Ngenxa yezakhiwo ezinhle kakhulu zomzimba namakhemikhali, isikhunta senjoloba ye-silicone sisetshenziswa kakhulu ekukhiqizeni izimboni, ukwelashwa, ukucubungula ukudla, nokudala ubuciko. Izindawo ezisebenza kuzo ngokuyinhloko zincike emazingeni okushisa ezinto ezibonakalayo, ukumelana nokugqwala, ukuguquguquka, nokumelana nokuguga.
Ngokuphathelene nezinga lokushisa, isikhunta senjoloba ye-silicone ngokuvamile sisebenza ngokuzinzile phakathi kwebanga lokushisa elingu--60℃ukuya ku-250℃, nokunye okukhethekile okukwazi ukumelana namazinga okushisa aphakeme. Lesi sakhiwo sibenza bafanelekele{4}}ukushisa okuphezulu (okufana ne-wax nokusakazwa kwensimbi) kanye-nezindawo zezinga lokushisa eliphansi (njengesikhunta sokudla esiqandisiwe). Kodwa-ke, ukusetshenziswa kwesikhathi eside emazingeni okushisa okwedlulele kungabangela ukuqina kwesikhunta noma ukulahlekelwa ukunwebeka, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukukhetha irabha ye-silicone enebanga elifanele lokumelana nokushisa ngokusekelwe kuhlelo lokusebenza oluthile.
Irabha ye-silicone ibonisa ukuzinza kwamakhemikhali okuhle kakhulu futhi imelana nama-asidi abuthakathaka, izisekelo ezibuthakathaka, nezinyibilikisi ezihlukahlukene zezinto eziphilayo, okuyenza ifanelekele ukukhiqizwa kwamakhemikhali, ilabhorethri, kanye{0}nezinga lokudla. Kodwa-ke, ukusebenza kwayo kungase konakalise ezindaweni ezinama-asidi aqinile, izisekelo, noma ukugqwala okuphezulu, okwenza kudingeke ukuthi kusetshenziswe izinto ezikhethekile ezifana nerabha ye-fluorosilicone. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-hydrophobicity yerabha ye-silicone iyenza ingabi lula ekukhuleni kwesikhunta ezindaweni ezinomswakama, iyenze ifanele ukubumba imikhiqizo yezokwelapha nehlanzekile.
Ukuguquguquka kungenye inzuzo enkulu yesikhunta senjoloba ye-silicone, okuzivumela ukuthi ziphindaphinde ngokunembile ukuthungwa okuyinkimbinkimbi, okuzenza zifanelekele imisebenzi yezandla emihle njengobucwebe nemifanekiso. Kodwa-ke, amandla azo okudabula aphansi awenza kube lula ukuguga kusukela ekubhidlizweni njalo noma ukuthintana nezinto ezicijile, okudinga ukushintshwa njalo.
Kafushane, isikhunta senjoloba ye-silicone sisebenza kahle endaweni emaphakathi ukuya kwezilingene ezinokhahlo, kodwa ukuqapha kuyadingeka lapho kukhethwa izinto eziguquliwe ezizosetshenziswa ezimweni ezimbi kakhulu (njengamazinga okushisa{{0}aphezulu kakhulu kanye nokugqwala okukhulu). Ukuhlola ngokucophelela indawo yokusebenza kungakhulisa impilo yesikhunta serabha ye-silicone kanye nokunemba kokubumba.
