Can silicone cups hold hot water?
Can silicone cups be filled with hot water for drinking? We first need to know what material the silicone used to make silicone cups is, whether it can withstand high temperatures, and whether it is environmentally friendly.
So what is silicone?
Silicone has a wide range of applications in our daily lives. Silicone material is internationally recognized as safe, non-toxic, colorless and odorless, and has no pollution or harm to the environment. Also, due to the excellent characteristics of high temperature resistance, low temperature resistance, hydrophobicity, and physiological inertness of silicone after vulcanization; So, silicone plays a ubiquitous role in our daily lives.
Silicone can be divided into: universal silicone, high temperature and low temperature silicone. The ordinary silicone of solid silicone can withstand temperatures up to 350 degrees Celsius instantly, which means that it can be easily removed in a high-temperature oven within a second without any problems. And silicone cups have been tested to be safe to use between -40 ℃ and 240 ℃, without any physical or chemical changes!
Can silicone cups hold hot water? In fact, the above is already clear. Silicone cups can withstand temperatures ranging from -40 ℃ to 240 ℃, and their high temperature resistance is even higher than the highest temperature of hot water; From this, it can be concluded that silicone cups can hold hot water. Some people are worried that using silicone cups may release toxic substances when in contact with hot water? The answer is no. The properties of silicone are inherently stable, and their chemical and physical mechanical properties change very little with temperature. So, you can rest assured to use silicone cups to drink hot water.