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Silicone (Rochow Direct Process)
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22. 9월 2026DK
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Silicone (Rochow Direct Process)

Silicones - chains of silicon and oxygen carrying methyl groups - were known from Frederic Kipping's laboratory work, but could only be made a few grams at a time. In 1940 Eugene Rochow at General Electric found a one-step route: pass methyl chloride over hot silicon with copper, and methylchlorosilanes come straight off. Richard Müller found the same reaction independently in Germany, which is why it is also called the Müller-Rochow process. It is how silicones are still made. **US 2,380,995**, "Preparation of organosilicon halides", Rochow, assigned to General Electric, granted 7. August 1945, claims "effecting reaction between silicon and a hydrocarbon halide" with a copper catalyst at 200–500 °C. **Methyl chloride and chlorosilanes are toxic and stay in the plant.** You use the product: a two-part silicone mould of glass marbles, then cast hot wax in it, again and again.
초급
4 hours plus two cures

안내

1

Build the box

Cut foam board and hot-glue an open box 60 x 40 mm inside, 50 mm tall. Seal every inside seam with a bead of glue - silicone finds any gap.

이 단계의 재료:

모형 제작용 폼보드모형 제작용 폼보드1

필요한 도구:

공예용 칼공예용 칼
글루건글루건
강철 자강철 자
2

Clay bed and keys

Press sulphur-free modelling clay 20 mm deep into the box. Push two 16 mm marbles exactly halfway in, 20 mm apart. Press four dimples in the clay with a pencil end: these are the registration keys.

이 단계의 재료:

조형용 찰흙조형용 찰흙150 g
유리구슬유리구슬2

필요한 도구:

디지털 캘리퍼스 6인치디지털 캘리퍼스 6인치
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Weigh and mix

Weigh part A and part B at the kit's stated ratio into a mixing cup (the notebook gives the mass). Stir 3 minutes, scraping sides and bottom.

이 단계의 재료:

실리콘 몰드 제작 키트실리콘 몰드 제작 키트1 키트

필요한 도구:

정밀 디지털 저울정밀 디지털 저울
눈금 있는 혼합 컵눈금 있는 혼합 컵
젓개젓개
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First pour

Pour in a thin stream from 30 cm into one corner, never onto the marbles, until 6 mm above them. Cure for the kit's time.

필요한 도구:

눈금 있는 혼합 컵눈금 있는 혼합 컵
5

Flip and release

Flip the box, peel away all clay and leave the marbles in the silicone. Brush a thin coat of petroleum jelly over the silicone face - silicone bonds to silicone.

이 단계의 재료:

바셀린바셀린5 g
6

Second pour

Mix a second batch the same way and pour 6 mm above the marbles. Cure again.

이 단계의 재료:

실리콘 몰드 제작 키트실리콘 몰드 제작 키트1 키트

필요한 도구:

정밀 디지털 저울정밀 디지털 저울
눈금 있는 혼합 컵눈금 있는 혼합 컵
7

Open and cut sprues

Tear off the foam board, part the halves and pop out the marbles. With the craft knife cut a 5 mm cone from the top face into each cavity.

필요한 도구:

공예용 칼공예용 칼
8

Cast wax

Melt paraffin wax in the double boiler to 75 °C. Band the halves shut, pour through each sprue, cool 30 minutes, open. Count how many casts it survives.

이 단계의 재료:

파라핀 왁스파라핀 왁스100 g
고무줄고무줄1

필요한 도구:

이중 냄비(중탕 냄비)이중 냄비(중탕 냄비)
사탕용 온도계사탕용 온도계
용접 장갑용접 장갑
투명 보안경투명 보안경
9

Troubleshoot the mould

Work down in order; each question points to one step to redo.

Flow

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Reaction, pour size, siblings

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History & Context

**What the patent specifies:** silicon reacted with a hydrocarbon halide over copper at 200–500 °C to give organosilicon halides. **Modern build (derived):** a two-part room-temperature-curing mould silicone. Silicone first served in the Second World War as grease and insulation for aircraft ignition systems; today it is sealant, bakeware, medical tubing and every maker's mould rubber. Its limits: it tears easily once nicked, is expensive, and a platinum-cure grade will not set against sulphur, some clays and latex gloves.

재료

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필요 도구

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