Technical Bulletin

18900 Panduit Drive
Tinley Park, IL 60487
Customer Service: 800-777-3300
TDS:
Effective Date:
Revision:
GMY4-W
17June14
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Technical Data Sheet
Page 1 of 2  2005 PANDUIT Corp
TDS: GMY4-W
Thermal Transfer Printable Polyester Film
This specification is intended to outline the physical and chemical properties of PANDUIT’s pressure sensitive thermal transfer
printable polyester material and include the following part numbers and printable material identifiers:
Part Number Prefixes Printable Material Suffixes
TTC*Y YJT
TC*Y YJ6
(a) PLD-56 YJC
(b) PLD-57
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS:
Description:
Material is RoHS compliant (European Union directive 2002/95/EC).
Material is a top coated polyester film with a pressure sensitive
adhesive. This material is halogen free.
Print Methods: This material is recommended for thermal transfer printing.
Adhesive: Acrylic based, pressure sensitive permanent adhesive.
Standard Colors: White
(a) (b) Preprinted Colors
Thickness: 2.8 +/- 0.4 mils (substrate and adhesive)
Service Temperature Range: -40°F to 302°F (-40°C to 150°C)
Minimum Application Temperature: 50°F (10°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: 48 oz/in width (PSTC-101, 15 min. dwell)
Shear Adhesion: 24+ hours (PSTC-107, Procedure A)
Tensile Strength: MD 36 +/- 3.6 lbs./inch width (PSTC-131)
TD 41 +/- 4.1 lbs./inch width (PSTC-131)
Elongation:
MD 80% +/- 15% (PSTC-131)
TD 75% +/- 15% (PSTC-131)
Elevated Temperature Exposure: After 8 hours at 150°F (65.5°C) there was no deterioration of the substrate
Tack: 3.8 lb/in
(PSTC-11)
Short Term High Service Temperature: 5 minutes at 392F (200C) and 210C. No visible change observed. At 230C,
Slight shrinkage of film observed, but no curling or yellowing of film observed.
Long Term High Service Temperature: 30 days at 212F (100C). No visible change observed.
Long Term Low Service Temperature: 30 days at -40F (-40C). No visible change observed.
Humidity Resistance: 30 days at 100F (37C) and 95% RH. No visible change observed.
UV Resistance *3000 hours no change observed (ASTM G154)
*3000 hours equates to 5 years of assimilated outdoor UV exposure.