At Dow, our ambition is to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world. When Dow's Building & Infrastructure group heard about the Department of Energy's contest for commercial secondary glazing systems, we immediately became excited.
Aligned with our ambition of being customer centric and sustainable, Dow is eager to partner with any new or existing customers who plan to enter the contest and want to use silicone sealants in their window design. Dow has been an industry leader in silicone technology for window and door fabrication for over 50 years, and our technical service and sales team members are ready to help you execute your vision for this contest. We have multiple product solutions that we can review with you and help decide what the best fit for your design is, including:
- DOWSIL? 982 Silicone Insulating Glass Sealant Base and Catalyst: A two-part silicone sealant designed for use as a secondary sealant in a dual-sealed insulating glass unit, as well as in an insulating glass unit that will be structurally glazed. The product cures to a durable, high-modulus, flexible silicone seal that is chemically stable and creates a weathertight bond. It has excellent unprimed adhesion to glass and metal substrates, such as galvanized steel and aluminum.
- DOWSIL? 982 FS (Fast Snap) Silicone Insulating Glass Sealant: A two-part silicone formulation. As supplied, the base is a smooth, white paste. The curing agent is available in black or gray and is a pourable liquid. Once catalyzed, the material cures to a high modulus, silicone rubber that is intended for IG applications, including IG units for heat mirror applications and IG units which will be structurally glazed.
- DOWSIL? 983 Structural Glazing Sealant Base and Curing Agent: Designed for specialized use where dual structural and weatherseal applications are desired for factory glazing and curtainwall production. Once cured, this structural sealant forms a durable, flexible, watertight bond that can be warranted for 20 years and used in ±25% movement weatherseal applications. It has excellent unprimed adhesion to glass, alodine, and anodized aluminum, although DOWSIL? Primer-C OS is recommended for fast and consistent adhesion, especially to high-performance substrates approved for architectural structural glazing applications.
- DOWSIL? 121 Structural Glazing Sealant: A two-part silicone structural glazing sealant designed to enhance productivity, and cost efficiency for assembly, installation and repair of structurally glazed glass.
- DOWSIL? 795 Silicone Building Sealant: DOWSIL? 795 Silicone Building Sealant is a one-component, neutral-curing, medium modulus silicone sealant intended for weatherseal and structural applications with excellent adhesion to a wide range of materials, including glass, metal and aluminum.
In line with the sustainability goals of the contest, Dow also offers the world's first carbon neutral silicone sealants, which can be used to help position your contest entry as more sustainable than entries that don't utilize Dow's Carbon Neutral Silicones offering, and can also help contribute to LEED points.
Interested in partnering with Dow? Please contact us to discuss how we can #seektogether to bring retrofitted window solutions to market.
