Metal Foil Tapes
Single-sided foil tapes are great for sealing, shielding, reflecting, dissapating, high heat applications and more. Backings of aluminum, copper, and lead foil are available in a variety of thicknesses. These tapes come with rubber, acrylic, and silicone pressure sensitive adhesives.
Application Ideas: Heat shielding, EMI / RFI Shielding and dissapating, heat and light reflection, vibration dampening, duct sealing
Temperature Resistance: Excellent
Conformability: Poor
Moisture Barrier: Excellent
Chemical Resistance: Poor
Glass Cloth Tapes
Single-sided glass cloth tapes are great for applications seeing very high temperatures or even flame. With a strong abrasion resistant backing for applications that require high tensile strength, these tapes come with rubber, acrylic and silicone pressure sensitive adhesives.
Application Ideas: Sealing high temperature ducts, substrate separator, bundling, holding and wire harnessing, high temperature masking
Temperature Resistance: Excellent
Conformability: Okay
Moisture Barrier: Poor
Chemical Resistance: Excellent
Polyester Tapes
Single-sided polyester (PET) tapes are high strength, chemically resistant, and can withstand high temperatures. They are a great utility tape for wide range of applications like high temperature masking, electronic insulation, splicing and surface protection. These tapes come with rubber, acrylic, and silicone pressure sensitive adhesives.
Application Ideas: High temperature masking, electronic assembly, splicing, liner tabbing,high temperature surface protection
Temperature Resistance: Very Good
Conformability: Okay
Moisture Barrier: Good
Chemical Resistance: Good
Polyimide Tapes
Single-sided polyimide tapes, originally known under the brand name Kapton™ provide excellent temperature resistance and have great insulation properties. They are great for wide range of applications like high temperature masking, electronic insulation, splicing, and surface protection. These tapes come with high temperature resistant acrylic and silicone pressure sensitive adhesives.
Application Ideas: Barrier film, back sheet, electrical insulation, fiber optic cables, flexible printed circuits, high frequency microwave circuitry, cable insulation
Temperature Resistance: Excellent
Conformability: Okay
Moisture Barrier: Good
Chemical Resistance: Good
PTFE Tapes
Single-sided PTFE tapes are also know as slick surface or Teflon™ tapes. They provide excellent electrical and thermal properties and provide best in class chemical and environmental resistance. These low coefficient of friction backings are available in a variety of thicknesses and come with acrylic and silicone pressure sensitive adhesives.
Application Ideas: Heat seal machines, composite bonding mold release, high temperature wire harness, coils, and capacitors
Temperature Resistance: Excellent
Conformability: Good
Moisture Barrier: Very Good
Chemical Resistance: Excellent
UHMW Tapes
Single-sided ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW) tapes provide extreme abrasion resistance, low friction, and non-stick performance (at < 225°F). These tapes are available in a wide variety of thicknesses for wear protection and come with either rubber and acrylic pressure sensitive adhesives.
Application Ideas: Chute, guide rail, and container protection. Squeak and rattle reduction
Temperature Resistance: Good
Conformability: Good
Moisture Barrier: Very Good
Chemical Resistance: Good
PVC Tapes
Single-sided polyvinyl chloride (PVC) tapes are great for marking, identifying, masking and decorative graphics. This backing type is the most conformable, allows for one piece clean removal and provides a wide variety of color choices. These tapes come with rubber and acrylic pressure sensitive adhesives.
Application Ideas: Fine line masking, lane marking, color coding, and bundling.
Temperature Resistance: Good
Conformability: Excellent
Moisture Barrier: Okay
Chemical Resistance: Good
Preservation, Sealing, and Protective Tapes
Single-sided preservation, sealing, and protective tapes are for those applications that require more durability, environmental resistance, and protection than temporary protective products. Unlike single-sided foam tapes which seal when sandwiched between two substrates, these products perform their function as a thin outer layer along a seam, gap, edge or surface. When the applications calls for long term outdoor stability to preserve, seal, and / or protect, with clean removal these products will meet the need. The products come with a variety of backings, in a variety of thicknesses, and come with rubber and acrylic pressure sensitive adhesives.
Application Ideas: Long term aircraft protection, leading edge protection, protective feet or bumpers, outdoor preservation of marine or oil and gas equipment.
Temperature Resistance: Okay
Conformability: Very Good
Moisture Barrier: Excellent
Chemical Resistance: Good
3M™ Extreme Sealing Tapes
Single-sided 3M Extreme Sealing Tape is a category of highly flexible yet durable, scuff resistant tapes for the most challenging sealing applications. While the high tack acrylic adhesive provides excellent adhesion to most surfaces, its quick stick creates an immediate seal without the oozing or staining seen in adhesives and mastic tapes. The ionomer backing conforms around bends, ridges, and bolt / rivet heads. This combination provides a quick and long-term sealing solution that can withstand outdoor extremes for multiple years.
Application Ideas: Roof sealing on trucks, heavy equipment, and trailers. Skylight, vent, and window sealing. HVAC drip pan sealing
Temperature Resistance: Okay
Conformability: Very Good
Moisture Barrier: Excellent
Chemical Resistance: Very Good