3M VHB Technical Data

VHB™Tapes

Product Description:

3M™ VHB™ Tapes provide the convenience and simplicity of a tape fastener and are ideal for use in many interior and exterior bonding applications. In many situations, they can replace rivets, spot welds, liquid adhesives and other permanent fasteners.

These 3M™ VHB™ Tapes are made with acrylic foam which is viscoelastic in nature. This gives the foam energy absorbing and stress relaxing properties which provides these tapes with their unique characteristics. The acrylic chemistry provides outstanding durability performance.

These tapes utilize a variety of specific foam, adhesive, color and release liner types to provide each product/family with specific features. These features can include adhesion to specific or a broad range of materials, conformability, high tensile strength, high shear and peel adhesion, resistance to plasticizer migration, and UL746C recognition. All 3M™ VHB™ Tapes have excellent durability and excellent solvent and moisture resistance.

Note: All 3M™ VHB™ Tapes should be thoroughly evaluated by the end user under actual use conditions with intended substrates to determine whether a specific tape is fit for a particular purpose and suitable for user’s method of application, especially if expected use involves extreme environmental conditions or high dead load stress.

Technical Data September, 2010

3M™ VHB™ Tape Products

Tape Number Color Thickness in. (mm)

4611 Dk Gray 0.045 (1.1) 4618 White 0.025 (0.64) 4622 White 0.045 (1.1) 4624 White 0.062 (1.55) 4646 Dk Gray 0.025 (0.64) 4655 Dk Gray 0.062 (1.55) 4905 Clear 0.020 (0.5) 4910 Clear 0.040 (1.0) 4919F Black 0.025 (0.64) 4920 White 0.015 (0.4) 4926 Gray 0.015 (0.4) 4929 Black 0.025 (0.64)

Tape Number Color Thickness in. (mm)

4930 (F) White 0.025 (0.64) 4932 White 0.025 (0.64) 4936 (F) Gray 0.025 (0.64) 4941 (F) Gray 0.045 (1.1) 4943F Gray 0.045 (1.1) 4945 White 0.045 (1.1) 4946 White 0.045 (1.1) 4947F Black 0.045 (1.1) 4949 Black 0.045 (1.1) 4950 White 0.045 (1.1) 4951 White 0.045 (1.1) 4952 White 0.045 (1.1)

Tape Number Color Thickness in. (mm)

4955 White 0.080 (2.0) 4956 (F) Gray 0.062 (1.55) 4957F Gray 0.062 (1.55) 4959 (F) White 0.120 (3.0) 4979F Black 0.062 (1.55) 4991 Gray 0.090 (2.3) 5915 (P) Black 0.016 (0.4) 5925 (P) Black 0.025 (0.64) 5930 (P) Black 0.032 (0.8) 5952 (P) Black 0.045 (1.1) 5958FR Black 0.040 (1.0) 5962 (P) Black 0.062 (1.55)

(F) or (P) after the product number designate that both a paper and film liner product version are available. [e.g. 4930 (paper liner) and 4930F (film liner), 5915 (film liner) and 5915P (paper liner). See page 3 for specific details.

3M™ VHB™ Tapes Adhesive Types:

Multi-Purpose Acrylic: This adhesive bonds to a wide range of materials including metals, glass, and high and medium surface energy plastics and paints. This unique adhesive also has the ability to resist migration of plasticizers in vinyl substrates.

Modif

ied Acrylic: This adhesive bonds to medium low surface energy paints and plastics, including many powder coated

paints in addition to the substrates listed with the multi-purpose acrylic adhesive (except plasticized vinyl). Gener

al Purpose Acrylic: This adhesive bonds to most higher surface energy substrates including metal, glass and high

surface energy plastics. Lo

w Temperature Appliable Acrylic: This adhesive can make bonds down to 32°F (0°C), compared to 50°F (10°C) for most acrylic adhesives. This adhesive system bonds to most high surface energy substrates including metal, glass and high surface energy plastics.

w Surface Energy: This high performance synthetic adhesive bonds to many lower surface energy substrates, including many plastics and power coated paints, plus smooth general purpose substrates.

