tesa® 51966 – Sustainable High-Performance Double-Sided Tape for Industrial Applications

tesa® 51966 is a transparent, double-sided mounting tape designed to meet the demands of converters and tape specialists. Made with a 90% post-consumer recycled PET backing and a highly tackified acrylic adhesive, it combines sustainability with superior performance.

This tape delivers excellent adhesion, high initial tack, and strong shear strength, even on low surface energy materials. Its ability to withstand challenging environmental conditions, such as humidity, UV light, and temperatures up to 130°C (for limited periods), makes it ideal for long-term industrial mounting applications.

Sustainability Note:

tesa® 51966 is verified under the UL Environmental Claim Validation Program, containing 90% recycled PET backing and an average of 8% post-consumer recycled content.

Key Features:

High Initial Tack: Ensures immediate and secure adhesion upon application
Long-Term Durability: Perfect for applications requiring reliable, lasting performance.
Versatile Bonding: Adheres strongly even to low surface energy materials.
Environmentally Friendly: 90% post-consumer recycled PET backing for reduced environmental impact.
Outstanding Converting Properties: Designed for easy and efficient die-cutting and customization.

Applications:

Industrial long-term mounting tasks.
Ideal for converters and tape specialists looking for sustainable, high-performance solutions.

Converting Possibilities

tesa® 51966 can be customized to meet specific application needs with the following converting options:

Slitting & Rewinding: Create custom reel sizes tailored to your requirements.
Die & Kiss Cuts: Precision-cut components for specialized use cases.
Cross-Wound Spools: Continuous spools for uninterrupted workflows.
Sheets: Large format sheets for unique or customized applications.

Product Construction:

Backing material PET film
Color transparent
Total thickness 200 µm
Type of adhesive type: acrylic

Property evaluation:

Elongation at break 55 %
Tensile strength 20 N/cm
Temperature resistance min. -40 °C
Tack very good
Temperature resistance short term 130 °C
Static shear resistance at 40°C good
Ageing resistance (UV) good
Static shear resistance at 23°C good
Softener resistance good
Chemical resistance good
Temperature resistance long term 80 °C
Humidity resistance very good

Adhesion to:

Adhesion to ABS (initial) 10.5 N/cm
Adhesion to ABS (after 14 days) 11.5 N/cm
Adhesion to Aluminium (initial) 9 N/cm
Adhesion to Aluminium (after 14 days) 10 N/cm
Adhesion to PC (initial) 13 N/cm
Adhesion to PC (after 14 days) 13.5 N/cm
Adhesion to PE (initial) 7 N/cm
Adhesion to PE (after 14 days) 7.5 N/cm
Adhesion to PET (initial) 9 N/cm
Adhesion to PET (after 14 days) 9.5 N/cm
Adhesion to PP (initial) 7.5 N/cm
Adhesion to PP (after 14 days) 8 N/cm
Adhesion to PS (initial) 11 N/cm
Adhesion to PS (after 14 days) 12 N/cm
Adhesion to PVC (initial) 9 N/cm
Adhesion to PVC (after 14 days) 13 N/cm
Adhesion to Steel (initial) 10.5 N/cm
Adhesion to Steel (after 14 days) 11 N/cm

Additional Info
Liner variants:

PV6: red MOPP film (80µm; 72g/m²)
PV20: branded brown paper (69µm; 80g/m²)

According to VDA278 analysis, tesa® 51966 does not contain any single substances restricted by the drafted GB regulations (China) as well as the indoor concentration guideline by Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry (Japan).

tesa® 51966 – Sustainable High-Performance Double-Sided Tape for Industrial Applications

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