Cloth Tapes, Duct Tapes, Gaffer Tapes and Repairing Tapes
tesa has a broad range of cloth adhesive tapes - under which heading duct tapes andgaffer tapes also fall - to meet the demands of many varied applications. We split the types of cloth tapes into different categories based on their construction.
The key features of a cloth tape are:
1. The mesh count of the backing – the higher the mesh count, the higher the tensile strength. For example, a premium cloth tape or specialitycloth tape will have a mesh count of around 145 (the mesh is the sum of the number of threads in the machine and cross direction, sometimes referred to as ‘warp’ and ‘weft’). Gaffer tapes typically have a mesh count of 50+ and duct tapes around 30.
2. The type of coating: premium cloth tapes and speciality cloth tapes are coated acrylic paste coating – sometimes up to 3 times in the case of tesa 4651 – which provides superior resistance to the effects of weathering and UV light. Duct tapes and gaffer tapeshave a PE film which is either laminated to the cloth backing or co-extruded respectively. As the PE film is not UV stabilised these tapes are much less resistant to the elements as the PE film will begin to break down after a relatively short period of time.
3. Adhesive type: natural rubber adhesives are used on all the types of tape. However, for speciality cloth tapes the adhesive is ‘thermoset’ i.e. it is highly cross-linked which gives it a higher temperature resistance (as high as 180°C for tesa 4657) and better ageing properties.
Repairing Tapes include all-weather tapes, aluminium tapes and PVC insulating tapes. Our all weather tapes are UV stable and suitable for outdoor use for up to 6 months. tesa’saluminium tapes are available with a liner as standard or without (self-wound): tesa 50565 PV1 also has UL 510 approval and can be classified as flame-retardant.
The core assortment comprises of cloth tapes, gaffer tapes , duct tapes and aluminium tapes as well as PE repairing tapes and PVC insulating tapes. Depending on the application and the product, they are resistant to temperature, oil, acid, or UV light, can be written on, are weatherproof, waterproof or flame proof
The key features of a cloth tape are:
1. The mesh count of the backing – the higher the mesh count, the higher the tensile strength. For example, a premium cloth tape or specialitycloth tape will have a mesh count of around 145 (the mesh is the sum of the number of threads in the machine and cross direction, sometimes referred to as ‘warp’ and ‘weft’). Gaffer tapes typically have a mesh count of 50+ and duct tapes around 30.
2. The type of coating: premium cloth tapes and speciality cloth tapes are coated acrylic paste coating – sometimes up to 3 times in the case of tesa 4651 – which provides superior resistance to the effects of weathering and UV light. Duct tapes and gaffer tapeshave a PE film which is either laminated to the cloth backing or co-extruded respectively. As the PE film is not UV stabilised these tapes are much less resistant to the elements as the PE film will begin to break down after a relatively short period of time.
3. Adhesive type: natural rubber adhesives are used on all the types of tape. However, for speciality cloth tapes the adhesive is ‘thermoset’ i.e. it is highly cross-linked which gives it a higher temperature resistance (as high as 180°C for tesa 4657) and better ageing properties.
Repairing Tapes include all-weather tapes, aluminium tapes and PVC insulating tapes. Our all weather tapes are UV stable and suitable for outdoor use for up to 6 months. tesa’saluminium tapes are available with a liner as standard or without (self-wound): tesa 50565 PV1 also has UL 510 approval and can be classified as flame-retardant.
The core assortment comprises of cloth tapes, gaffer tapes , duct tapes and aluminium tapes as well as PE repairing tapes and PVC insulating tapes. Depending on the application and the product, they are resistant to temperature, oil, acid, or UV light, can be written on, are weatherproof, waterproof or flame proof
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