Thin-Wall Silicone Tubing Product Details
One popular type of silicone tube is the ultra-thin wall silicone tubing, which is a type of tubing made from silicone material that has a relatively thin wall thickness. It boasts great durability and yet eases of use. The tube wall can reach a thickness of up to 0.25mm, which makes them very light and facile to use.
JEsilicone is a professional silicone tubing manufacturers, provides silicone tubing OEM/ODM service more than 20 years. We can custom any thin wall silicone tubing as customer requirements.
Product Applications
Ultra thin wall silicone rubber tubing is typically used in applications that require flexibility, durability, and resistance to high temperatures, chemicals, and UV radiation. It has a wide range of application as following:
- Medical: Used in medical devices such as catheters, feeding tubes and peristaltic pumps.
- Food and Beverage: Used in food and beverage processing equipment for transferring liquids safely due to their non-toxic and resistance to high temperatures.
- Pharmaceutical: Used in pharmaceutical manufacturing for fluid transfer, sampling, and other applications that require sterile.
- Laboratory: Used in laboratory settings for fluid transfer, chromatography, and other applications.
- Automotive: Used in automotive systems for fluid transfer, particularly in cooling and heating systems.
- Industrial: Used in various industrial applications such as peristaltic pumps, ink and dye transfer, and chemical processing.
What factors need to considered when choosing thin wall silicone tubing
In order to ensure optimal performance and compatibility, you need consider several factors when selecting thin-wall silicone tubing.
- Inner Diameter (ID) and Outer Diameter (OD): The inner and outer diameters of the tubing should be selected right based on the project
- Wall Thickness: it affects its flexibility, durability, and pressure rating. Thin-wall tubing offers flexibility but may have lower pressure resistance compared to thicker-walled tubing.
- Temperature Range: You need to ensure that the silicone tubing can withstand the temperature extremes without degradation or loss of performance.
- Chemical Compatibility: Assess the compatibility of the silicone tubing with the fluids or chemicals it will come into contact with during operation.
- Biocompatibility: If the tubing will be used in medical or pharmaceutical, ensure that it meets relevant biocompatibility standards.
- Flexibility and Bend Radius: Evaluate the flexibility and bend radius of the tubing to ensure it can be easily routed and installed in the intended system.
- Pressure Rating: Consider the maximum pressure the tubing will be exposed to during operation and select suitable tubing to prevent leaks or bursting.
- Transparency or Color: Need transparency or other color according to the Pantone NO#.
- Sterilizability: If the tubing will be used in medical or laboratory, it requiring sterilization.