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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