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Posted by Dan Deckert on June 15, 2007, 2:56 pm
Yep. Shot my fingers off on that one............
Dan
> Dear Dan,
> Please redo your research. Silicon (element) and silicone
> (chemical lubricant) are two different things.
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> Christopher A. Young
> You can't shout down a troll.
> You have to starve them.
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> > Dan Deckert writes:
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> > > Silicon Spray. It doesn't attract dirt and has no chemical
> residue.
> >
> > Silicone.
> >
> > Just what is in your imagination about this stuff?
>
> It sure beats oil based lubricants such as WD-40 by miles.
> Experience alone, living in a desert w/sand/dirt for 20+ yrs.
> indicates otherwise.
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> > It's a type of oil, you know, just not a mineral, animal, or
> vegetable oil.
> > Certainly it attracts dirt.
>
> Really? An OIL? Then how do you describe/ascribe to the
> following? I'm not aware of ANY OIL that will sustain 5905
> degrees F to a boil point!
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> Silicon
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> Atomic Number: 14
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> Atomic Weight: 28.0855
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> Melting Point: 1687 K (1414°C or 2577°F)
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> Boiling Point: 3538 K (3265°C or 5909°F)
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> Density: 2.3296 grams per cubic centimeter
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> Phase at Room Temperature: Solid
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> Element Classification: Semi-metal
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> History and Uses:
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> Silicon was discovered by Jöns Jacob Berzelius, a Swedish
> chemist, in 1824 by heating chips of potassium in a silica
> container and then carefully washing away the residual
> by-products. Silicon is the seventh most abundant element in the
> universe and the second most abundant element in the earth's
> crust. Today, silicon is produced by heating sand (SiO2) with
> carbon to temperatures approaching 2200°C.
>
> Two allotropes of silicon exist at room temperature:
> amorphous and crystalline. Amorphous appears as a brown powder
> while crystalline silicon has a metallic luster and a grayish
> color. Single crystals of crystalline silicon can be grown with a
> process known as the Czochralski process. These crystals, when
> doped with elements such as boron, gallium, germanium, phosphorus
> or arsenic, are used in the manufacture of solid-state electronic
> devices, such as transistors, solar cells, rectifiers and
> microchips.
>
> Silicon dioxide (SiO2), silicon's most common compound, is
> the most abundant compound in the earth's crust. It commonly
> takes the form of ordinary sand, but also exists as quartz, rock
> crystal, amethyst, agate, flint, jasper and opal. Silicon dioxide
> is extensively used in the manufacture of glass and bricks.
> Silica gel, a colloidal form of silicon dioxide, easily absorbs
> moisture and is used as a desiccant.
>
> Silicon forms other useful compounds. Silicon carbide (SiC)
> is nearly as hard as diamond and is used as an abrasive. Sodium
> silicate (Na2SiO3), also known as water glass, is used in the
> production of soaps, adhesives and as an egg preservative.
> Silicon tetrachloride (SiCl4) is used to create smoke screens.
> Silicon is also an important ingredient in silicone, a class of
> material that is used for such things as lubricants, polishing
> agents, electrical insulators and medical implants.
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>
> Estimated Crustal Abundance: 2.82×105 milligrams per
> kilogram
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> Estimated Oceanic Abundance: 2.2 milligrams per liter
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> Number of Stable Isotopes: 3 (View all isotope data)
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> Ionization Energy: 8.152 eV
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> Oxidation States: +4, +2, -4
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> Electron Shell Configuration: 1s2
> 2s2 2p6
> 3s2 3p2
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> And if you don't have any residue of it, then
> > what exactly is the point?
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> Really? and the facts/data are? Residue is the shit you don't
> need after applying a product for a particular need. Weird how it
> seems to work here in this blowing dirt/sand country.
>
> > Many "silicone" sprays are 99 percent mineral spirits and other
> hydrocarbon
> > stuff with a whiff of actual silicone oil. That's why it
> doesn't attract
> > dirt or leave a residue: it just evaporates after making you
> feel better.
>
> Well that's certainly strange, even CRC doesn't list their
> silicone spray @ 99% mineral spirits & other hydrocarbon
> stuff.
>
http://www.crcind.com.au/catalogue.nsf/(MSDS)/3055%20808%20Silicone%202007/$FILE/MSDS.pdf
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> It certainly seems strange that you are seemingly opposed to
> using silicone spray as a lubricant for a seemingly innocent
> purpose of lubricating a sliding patio door.
>
> Much less as leading off with mis-information.............just my
> 2 cents worth...............
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> Dan
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