Abstract: An anchor for securing together interior and exterior building components includes a first end having an outer side for engaging the interior building component and an inner side opposite the outer side. The anchor further includes a second end having an outer side and an inner side opposite the outer side of the second end for engaging the exterior building component. A thermal break for reducing thermal bridging between the exterior and interior building components is disposed in a space between the inner sides of the ends and has a first coupling surface bonded to the inner side of the first end and a second coupling surface bonded to the inner side of the second end. An assembly includes the anchor for securing together the interior and exterior building components.

Abstract: The tear strength of cured organosiloxane elastomers can be increased and the compression set value reduced without adversely affecting other physical properties if the composition used to prepare the elastomer is curable by a platinum-catalyzed hydrosilation reaction and contains a mixture of two liquid diorganoalkenylsiloxy terminated polydiorganosiloxanes, one of which constitutes from 96 to 99.5 percent by weight of said mixture and contains the alkenyl radicals only at the terminal positions. The second polydiorganosiloxane contains both terminal alkenyl radicals and from 1 to 5 mole percent of alkenyl radicals on non-terminal repeating units.

Abstract: Extrudable organosiloxane compositions that cure by a hydrosilation reaction comprise a first polydiorganosiloxane containing alkenyl radicals only at the terminal positions of each molecule and a second polydiorganosiloxane containing alkenyl radicals on both terminal and non-terminal silicon atoms. When the alkenyl radicals on at least the second of the two polydiorganosiloxanes contain at least four carbon atoms the cure rate of the compositions is substantially increased relative to compositions wherein the alkenyl radicals on this polymer are vinyl.

Abstract: The presence of a vinyl-specific peroxide in liquid organosiloxane compositions curable to elastomers by a platinum-catalyzed hydrosiliation reaction imparts excellent recovery properties to the elastomers without requiring post-curing. To avoid premature curing the compositions are preferably stored and transported in at least two parts, where the organohydrogensiloxane curing agent and the hydrosilation catalyst are located in different parts of the composition.

Abstract: Compositions yielding optically clear silicone elastomers are obtained by preparing a homogeneous mixture comprising a liquid polydiorganosiloxane containing at least two vinyl or other ethylenically unsaturated radicals per molecule and a finely divided silica filler treated with a hexaorganodisilazane and then adding additional hexaorganodisilazane in an amount equal to at least 5 percent of filler weight. The blending is preferably carried out using a high rate of shear and volatile materials are removed by heating the composition under reduced pressure.

Abstract: The tear strength of cured organosiloxane elastomers can be increased without adversely affecting other physical properties if the composition used to prepare the elastomer is curable by a platinum-catalyzed hydrosilation reaction and contains a mixture of two liquid diorganovinylsiloxy terminated polydiorganosiloxanes, one of which constitutes from 70 to 95 percent by weight of said mixture and contains vinyl or other ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon radicals only at the terminal positions. The second polydiorganosiloxane contains both terminal vinyl radicals and from 1 to 5 mole percent of vinyl radicals on non-terminal repeating units.