3M™ VHB™ Tapes Foam Types:

Conformable: This foam provides high strength with the capability of conforming to the irregularities of rigid substrates, even when there might be slight mismatch.

ery Conformable: This foam provides the highest level of conformability while maintaining high internal strength.

irm: This foam provides the highest level of foam strength in the 3M™ VHB™ Tapes family.

Clear: Not technically a foam, this solid acrylic material provides excellent clarity.

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Family 4941 5952 4950 4945 4910 4951 4952 4611 4622

Color Gray Black Black White Black White Clear White Gray White Dk Gray White

Foam type Conform Conform

Very Conf

Firm Firm Firm n/a Firm Conform Firm Firm Conform

Adhesive

Multi-Purpose Modified General Purpose

Multi-Purp

Gen-Purp Low Temp Apply LSE Gen-Purp Gen/Multi

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3M™ VHB™ Tape Families:

4941 This family utilizes multi-purpose acrylic adhesive on both sides of conformable foam. The adhesive provides

excellent adhesion to a broad range of high and medium surface energy substrates including metals, glass, and a wide variety of plastics, as well as plasticized vinyl. The conformable foam provides good contact, even with mismatched substrates. Available in gray and black.

5952 This family matches the modified acrylic adhesive on both sides of very conformable foam, providing adhesion

to the broadest range of substrates, including most powder coated paints. Available in black.

4950 This family has general purpose adhesive on both sides of firm type foam. This family is typically used on

metal, glass and high surface energy plastic substrates. Available in white and black.

4945 This family has multi-purpose adhesive on both sides of firm foam. Available in white.

4910 This family of clear tapes is excellent for applications where clear or colorless is desired. The general purpose

adhesive on both sides is suitable for high surface energy substrates.

4951 This family of tapes is based around the low temperature appliable acrylic adhesive system, utilized on both

firm and conformable foam types. These products are suitable for high surface energy substrates. Available in white (firm foam) and gray (conformable foam).

4952 This family utilizes the low surface energy adhesive on a firm foam. Available in white.

4611 This family has a general purpose adhesive on both sides of firm foam. This family of tapes is typically used on

metal substrates, and has the added feature of high temperature resistance, making it often suitable for bonding prior to high temperature paint processing. Available in dark gray.

4622 This family has general purpose adhesive on the face side (the side that typically would be bonded first) and

multi-purpose adhesive on the liner side (the side exposed when the release liner is removed) of a conformable foam. Available in white.

Thickness

inches

(mm)

0.015 / 0.016 4926

5915

4920

(0.4) 5915P

0.020 4905

(0.5)

0.025 4936

4919F

5925 4930

4929 4932 4646 4618

(0.64) 4936F 5925P 4930F

0.032 5930

(0.8) 5930P

0.040

5958FR 4910

(1.0)

0.045 4941

4947F

5952

4950 4949

4945

4951 4943 4952 4611 4622

(1.1) 4941F 5952P 4946

0.062 4956

4979F

5962

4957 4655 4624

(1.55) 4956F 5962P

0.080

4955

(2.0)

0.120 4959

(3.0) 4959F

0.090

4991

(2.3)

3M™ VHB™ Tape Product Family Guide

NOTE: For easy product comparison, data in this product information page will be organized by product family.

