA-Clear™. SORTA-Clear™ can be pigmented with SILC Pig™ silicone pigments.
SORTA Clear™ 37 silicone rubber is FOOD SAFE and can be used for culinary applications including casting chocolate and other confections.
Certified Skin Safe - Cured SORTA Clear™ 37 is skin safe and certified by an independent laboratory.
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Mold Star™ 16 FAST
Mold Star™ rubbers are easy to use platinum silicones which are mixed 1A:1B by volume (no weighing scale necessary). Mold Star™ silicones feature relatively low viscosities and vacuum degassing is not required for most applications. Mold Star™ 16 FAST is a fast material with a 6 minute pot life and 30 minute cure time.