ALBERTA-80-OSRA

Extreme Duty Polyvinyl Chloride Soft Tape

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DESCRIPTION

ALBERTA-80-OSRA Extreme Duty Polyvinyl

Chloride Soft Tape is a premium quality,
professional grade, electrical self-
extinguishing soft PVC tape which uses an
aggressive pressure sensitive rubber-based
adhesive system. It has been designed for
use where a recognised specification or
international standard is a must and where Adhesive strength – Adhesive strength is
environmental safety is a concern. described by the interplay of adhesion and
cohesion, i.e. only through a certain
STRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY combination of adhesion and internal
strength is an adhesive bond able to
Adhesion – Adhesion refers to the sum of withstand the stresses that act on it.
all forces which occur at the interfaces
between two substrates, e.g. a sur- face to
be bonded and a pressure- sensitive
adhesive. The measurable bond strength of
adhesion results from the combination of
these physical interactions and the energy
dissipation from the pressure-sensitive
adhesive’s viscoelastic properties.
A particular form of adhesion is the tack,
which determines whether an adhesive mass
can quickly wet a surface with which it
comes into contact with virtually no Surface tension and energy – In order to
pressure. But the tack does not ultimately achieve sufficient contact points for the
correlate with the actual bond strength of formation of high adhe- sion forces, the
a pressure- sensitive adhesive. Pressure- pressure-sensitive adhesive must be able to
sensitive adhesives with a low tack are sufficiently wet the substrate to be
capable of withstanding high stresses when bonded. Wetting largely depends on the
high final adhesive strength and/or high surface tension or energy of the substrate
shear strength are formed. Therefore, the and the pressure-sensitive adhesive.
thumb test (or even fin- ger tack) is not A pressure-sensitive adhesive is generally
suitable for drawing conclusions about the able to wet-out a substrate if the
bond strength of a pressure-sensitive substrate’s surface energy is greater than
adhesive. or equal to that of the adhesive. The higher
the wet-out, the more contact points are
available to form a bond between two
surfaces. As a first indication one can use
a water droplet to differentiate between
high and low surface energy substrates. If
the droplet forms a film, this points to a
high surface energy. On the other hand, if
it stays a droplet or drips off, it points
to a lower surface energy than water. In
this case, bonding to the substrate may be
difficult. More accurate results are
Cohesion – For the adhesive bond to stay achieved with so-called test inks, which
intact, sufficient cohesion (internal are also available in pen form. The surface
strength) of the pressure-sensitive energy is given in mN/m, dyn/cm or
adhesive is required. The cohesion of a sometimes also in mJ/m2, whereby: 1 mN/m =
pressure- sensitive adhesive describes the 1 dyn/cm. The boundary between low-energy
elastic behaviour of the adhesive, which in and high energy surfaces is usually drawn
turn has an impact on the shear strength or in the range of a surface energy of 36 – 38
restoring forces of a bond. mN/m. Therefore, the bondability for
surface tensions above this range is

