Black silicone solid rubber sheet
Our supply: Special order material
Thickness: Available in 1mm, 1.5mm,2mm,3mm,4mm and 5mm thickness only. We can also offer these with an adhesive backing
Sheet sizes: 1200×1000mm only
Your Supply: If you prefer, you can supply your own silicon rubber instead up to 2mm in thickness and up to a maximum sheet size of 3000×2000mm.
Material properties
A smooth black rubber sheet (on both sides). Silicone rubber has excellent resistance to heat. It also withstands weathering.
Typical applications
Artistic, Electronics, Furniture, Jewellery, Mechanical, Model making, stamp making, robotics & engineering.
Laser cutting
Laser cutting silicon rubber gets very messy! The heat from the laser causes black dust & residues to build up on the both surfaces. These will need to be wiped away once you receive your job.
Cut width and Kerf
The Kerf (the amount the laser takes away when cutting) is quite this at + / – 0.5mm intricate shapes on silicon rubber. As a benchmark, we recommend that the minimum cut widths be no smaller than the corresponding thickness of the material.
Laser engraving
Laser engraves with an ok clarity. Engraving tends to be dark in colour with little contrast to the already black surface. When your engraving covers a large surface area the engraver is more likely to produce lines within the engraved surface. This is caused by the pulsing of the laser. While it appears that the laser actually is firing constantly, when processing a job it actually quickly turns on and turns off which is known as pulsing. It is this pulsing which creates a slightly textured appearance in the engraving. For large surface areas we tend to engrave a bit slower to keep this to a minimum but for some applications it is unavoidable.
