Fluorosilicone oil empowers emerging fields and opens up new scenarios for industrial applications

1.The precision lubrication revolution in the intelligent manufacturing industry
Fluorosilicone oil has made a breakthrough in the field of joint lubrication for industrial robots. Its low coefficient of friction and wide temperature range stability have significantly extended the service life of equipment. Experimental data shows that the wear rate of robot joints lubricated with fluorosilicone oil is reduced by 60% under high-temperature (200℃) and high-load conditions, and the maintenance cycle is extended to three times that of traditional greases. In the field of 3D printing, fluorosilicone oil, as a mold release agent, can reduce the defect rate of complex structures from 15% to below 5%, while increasing the printing efficiency by 20%. It is particularly suitable for the high-precision manufacturing of aerospace components. In addition, the nanoscale protective film it forms on the surface of electronic components can reduce the signal attenuation of high-frequency communication equipment by 40%, meeting the strict requirements of 5G base stations and satellite communications.

2. Liquid cooling technology drives the energy efficiency upgrade of data centers
With the surging demand for AI computing power, the application of fluorosilicone oil in the field of liquid cooling heat dissipation has expanded rapidly. Nvidia's newly released GB200 GPU adopts immersion liquid cooling technology. The fluorosilicone oil coolant that comes with it has a heat conduction efficiency 25 times that of air, which can reduce server energy consumption by 90%. The PCM-35 low-viscosity modified silicone oil developed by domestic enterprise Runhe Materials has performance fully on par with Dow's ICL-1000 coolant, with a cost reduction of 80%. It has passed international certification and entered the mass production stage. Industry predictions suggest that the global market size of liquid cooling for data centers will exceed 20 billion US dollars by 2025, and the proportion of fluorosilicone oil coolant is expected to reach 30%.

3. International cooperation accelerates the practice of circular economy
Multinational enterprises are promoting the construction of fluorosilicone oil recovery systems through technological collaboration. The pilot project of Elkem Group of Norway in Lyon, France, has successfully achieved the chemical recycling of silicone waste, increasing the raw material utilization rate to 95% and reducing the carbon footprint of recycled products by 70% compared with traditional processes. The silicon recycling technology of ECO USA in the United States can convert waste fluorosilicone oil into industrial-grade silicone oil, reducing its carbon footprint by 76-78% compared to virgin materials. It has been applied on a large scale in the fields of automotive parts and medical equipment. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is formulating technical specifications for the recycling of fluorosilicone oil, which are expected to be officially released in 2026, promoting coordinated carbon reduction across the global industrial chain.

4. Driven by both market expansion and technological iteration
The global fluorosilicone oil market is showing a diversified growth trend, reaching a scale of 1.7 billion US dollars in 2023 and is expected to exceed 2.4 billion US dollars by 2035, with a compound annual growth rate of 4.0%. Among them, liquid cooling and heat dissipation and intelligent manufacturing contributed the main increments, with the demand growth rate of new energy vehicles and photovoltaic equipment exceeding 15%. From a technical perspective, short-chain fluorosilicone oil (fluoroalkyl carbon number ≤8) avoids the risk of PFAS by controlling the chain length and has passed the FDA food contact certification. It is replacing traditional fluorine-containing materials in non-stick pan coatings and food packaging fields. Significant progress has been made in the research and development of bio-based fluorosilicone oil. By 2030, the proportion of bio-based raw materials is expected to reach 40%, further reducing environmental impact.