User Guide

12
BONDING
TAPES
PERFORMANCE
LABEL
MATERIALS
COMMERCIAL
GRAPHICS
RELEASE
LINERS AND
PRINTABLE
FILMS
SINGLE COATED
TAPES
RECLOSABLE
FASTENERS
SPECIALTY
PRODUCTS
FLEXOGRAPHIC
MOUNTING
These charts are based on relative adhesion within each given surface energy category.
Metals Surface Energy
Dynes/cm
Copper 1103
Aluminum 840
Zinc 753
Tin 526
Lead 543
HSE Surface Energy
Plastics Dynes/cm
Kapton
®
50
Phenolic 47
Nylon 46
Alkyd Enamel 45
Polyester 43
Epoxy Paint 43
Polyurethane 43
ABS 42
Polycarbonate 42
PVC 39
Noryl 38
Acrylic 38
LSE Surface Energy
Plastics Dynes/cm
PVA 37
Polystyrene 36
Acetal 36
EVA 33
Polyethylene 31
Polypropylene 29
Tedlar
®
28
Teflon
®
18
Powder Coatings **
**Broad range of surface energy.
Adhesive 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
100
100MP
100HT
200MP
220
290
300
300FR
300LSE
300MP
320
340
350
400
420
430
550/553
563
573
700
800 Series
900R
1000 Series
Adhesive 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
100
100MP
100HT
200MP
220
290
300
300FR
300LSE
300MP
320
340
350
400
420
430
550/553
563
573
700
800 Series
900R
1000 Series
Adhesive 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
100
100MP
100HT
200MP
220
290
300
300FR
300LSE
300MP
320
340
350
400
420
430
550/553
563
573
700
800 Series
900R
1000 Series
1=Lowest Performance 10=Highest Performance
Note: This technical information and data should be considered representative or typical only and should not be used for specification purposes.
3M
™
Bonding Tapes Selection Guide Based on Surface Energy