However, in the mold industry, the term "silicone" we refer to is usually not the silica gel hydrate mentioned above. The silicone in the mold industry is usually referred to as a type of polysiloxane. Simply put, the silicone in the mold industry is a synthetic rubber called silicone rubber because it contains silicon atoms, hence it is abbreviated as "silicone".
Many times, when we mention "sil