Cut Sheet

minutes–100
FlamingandNonflamingModeat4.0
minutes–200
FlamingModeat1.5minutes–76
FlamingModeat4.0minutes–155
NonflamingModeat1.5minutes–2
NonflamingModeat4.0minutes–13
Black:
FlamingModeat1.5minutes–92
FlamingModeat4.0minutes–155
NonflamingModeat1.5minutes–4
NonflamingModeat4.0minutes–41

B342white,yellowandothercolorstested/printedwithR5000SeriesdotmatrixandR4300andR6600Seriesthermal
transferribbons.B342blacksamplestestedprintedwithR4502SsilverandR6700whitethermaltransferribbon.Resultsthe
samewithallribbonsunlessstatedotherwise.White,yellow,andblackdatalistedbelow,othercolordataavailableupon
request.
PERFORMANCEPROPERTIES TESTMETHODS AVERAGERESULTS
HighServiceTemperatures 5minutesat500°F(260°C)




24hoursat350°F(180°C)
1000hoursat267°F(130°C)
White:Slighttubedarkeningand
yellowing
Yellow:Moderatetubedarkening.
Black:Novisibleeffecttotubing,slight
printyellowing(R6700).

Whiteandyellow:Slighttubedarkening.

Whiteandyellow:Moderatetube
darkening.

Novisiblechangetoprintinginabove
conditions(R4300andR6600)
LowServiceTemperature 1000hoursat94°F(70°C) Novisibleeffect
Weatherability ASTMG155Cycle1
1000hoursinXenonArcWeatherometer
White:Slighttubeyellowing
Yellow:Novisibleeffect
Novisiblechangetoprinting
UVLightResistance ASTMG155Cycle1dry
1000hours
White:Moderatetubeyellowing
Yellow:Novisibleeffect
Novisiblechangetoprinting
HumidityResistance 1000hoursat100°F/95%R.H. Novisibleeffect
SaltFog 1000hoursat5%SaltSpray Moderateprintfade(R4502Sonblack
marker).Novisibleeffecttoallother
color/ribboncombinations.
DielectricStrength ASTMD2671(afterunrestrictedshrink) 500volts/milminimum
Flammability ASTMD2671,ProcedureB Selfextinguishingwithin60seconds
PrintAdherenceperSAEAS81531(Sec
3.4.2)
Samplestestedafterunrestrictedshrink
at200°Cfor3minutes

20eraserrubswithhardhandpressure
Printisstilleasilylegibleonsleeves
printedwithallribbons.
SolventResistanceperSAEAS81531
(Sec3.4.3)
SolutionA
SolutionC
SolutionD
Samplestestedafterunrestrictedshrink
at200°Cfor3minutes

MILSTD202,Method215K
3cyclesof3minuteimmersionsin
specifiedfluidsfollowedbytoothbrush
rubaftereachimmersion



Printstilleasilylegibleonsleevesprinted
withallribbonsinallthreetestfluids
SolutionA:1partisopropylalcohol,3partsmineralspirits
SolutionB:deletedfromMILSTD202,Method215J
SolutionC:BIOACT®EC7R™terpenedefluxer
SolutionD:42partswater,1partpropyleneglycolmonomethylether,1partmonoethanolamineat70°C
PERFORMANCEPROPERTY CHEMICALRESISTANCE
B342white,yellowandothercolorsweredotmatrixprintedusingBradyR5000Seriesribbonandshrunkonappropriatesize
wires.Testconductedatroomtemperatureafter24hourdwell.Testingconsistedof5cyclesof10minuteimmersionsinthe
specifiedchemicalreagentfollowedby30minuterecoveryperiods.Samplesrubbedwithcottonswabafterfinalimmersion.
CHEMICALREAGENT SUBJECTIVEOBSERVATIONOFVISUALCHANGE
TUBINGANDPRINTINGWITHOUT
SWABRUB
PRINTINGWITHSWABRUB
MethylEthylKetone Novisibleeffect Severeprintfade,printlegible