3M™ VHB™ 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.
Typical physical properties as well as performance characteristics for specific 3M™ VHB™ Tapes are provided in the
3M™ VHB™ Tapes Technical Data Page.
Note: All 3M™ VHB™ Tapes should be thoroughly evaluated by the user under actual use conditions with intended substrates to determine whether a specific 3M™ VHB™ Tape is fit for a particular purpose and suitable for user's method of application, especially if expected use involves extreme environmental conditions.
3M™ VHB™ Tapes Product Family Guide
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Family > |
4941 |
5952 |
4950 |
4945 |
4910 |
4951 |
4952 |
4611 |
4622 |
| |
Color > |
Gray Black |
Dk Gray |
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 |
Comform |
Thickness
inches
(mm) |
Adhesive > |
Multi-Purpose |
Modified |
General Purpose |
Multi-
Purpose |
Gen-
Purp |
Low Temp Appliable
Acrylic |
LSE |
Gen-Purp |
Gen/
Multi |
0.015
(0.4) |
4926 |
|
4920 |
|
|
|
|
|
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0.020
(0.5) |
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|
|
|
4905 |
|
|
|
|
0.025
(0.64) |
4936 4919
4936F |
5925 |
4930 4929
4930F |
|
|
|
4932 |
4646 |
4618 |
0.040
(1.0) |
|
|
|
|
4910 |
|
|
|
|
0.045
(1.1) |
4941 4947
4941F |
5952 |
4950 4949 |
4945
4946 |
|
4951 4943 |
4952 |
4611 |
4622 |
0.062
(1.55) |
4956 4979
4956F |
5962 |
|
|
|
4957 |
|
4655 |
4624 |
0.080
(2.0) |
|
|
4955 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.090
(2.3) |
4991 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.120
(3.0) |
|
|
4959
4959F |
|
|
|
|
|
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3M™ VHB™ Tapes Adhesive Types:
Multi-Purpose Acrylic: 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 the migration of plasticizers in vinyl substrates.
Modified Acrylic: In addition to substrates bondable with the multi-purpose adhesive (except plasticized vinyl), this adhesive also bonds to medium low surface energy paints and plastics, including many powder coated paints.
General Purpose Acrylic: This adhesive Bonds to most higher surface energy substrates including metal, glass and high surface energy plastics.
Low 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.
Low Surface Energy: This high performance synthetic adhesive bonds to many lower surface energy substrates, including many plastics and powder coated paints, plus smooth general purpose substrates.
3M™ VHB™ Tapes Foam Types:
Conformable: Provides high strength with the capability of conforming to the irregulaties of rigid substrates, even when there might be slight mismatch.
Very Conformable: Provides the highest level of conformability while maintaining high internal strength.
Firm: 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.
