Polyethylene adhesive tape 4688 Standard

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Product description
tesa® 4688 is a PE-coated cloth repair tape based on a 55 mesh woven PET/rayon fabric backing coated with a pressure-sensitive natural rubber adhesive. It is suitable for general repairing, marking, bundling and sealing tasks, offering good unwind and hand-tearability.

Features

• strong adhesion, even on rough surfaces
• waterproof
• easy to unwind and hand-tearable
• total halogen content < 1000 ppm; total sulphur content < 1000 ppm (certified for nuclear applications)

Application Fields

• marking, masking, packaging, protecting, fastening, closing
• closing of cartons, tins, etc.
• fixing and bundling of wires and cables
• splicing of films; marking parts during maintenance in nuclear power plants

Product Construction
Adhesive type: natural rubber
Backing material: PE extruded cloth (55 mesh woven PET/rayon fabric)
Liner type: none
Total thickness: 260 µm

Properties / Performance Values
Elongation at break: 9 %
Tensile strength: 52 N/cm
Dielectric breakdown voltage: 2,900 V
Water resistance: good
Abrasion resistance: good
Straight tear edge: good
Temperature resistance (30 min): 110 °C
Hand tearability: good
Temperature resistance (removability from aluminium after 30 min exposure): 110 °C
Mesh: 55 count per square inch

Adhesion to Values
Adhesion to steel: 4.5 N/cm (2.57 lbs/in)

Additional Info
Meets LV 312-1 dielectric strength requirement 7500 V (3 layer). Certified by AREVA according to Siemens AG standard TLV 9027/01/06 for nuclear power station use (total halogen < 1000 ppm; total sulphur < 1000 ppm).

Technical specifications

• Adhesive: natural rubber
• Backing: PE extruded cloth (55 mesh PET/rayon)
• Liner: none
• Total thickness: 260 µm
• Elongation at break: 9 %
• Tensile strength: 52 N/cm
• Dielectric breakdown voltage: 2,900 V
• Water resistance: good
• Abrasion resistance: good
• Hand tearability: good
• Adhesion to steel: 4.5 N/cm