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Silicone Rubber
Compound DOW CORNING® HV1660/65

FEATURES 65 Durometer, gray, peroxide cure, high voltage grade Silicone

• 65 Shore A hardness Rubber Compound
• Superior wet electrical properties APPLICATIONS
• Excellent tracking resistance • High voltage insulators.
• Mold release • Weather shed insulators.
• Sustained hydrophobicity • Surge arrestors.

TYPICAL PROPERTIES
Specification writers: These values are not intended for use in preparing specifications.
Please contact your local Dow Corning sales representative prior to writing specifications
on this product.
Test method* Property Unit Value
Color Gray
D792 Specific gravity 1.56
D2204 Hardness Shore A 65
D412 Tensile strength MPa (psi) 4.2 (610)
D412 Elongation at break % 280
D624B Tear strength kN/m (ppi) 13 (75)

IEC 60093 Volume resistivity Ohm.cm 2.0x10¹¤

IEC 60250 Dielectric constant at 100Hz 3.67
IEC 60250 Dissipation factor 0.017
IEC 60587 Tracking resistance 1A4.5
ASTM 2303 Tracking resistance kV 6.0
IEC 60243 Dielectric strength kV/mm (volts/mil) 17.3 (441)
Properties obtained on test slabs: Press cured 10 minutes at 171ºC (340°F).

*ASTM: American Society for Testing and Materials.

IEC: International Electrotechnical Commission

Materials were tested according to Dow Corning Corporate Test Methods (CTM), which in
most cases are similar to the ASTM standards listed above. Copies of CTMs are available
on request.

HOW TO USE
DOW CORNING HV1660/65 is
ready to use and fully formulated.
Cure and processing conditions
should be verified by the fabricator
and will depend on the processing
equipment used.
HANDLING PRECAUTIONS
Product safety information required
for safe use is not included. Before
handling, read product and safety data
sheets and container labels for safe
use, physical and health hazard
information. The material safety data
sheet is available on the Dow Corning
website at www.dowcorning.com.
You can also obtain a copy from your
local Dow Corning sales
representative or Distributor or by
calling your local Dow Corning
Global Connection.
USABLE LIFE AND
STORAGE
When stored at or below 50°C
(122°F) in the original unopened
containers, this product has a usable
life of 6 months from the date of
production.
PACKAGING
This product is available in 20kg or
500kg boxes sheeted, preformed or
bulked, wrapped in plastic film.
LIMITATIONS
This product is neither tested nor
represented as suitable for medical or
pharmaceutical uses.
HEALTH AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
INFORMATION
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safety needs, Dow Corning has an
extensive Product Stewardship
organization and a team of Health,
Environment and Regulatory Affairs
specialists available in each area.
For further information, please see
our website, www.dowcorning.com or
consult your local Dow Corning
representative.
DOW CORNING® HV1660/65
2 31/07/2001
Ref. no. 45-0205-01
LIMITED WARRANTY
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conditions and methods of use of our
products are beyond our control, this
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substitution for customer's tests to
ensure that Dow Corning's products
are safe, effective, and fully
satisfactory for the intended end use.
Suggestions of use shall not be taken
as inducements to infringe any patent.
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the product will meet the
Dow Corning sales specifications in
effect at the time of shipment.
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product shown to be other than as
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