METHOD OF REDUCING THE BUBBLE FORMATION WHEN CURING A ROOM TEMPERATURE VULCANIZABLE SILICONE SEALANT COMPOSITION CONTAINING SILICON-BONDED ALKOXY CROSSLINKER IN A CONFINED CONFIGURATION

摘要

A method is disclosed of forming a seal between two or more non-porous substrates by adding an oximosilicon compound to a prepared room-temperature-vulcanizable silicone sealant composition which is comprised of an alkoxy ended polydiorganosiloxane, a crosslinker having silicon-bonded methoxy or ethoxy, a filler, a titanate catalyst, and by-produced methanol or ethanol that is obtained during the manufacture of the silicone sealant composition, applying the sealant composition, to at least two non-porous substrates forming an assembly of an uncured sealant composition bonding them together, subjecting the assembly to conditions which would ordinarily formdetrimental bubbles if the oximosilicon compound were not present, and completely curing the composition to form an assembly of at least two non-poroussubstrates bonded by cured sealant that is essentially free of detrimental bubbles. Such a method is valuable in forming gaskets which are used in the internal combustion engine industry.