Technical Bulletin

18900 Panduit Drive
Tinley Park, IL 60487
Customer Service: 800-777-3300
TDS:
Effective Date:
Revision:
GMC4
24APR18
8
Technical Data Sheet
Page 1 of 3  2006 PANDUIT Corp
TDS: GMC4
Thermal Transfer Printable Vinyl Coated Cloth Tape – GMC4
This specification is intended to outline the physical and chemical properties of PANDUIT’s pressure sensitive vinyl coated cloth
material and include the following part numbers and printable material identifiers:
Part Number Prefixes Printable Material Suffixes
TTC*C
PCMB-*
PCM-*
CBC
CBD
TW-*C
PSL-CBWL
PCMH-*
CBT
TC-*C
PDL-*
PCL-*
CB6
PCLCP*
PESC-*-*
PCWL-*
PARW125-*
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS:
Description:
Material is RoHS compliant (European Union directive 2002/95/EC).
Material is a coated vinyl cloth with a rubber –based pressure sensitive
adhesive. This material is used in flat applications and in a wrap format
for wire/cable marking.
Print Methods: This material is preprinted and also recommended for thermal transfer printing.
Adhesive: Repositionable rubber based, pressure sensitive high tack adhesive.
Standard Colors: White
Thickness: 11.8 +/- 1.6 mils (substrate and adhesive)
Service Temperature Range: -40°F to 170°F (-40°C to 77°C)
Minimum Application Temperature: 60°F (16°C)
Storage Conditions: Store at 70°F (21°C) and 50% Relative Humidity.
For cassette products do not exceed 95°F.
PROPERTIES:
PERFORMANCE:
Peel Adhesion to Stainless Steel:
28 oz/in width (PSTC-101, 15 min. dwell)
Shear Adhesion: 3 hours (PSTC-107, modified procedure A)
Tensile Strength:
28 lbs./inch minimum (PSTC-131)
UV Resistance: *3000 hours no change observed (ASTM G154)
Elevated Temperature Exposure: After 8 hours at 150°F(65.5°C) there was no deterioration of the substrate
*3000 hours equates to 5 years of assimilated outdoor UV exposure.