4/21/2016 TDSDetailsBRADY WelcometoBrady 18553955693 Login/Register FindaBradyDistributor 0item(s) 0.00 AllCategories Products StandardsandCompliance CustomerSupport TechnicalSupport Home>TDSDetails Close PrintTDS TechnicalDataSheet BRADYBONDZ(TM)B423THERMALTRANSFERPRINTABLEGLOSSYWHITEPOLYESTERLABELSTOCK TDSNo.B423 EffectiveDate:06/27/2012 Description: GENERAL PrintTechnology:Thermaltransfer MaterialsType:Whitepolyester Finish:Glossywhite Adhesive:Permanentacrylic APPLICATIONS ElectronicPCBandcomponentidentification,barcodelabelandratingplatesandsolarpanelidentification. RECOMMENDEDRIBBONS BradyseriesR6000 BradyseriesR6000HalogenFree(previouslyknownasR6000HF) BradyseriesR4400(colorsred,blue,green,white) BradyseriesR4900andR6200(alternates) REGULATORY/AGENCYAPPROVALS UL:B423isaULRecognizedComponenttoUL969LabelingandMarkingStandardwhenprintedwithBradySeriesR6000andR6000HalogenFreeribbons.SeeUL fileMH17154forspecificdetails.ULinformationcanbeaccessedonlineatUL.com.SearchinCertificationsarea.TheBradySeriesR4900ribbonisalsoULapproved. CSA:B423isCSAAcceptedtoC22.2No.0.1595AdhesiveLabelsStandardwhenprintedwithBradySeriesR6000ribbon.SeeCSAfile041833forspecificdetails.CSA informationcanbeaccessedonlineatdirectories.csainternational.org. DINVDE0472Part815:BradyB423meetsrequirementsofahalogenfreematerialperDINVDE0472part815.(Statementbasedonreviewofproductconstructionand confirmationhalogencontenttestrunatanindependenttestlaboratory.) BradyB423isRoHScompliantto2005/618/ECMCVamendmenttoRoHSDirective2002/95/EC. SPECIALFEATURES BradyB423isULRecognizedforOutdoorUseonglass,thermosetpolyesterplasticandpolyvinylfluorideplasticsurfacestosupportsolarpanelidentification applications. Details: PHYSICALPROPERTIES TESTMETHODS AVERAGERESULTS Thickness ASTMD1000 Substrate 0.002inch(0.0508mm) Adhesive 0.001inch(0.0254mm) Total 0.003inch(0.0762mm) Adhesionto: ASTMD1000 StainlessSteel 20minutedwell 51oz/inch(56N/100mm) 24hourdwell 57oz/inch(62N/100mm) PaintedEnamel 20minutesdwell 51oz/inch(56N/100mm) 24hourdwell 54oz/inch(59N/100mm) 4/21/2016 TDSDetailsBRADY TexturedABS 20minutesdwell 10oz/inch(10N/100mm) 24hourdwell 10oz/inch(10N/100mm) 36oz/inch(40N/100mm) 39oz/inch(42N/100mm) 20minutesdwell 32oz/in(35N/100mm) 24hourdwell Polypropylene 43oz/in(47N/100mm) 20minutesdwell 24hourdwell PolyesterPowderCoatedPaint Tack ASTMD2979 PolykenProbeTack 26oz(800g) 1seconddwell DielectricStrength ASTMD1000 8400volts B423isnotrecommendedforlowsurfaceenergysurfacessuchaspolyethyleneandpolypropylene. PerformancepropertiestestedonB423printedwithSeriesR6000,R6000HalogenFreeandR6200ribbons.Printedsampleswerelaminatedtoaluminumandallowed todwell24hoursbeforeexposuretotheindicatedenvironments.Unlessnoted,resultsarethesameforbothribbons. PERFORMANCEPROPERTIES TESTMETHOD TYPICALRESULTS HighServiceTemperature 30daysatvarioustemperatures Novisibleeffecttolabelat110C.Slightdiscoloration at120Cmoderatediscolorationat145Cbutlabelis stillfunctional. LowServiceTemperature 30daysat70C Novisibleeffect ShortTermHighServiceTemperature 5minutesatvarioustemperatures Novisibleeffecttolabelat180C.Slightdiscoloration andlabelshrinkageat200Clabelisfunctional. Labelbecomesnonfunctionalat210Cduetolabel shrinkage. HumidityResistance 30daysat100F(37C)and95%relativehumidity. Novisibleeffect UVLightResistance 30daysinUVSunlighter100 Slightdiscoloration Weatherability ASTMG155,Cycle1 Novisibleeffect 30daysinXenonArcWeatherometer SaltFogResistance ASTMB117 30daysin5%saltfogsolutionchamber Novisibleeffect AbrasionResistance TaberAbraser,CS10grindingwheels,250g/arm R6000:Printlegibleafter100cycles (Fed.Std.191A,Method5306) R6000HalogenFree:Printlegibleafter100cycles PERFORMANCEPROPERTY CHEMICALRESISTANCE SampleswereprintedwithSeriesR6000,R6000HalogenFreeandR6200ribbons.Sampleswerelaminatedtoaluminumpanelsandallowedtodwell24hourspriorto testing.Testingwasconductedatroomtemperatureandconsistedof30minuteimmersionsinthespecifiedtestfluid.Afterimmersion,thesampleswereremovedfrom thetestfluidandtheprintedimagerubbed10timeswithacottonswabsaturatedwiththetestfluid.Theratingscalebelowshowstheeffecttothequalityoftheprintfor eachsample. CHEMICAL SUBJECTIVEOBSERVATIONOFVISUALCHANGE REAGENT EFFECTTOLABEL EFFECTSTOPRINTEDIMAGE STOCK R6000 R6000HalogenFree R6200