Silicone oils:

are primarily used as lubricants, thermic fluid oils or hydraulic fluids. They are excellent electrical insulators and, unlike their carbon analogues, are non-flammable. Their temperature stability and good heat-transfer characteristics make them widely used in laboratories for heating baths ("oil baths") placed on top of hotplate stirrers, as well as in freeze-dryers as refridgerants. Silicone oil is also commonly used as the working fluid in dashpots, wet-type transformers diffusion pumps and in oil-filled heaters Aerospace use includes the external coolant loop and radiators of the International Space Station Zvezda module which rejects heat in the vacuum of space.

The class of silicone oils known as cyclosiloxanes has many of the same properties as other non-cyclic siloxane liquids but also has a relatively high volitility, making it useful in a number of cosmetic products such as antiperspirant.

Some silicone oils, such as simethicone are potent anti-foaming agents due to their low surface tension. They are used in industrial applications such as distillation or fermentation, where excessive amounts of foam can be problematic. They are sometimes added to cooking oils to prevent excessive foaming during deep fryinf Silicone oils used as lubricants can be inadvertent defoamers (contaminants) in processes where foam is desired, such as in the manufacture of polyurethane foam.

Silicone oil is also one of the two main ingredients in Silly Putty, along with boric acid.

Country of Origin	United States
Brand	Unbranded
UPC	014715152176

Dow Xiameter PMX200-10,000Cst Silicone Fluid

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