DK Paper 0.003 (0.08) White (printed)

Polyester 0.002 (0.05) Clear

DK Paper 0.003 (0.08) White (printed)

PE Film 0.005 (0.125) Red

Polyester 0.002 (0.05) Clear

DK Paper 0.003 (0.08) White (printed)

Polyester 0.002 (0.05) Clear

PE Film 0.005 (0.125) Red

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Product

amily Number Color

4919F Black

4926 Gray

4936 Gray

4936F Gray

4941 Gray

4941F Gray

4947F Black

4956 Gray

4956F Gray

4979F Black

4991 Gray

Thickness

Inc

hes

(mm)

Tolerance

0.025 (0.64) ± 15%

0.015 (0.4) ± 15%

0.025 (0.64) ± 15%

0.045 (1.1) ± 10%

0.062 (1.55) ± 10%

0.090 (2.3) ± 10%

Adhesive

Adhesive Type

Multi-Purp

Foam

ype

Conform

Density

lb/ft (kg/m )

45 (720)

Release Liner Thickness

ype Inches (mm) Color

PE Film 0.005 (0.125) Red (printed)

DK Paper 0.003 (0.08) White (printed)

PE Film 0.005 (0.125) Red (printed)

DK Paper 0.003 (0.08) White (printed)

PE Film 0.005 (0.125) Red

PE Film 0.005 (0.125) Red (printed)

DK Paper 0.003 (0.08) White (printed)

PE Film 0.005 (0.125) Red (printed)

4941

5915 Black

5915P Black

5925 Black

5925P Black

5930 Black

5930P Black

5952 Black

5952P Black

5958FR Black

5962 Black

5962P Black

5952

4920 White

4929 Black

4930 White

4930F White

4949 Black

4950 White

4955 White

4959 White

4959F White

4950

4945 White

4946 White

4945

4905 Clear

4910 Clear

4910

4951 White

4943F Gray

4957F Gray

4951

4932 White

4952 White

4952

4611

Dk Gray

4646

Dk Gray

4655

Dk Gray

4611

4618 White

4622 White

4624 White

4622

0.016 (0.4) ± 15%

0.025 (0.64) ± 15%

0.032 (0.8) ± 15%

0.045 (1.1) ± 10%

0.040 (1.0) ± 10%

0.062 (1.55) ± 10%

0.015 (0.4) ± 15%

0.025 (0.64) ± 15%

0.045 (1.1) ± 10%

0.080 (2.0) ± 10%

0.120 (3.0) ± 10%

0.045 (1.1) ± 10%

0.020 (0.5) ± 15%

0.040 (1.0) ± 10%

0.045 (1.1) ± 10%

0.062 (1.55) ± 10%

0.025 (0.64) ± 15%

0.045 (1.1) ± 10%

0.025 (0.64) ± 15%

0.062 (1.55) ± 10%

0.025 (0.64) ± 15%

0.045 (1.1) ± 10%

0.062 (1.55) ± 10%

Modified

Very Conf

Gen Purp

Firm

Multi-Purp

Firm

Low Temp Appl

Firm

Conform

Gen Purp

Firm

Gen/Multi Purp

Conform

Gen Purp

Solid

LSE

Firm

43 (690)

37 (590)

50 (800)

37 (590)

50 (800)

45 (720)

50 (800)

60 (960)

50 (800)

45 (720)

50 (800)

52 (840)

45 (720)

PE Film 0.005 (0.125) Red

PCK Paper

0.004 (0.10) White (printed)

PE Film 0.005 (0.125) Red

PCK Paper

0.004 (0.10) White (printed)

PE Film 0.005 (0.125) Red

PCK Paper

0.004 (0.10) White (printed)

PE Film 0.005 (0.125) Red

PCK Paper

0.004 (0.10) White (printed)

PE Film 0.005 (0.125) Red

PCK Paper

0.004 (0.10) White (printed)

DK Paper 0.003 (0.08) White (printed)

PE Film 0.005 (0.125) Clear

PE Film 0.005 (0.125) Red (printed)

Polyester 0.002 (0.05) Clear

DK Paper 0.003 (0.08) White (printed)

PE Film 0.005 (0.125) Red

PE Film 0.004 (0.10) Green

Typical Physical Properties

Note: The following technical information and data should be considered representative or typical only and should not be used for specification purposes.

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