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usually problem-free, whereas at values TM-5001, ISO 29862, PSTC 101, DIN EN 1939 :
below this range a pretreat- ment of the 2003
surface to be bonded should be considered.
Static shear test – An adhesive tape is
Initial and ultimate peel adhesion – Due to applied under defined conditions to a
the viscoelastic character of an adhesive predetermined, rigid adherent surface and
tape the peel adhesion increases over time. exposed to a constant shear stress. The
The time needed to achieve the ultimate holding period is determined in minutes.
peel adhesion strongly depends on factors Comparable international standards are:
such as the type of adhesive mass, tempera- ASTM D3654/D3654M, PSTC 107, Afera TM 5012,
ture, contact pressure and substrate. This DIN EN 1943 : 2003 and ISO 29863 : 2007.
behavior is described as the initial and
ultimate peel adhesion. The figure on the Tensile test – The material tested is
right shows, both synthetic and natural stressed under predetermined conditions on
rubber pressure sensitive adhesives require a tensile testing machine with a defined
less time to reach the ultimate peel clamp- ing speed in a longitudinal or
adhesion than acrylic-based pressure transverse direction until it tears.
sensitive adhesives. As a rule of thumb, it Expansion para- meters, tensile and tear
takes 72 hours to achieve the ultimate peel strengths can be determined. Comparable
adhesion of acrylic adhesives. With the use international standards are: ASTM
of a bonding agent (adhesion promoter) the D3759/D3759M, ASTM D1000, PSTC-131, Afera
time needed to achieve the ultimate peel 5004, DIN EN 14410, ISO 29864 : 2007.
adhesion is typically reduced. Higher
temperatures also significantly reduce the Thickness – The thickness of adhesive tapes
time needed to achieve the ultimate peel is measured by means of a probe which rests
adhesion. At lower processing temperatures, on the adhesive tape with a predetermined
a much longer time is once again required force. Comparable international standards
to achieve the ultimate peel adhesion. are: ASTM D3652/3652M-01, Afera TM 5006,
DIN EN1942 : 2003, PSTC-133
Product structure – All adhesive tapes
consist essentially of a backing material Temperature resistance – The temperature
and at least one self-adhesive layer of resistance is determined depending on their
adhesive. The product structures shown on typical applications. For masking tapes in
the right are typical for single-sided and each case two strips are glued to black
double-sided adhesive tapes. The adhesive painted alu- minum sheets. Then the test
and backing materials are adapted to the sheets are loaded for one hour at a specific
specific application requirements of each temperature. Following temperature stress,
tesa® adhesive tape solution. Examples of one strip is peeled off at high exposure
adhesive masses are acrylics, natural temperature, the other at room temperature.
rubber and synthetic rubber. Examples of In the process, the first half of the strips
backings are film, paper, tissue and foam. is peeled off at a 90° angle, while the
In order to help you choose the appropriate second half is peeled off at an 180° angle
adhesive tape, we offer product ranges for and faultless removability is assessed.
the various fields of application. These This is an application test that is subject
include, for example, adhesive tapes for to the subjective judgement of the person
surface protection, masking, bundling and performing the test, both because of the
permanent bonding in the automotive, manual removal and the quantification of
electronics, construction or furniture the observations.
industries.

SOME OF ROUTINE TEST METHODS

Bond strength – The force required to peel

an adhesive tape strip from a standardized
test substrate at a defined speed at an
angle of 180°/90°. Comparable international
standards are: ASTM D3330 / D3330M, Afera

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APPLICATIONS PRODUCT PROPERTIES

- Primary electrical insulation - Branding: Canadian Power Manufacturing

- Harnessing - Color: Clear, Black, Blue, Red, Yellow…
- Protection for low and medium voltage - ASTM D1000-10:
cables splices Thickness: 0.19 mm, 0.25 mm
- Typically engineered for the Length: 20 m, 30 m, 50 m, 80 m
professional requirements of telecom Width: 15 mm, 20 mm, 25 mm, 30 mm, 45 mm
and electricity boards Minimum Breaking Strength: 49.4 N/cm
- Automotive electrical wire harness Elongation @ break point: 251%
wrapping Adhesion strength to steel: 4.0 N/cm
Adhesion strength to back: 6.6 N/cm
PRODUCT BENEFITS Dielectric @ dry: ≥ 40 kV/mm
Dielectric @ wet: ≥ 37 kV/mm
Some of the features and benefits of using Insulation resistance: ≥ 2.4 x 109 Ω
ALBERTA-80-OSRA Extreme Duty Polyvinyl Flammability: Pass (burn stop @ < 3.1s)
Chloride Soft Tape are: - ASTM D4388-13:
- Excellent resistance to abrasion, Temperature Rate @ Normal: 90ºC
corrosion and moisture High dielectric UV Ageing Resistance: Pass
strength and mechanical protection - ASTM ISO4892-2:
- Excellent conformability Xenon Ageing: Pass
- Suitable for indoor and outdoor
applications RECOMMENDATIONS
- Tape can be applied at low temperature
(till ‐10°C) Care should be taken to avoid direct
- Provides higher voltage break‐down and contact between the tape and petroleum‐type
mechanical protection. solvents and oils. Oils may affect the
- Conforms to the European Directive electrical properties of the tape.
2011/65/EC (RoHS 2) and Commission The rolls should be stored flat on their
Delegated Directive (EU) 2015/863 (RoHS cut edges in the original packaging. The
3) product must be protected from dust, heat,
- Complies to REACH moisture, direct sunlight and solvent
- Index temperature 0°C to 90°C according fumes. Storage temperature between +10°C
to IMQ and VDE Approval Certificates and +25°C.
- IMQ and VDE Approval Certificates Under these conditions, the storage life of
according to IEC 60454‐3‐1 the tape in a temperate climate will be at
- Operating temperature resistance least five years.
between –40°C to +105°C on harness
according to Automotive OEMs’
specifications

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