Structural Glazing
Dow Corning® 983 • Approved for Structural Glazing Dow Corning 983 Structural Glazing Sealant
Structural Glazing Applications is designed for factory glazing and curtain wall
Sealant • Meets ASTM C1184 production. It is a two-part, neutral cure silicone
• Meets ASTM C719 Class 25 sealant. Once cured, this structural sealant
• 25% movement capability forms a durable, flexible and watertight bond. It
• Improved productivity has excellent unprimed adhesion to most glass,
• Low VOC formula chromated and anodized aluminum and many
painted aluminum surfaces. A primer may be
required for fast and consistent adhesion to
polyester powdercoat and fluorocarbon coatings
and other high performance coated substrates
approved for architectural structural glazing
applications.
Dow Corning® 995 • Approved for Structural Glazing Dow Corning 995 Silicone Structural Glazing
Silicone Structural Applications Sealant is a one-component neutral-curing silicone
Glazing Sealant • Meets ASTM C1184 sealant designed specifically for structural bonding
• Meets ASTM C-920 applications of glass and metal in factory or field
• Meets ASTM C719 Class 50 situations. This high ultimate tensile strength
• 50% movement capability sealant is ideally suited for structural bonding and
• Successfully tested for use in protective glazing applications. It has excellent
protective glazing applications unprimed adhesion to wide range of substrates
• Excellent weathering characteristics including coated, enameled, and reflective
and a high resistance to UV, heat glasses; anodized and polyester coated or painted
and humidity aluminum profiles including most fluoropolymer
based paints such as Kynar™. It meets global
standards for structural glazing.
Dow Corning® 795 • Approved for Structural Glazing Dow Corning 795 Structural Glazing Sealant
Structural Glazing Applications is a one-component neutral Silicone sealant
Sealant • Meets ASTM C1184 designed for site or factory glazing and curtainwall
• Meets ASTM C-920 production. It requires contact with air as it reacts
• Meets ASTM C719 Class 50 with atmospheric moisture to cure to a tough
• 50% movement capability but flexible silicone rubber. Dow Corning 795
• Ease of use − all-temperature Structural Glazing Sealant can be used where
gunnability and easy tooling dual structural and weatherseal applications are
• Excellent weathering characteristics desired. It has up to +/- 50% movement capability
and a high resistance to UV, heat in a well-designed weatherseal joint. It has
and humidity excellent adhesion to a wide range of substrates,
including glass, anodized and coated aluminium
profiles.
Insulating Glazing
Dow Corning® 982 • Cures to form a durable, high Dow Corning 982 Silicone Insulating Glass
Silicone Insulating modulus, weather tight seal Sealant is intended for use as a secondary
Glass Sealant • Excellent unprimed adhesion to a sealant in dual-sealed insulating glass units.
wide range of coated glasses and A primary seal of polyisobutylene is required
aluminium and steel spacers to prevent moisture vapor transmission into
• Structural capability as secondary the airspace in the insulating glass unit.
sealant for insulating glass units used Dow Corning 982 Silicone Insulating Glass
in structural glazing Sealant can bond the individual components
• Non-slump formulation suitable for of the insulating glass unit to form a weather-
manual and automated glazing resistant unit capable of being certified for industry
• Fast Curing standards. Conformance can be confirmed by an
• Neutral cure independent test laboratory in accordance with
• Excellent temperature stability from industry standard. Dow Corning 982 Silicone
-50ºC to 150ºC Insulating Glass Sealant can also be used as the
• Outstanding resistance to ozone and secondary edge seal in insulating glass units that
UV radiation will be structurally glazed.
• Low shrinkage (<5 percent)
Weathersealing and Cladding
Dow Corning® 791 • 50% movement capability Dow Corning 791 Silicone Weatherproofing
Silicone • Neutral cure - suitable for use on Sealant is a specified, premium performance
Weatherproofing coated glass, galvanized steel, weather sealing product specifically designed for
Sealant masonry and other porous and general glazing and weather sealing in curtain
non-porous substrates wall and building facades. It is a one component,
• Meets ASTM C920 neutral cure sealant with 50% movement capability
• Meets ASTM C719 class 50 and an excellent unprimed adhesion to a wide
• Excellent weathering characteristics variety of construction materials and building
and a high resistance to UV, heat components. This makes it ideal for expansion,
and humidity connection, perimeter and other movement joints.
Dow Corning® 991 • Non-staining on natural stone and Dow Corning 991 Silicone High Performance
Silicone High reduces residue rundown on metal Sealant is a medium-modulus elastomeric
Performance and glass panels silicone sealant designed for weatherproofing.
Sealant • One-part easy to use formulation It is specially formulated to prevent staining of
• 50% movement capability porous substrates such as natural stone and
• Excellent weathering characteristics minimize streaking on metal panels and glass.
and a high resistance to UV, heat and It forms a durable, flexible, watertight bond with
humidity most building materials and can be used for new
• Excellent unprimed adhesion to most and remedial construction applications. Sensitive
building substrates natural stone, glass and metal panels.
Dow Corning® 688 • 25% movement capability Dow Corning 688 Silicone Glazing & Cladding
Silicone Glazing • Bonds to most common construction Sealant is a one-part neutral cure silicone
& Cladding Sealant materials without use of primer sealant designed for a wide range of glazing,
• Excellent recovery from extension weathersealing and professional caulking
and compression applications. It will bond to form a strong
• Ease of application – ready to use as weatherproof seal on most common building
supplied materials. It is a construction grade sealant that
• Good weatherability – it is virtually easily extrudes in any weather
unaffected by sunlight, rain, humidity
or temperature extremes
• Long life reliability
Primers
Dow Corning® • Improves adhesion of silicone Dow Corning 1200 OS Primer is used to improve
1200 OS Primer sealants to many substrates adhesion and accelerate adhesion build-up of
• User friendly with low VOC - silicone sealants to various substrates. This
meets SCAQMD rule 1168 moisture curing primer is supplied as a dilute
solution of reactive materials in low viscosity
siloxane.