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What is DOWSIL™ 756 SMS Building Sealant?
A one-part, medium-modulus, neutral-curing silicone elastomeric sealant for weathersealing sensitive substrates where the aesthetic performance of the sealant is important.

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DOWSIL™ 756 SMS Building Sealant


What is DOWSIL™ 756 SMS Building Sealant?
A one-part, medium-modulus, neutral-curing silicone elastomeric sealant for weathersealing sensitive substrates where the aesthetic performance of the sealant is important. The sealant is intended for weathersealing skylights, glass facades, porous natural stone, and panel systems where staining and residue rundown streaking must be minimized. It is available in a variety of colors.
Uses

  • Expansion and control joints
  • Metal panel joints
  • Curtainwall joints
  • Joints between natural stone
  • Perimeter seals around window frames
  • New and remedial construction
Benefits
  • Cures to form a unique sleek, dry matte finish surface
  • Improved aesthetic performance reduces long-term residue rundown on metal panels and reflective glass or staining on porous substrates
  • Good working and tooling time
  • All-temperature gunnability from -29 to 50°C (-20 to 122°F), permitting application in all seasons
  • Medium-modulus
  • ± 50% joint movement capability
  • Unprimed adhesion to most glass, brick, granite and fluoropolymer painted substrates
  • Primed adhesion to other common construction substrates, such as marble, limestone and concrete
  • Excellent weatherability non-reverting silicone durability
  • Compatible with open-cell polyurethane, closed-cell polyethylene and nongassing polyolefin backer rods


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Specifications

Application Benefits
Application Temperature Range-29 to 50 °C
Movement Capability50 %
Primerless AdhesionPrimerless
Special FeaturesNon Stain Sealant
Product Use and Formulating
Cure System1-Part Cure
Cure TypeNeutral Cure
Number of PartsOne
Room Temperature Cure - Hours168 to 336 Hours
Tack-Free Time-50% RH120 Minutes
Where UsedJob Site
Working Time30 Minutes
Typical Properties
Adhesion toAlodine Aluminum, Aluminum, Anodized Aluminum, Brickwork, Ceramic, Concrete, Enamelled and Reflective Glass, Extruded Mill Finish, Fluorocarbon Coated Aluminum, Glass, Granite, Heat Strengthened Glass, Light-Weight Stone Panels, Limestone, Low E Coated Glass, Marble, Masonry, Metal, Metal Panels, Paint, Plastic, Polyester Powder Coated Aluminum/Steel, Silicone, Stainless Steel, Steel, Stone, Vinyl/PVC-U, Wood
AppearanceOpaque
ChemistryNeutral
ColorBlack, Bronze, Grey, Limestone, Precast White, White
Durometer - Shore A35 Shore A
Elongation1200 %
Flow/Sag (Slump)2.54 mm
MovementMedium
Peel Strength> 25 ppi
Shelf Life360 Days
SubstratePorous
Tensile Strength200 psi
Volatile Organic Content86 g/liter