Mercapto functional silicone fluids provide means of incorporating silicone fluids into various curing systems, thereby improving properties such as flexibility or high temperature resistance. The Mercapto-alkyl functionality reacts primarily with systems containing double bonds by the following reaction:
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Fluids containing Mercapto-Alkyl groups have a high affinity for metal surfaces, much like amine functional silicones. Therefore, they can also be used in release agent applications.
