Adhesive tapes

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Adhesive Tapes


ELECTRICAL TAPE It's typically made of slightly stretchy PVC vinyl, and is backed with a pressure sensitive rubber-type adhesive.  It has good insulation properties  It's perfect for protecting wire splices and for providing extra insulation Pros: •

This tape is water resistant

• Available in different colors like Black, Red, Green, Yellow, and White for color coding

Cons: •

It’s not long lasting; it lost its adhesive with time


DOUBLE SIDED TAPE Double-sided tape is a pressure-sensitive tape that is coated with adhesive on both sides  This is the tape with front-and-back sticking power  Heavier-duty formulations of this tape is strong enough to hang lightweight items on walls

Pros: •

Very Adhesive

Cons: •

Hard to Remove

UBH is a type of Double sided tape for permanent bonding, after 72 hours it's almost impossible to break the bond.


DUCT TAPE It's a composite make-up of woven cotton cloth that's been backed with polyethylene, and then coated with a high-tack adhesive  These tapes when applied forms a waterproof seal  You don’t need scissors to cut duct tape

Pros: •

It holds things together

Cheaper

Cons: •

Less versatile

Duct tape has been used by NASA on several space missions, including Apollo 13 and Apollo 17.


HEAT SHRINK TAPE

Heat shrink tape is an environmentally friendly heat melted adhesive lined polyolefin tape.  It's often used to seal water and dust out of cables and cable splices

Pros:  Durable  Easy to install

Cons:  Difficult to Remove


FIBERGLASS TAPE

This tape is typically made up of a fiberglass mesh/aluminum foil composite, and backed with a strong, durable adhesive.  Designed for high-heat environments like car engine bays and industrial facilities

Pros:  Self-adhering to the wall  Good performance and alkali-resistant  High tensile strength and resistant to deformation

Cons:  Expensive


SILICONE TAPE

Provide waterproof seals and electrical insulation in wrap-style applications on cables, hoses, and electrical components.  After a curing period (usually 24 hours), the silicone forms an unbreakable bond

Pros:  High flexibility  High temperature resistance

Cons:  Expensive


CLOTH TAPE Cloth tape is an adhesive tape made with a cloth backing or core.  Cloth tapes are strong and offer good conformability  The most popular colors for cloth tapes are black, silver and white

Pros:  Low cost

Cons:  Not easy to tear


MASKING TAPE Pressure-sensitive tape made of a thin and easy-to-tear paper, and an easily released pressure-sensitive adhesive.  It's original use of marking off areas where body paint is not desired  It's rated by how many days it can be left up without leaving residue on the surface being masked Pros:  Good for painting on canvas

Cons:  Leaves sticky, hard to clean residue


SURGICAL TAPE Surgical tape or medical tape is a type of pressure-sensitive adhesive tape. These tapes usually have a hypoallergenic adhesive.  These tapes allow air to reach the skin

Pros:  Available in paper, plastic, and cloth

Cons:  It can adhere to and damage the underlying skin


BOX SEALING TAPE

A pressure-sensitive tape used for closing or sealing corrugated fiberboard boxes.  The tape is 48 mm (approx 2 inches) wide but it is also used in 72 mm (approx 3-inch) width

Pros:  Save time compared to liquid adhesives

Cons: Quickly deteriorates when exposed to UV light, cold, heat, humidity

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