Datasheet
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Further information at www.HellermannTyton.co.uk/fixings
Date of issue: January 2019
Cable Ties and Fixings
Material Information
MATERIAL
Material 
Shortcut
Operating 
Temperature Colour** Flammability Material Properties*
Material 
Specifications
Polyamide 6.6 
with metal particles
PA66MP
-40 °C to +85 °C, 
(+105 °C, 500 h)
Blue (BU) UL 94 HB
• High yield strength
• Metal and X-Ray detectable
Polyamide 6.6 
with metal particles
PA66MP+ -40 °C to +85 °C Blue (BU)
not flame 
retardant
• High yield strength
• Metal and X-Ray detectable
Polyamide 6.6 V0 PA66V0 -40 °C to +85 °C White (WH) UL 94 V0
• High yield strength
• Low smoke emission
Polyester SP -50 °C to +150 °C Black (BK)
• UV resistant
• Good chemical resistance to most 
acids, bases and oils
Polyetheretherketone PEEK -55 °C to +240 °C Beige (BGE) UL 94 V0
• Resistance to radioactivity
• Not moisture sensitive
• Good chemical resistance to acids, 
bases, oxidising agents
Polyethylene PE -40 °C to +50 °C
Black (BK), 
Grey (GY)
UL 94 HB
• Low moisture absorption
• Good chemical resistance to most 
acids, bases, alcohol, oils
Polyolefin PO -40 °C to +90 °C Black (BK) UL 94 V0 • Low smoke emissions
Polypropylene PP -40 °C to +115 °C
Black (BK), 
Natural (NA)
UL 94 HB
• Floats in water
• Moderate yield strength
• Good chemical resistance to acids, 
bases and solvents 
Polypropylene, Ethylene 
Propylene Diene 
Terpolymer rubber 
free of Nitrosamine
PP, EPDM -20 °C to +95 °C Black (BK) UL 94 HB
• Good resistance to high 
temperature
• Good chemical and abrasion 
resistance
Polypropylene 
with metal particles
PPMP -40 °C to +115 °C Blue (BU) UL 94 HB
• Metal and X-Ray detectable
• Heat resistant
• Moderate yield strength
• Good chemical resistance
Polypropylene 
with metal particles
PPMP+ -40 °C to +85 °C Blue (BU)
not flame 
retardant
• High yield strength
• Metal and X-Ray detectable
Polyvinylchloride PVC -10 °C to +70 °C
Black (BK), 
Natural (NA)
UL 94 V0
• Low moisture absorption
• Good chemical resistance to acids, 
bases, salts, alcohol, oils
Stainless Steel, 
Stainless Steel
SS304, 
SS316
-80 °C to +538 °C Natural (NA) Non burning
• Corrosion resistant
• Antimagnetic
• Weather resistant
• Chemical resistance
• SS316 also resistant against 
seawater, salt spray and anorganic 
acids
Thermoplastic 
Polyurethane
TPU -40 °C to +85 °C Black (BK) UL 94 HB
• High elasticity
• Good chemical resistance to acids, 
bases and oxidising agents
Tefzel
®
 is a registered trademark of DuPont. General linguistic usage for cable ties made from raw material E/TFE is Tefzel
®
-
Tie. In additon to Tefzel
®
 from DuPont HellermannTyton also uses equivalent E/TFE raw material from other suppliers.
**Further colours available on request.
* These details are only guide values. They should not be regarded as a exhaustive material specification 
and are no substitute for suitability tests. Please see our datasheets for further details.
HF = Halogenfree
LFH = Limited Fire Hazard
RoHS = Restriction of Hazardous Substances




