18900 Panduit Drive TDS: GMHSHF Tinley Park, IL 60487 Effective Date: 28NOV12 Customer Service: 800-777-3300 Revision: 4 Technical Data Sheet Halogen Free Heat Shrink Labels This specification is intended to outline the physical and chemical properties of PANDUITs GMHSHF tubing material for wire identification and insulation purposes and include the following part numbers and printable material identifiers: Part Number Prefixes Printable Material Suffixes HFT-2 HGT-2 HFT-2-B HGT-2-B PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS: Description: Material is RoHS compliant (European Union directive 2002/95/EC). GMHSHF is a crosslinked, halogen free, flexible, flame retardant, low smoke heat shrinkable thermal transfer printable polyolefin. Satisfies BS6853 1999 Vehicle Category 1a for burning behavior and toxic gas emissions Smoke Density Class II. When printed using recommended ribbons, it will also meet SAE-AS5942, MIL-STD-883F Method 2015.13, Solutions A, B and D, and MIL-STD-202G Method 215K, Solutions A, C, and D. Recommended Ribbons: RMR4BL, RHR4BL-S, RMER4BL Standard Colors: White and Yellow Shrink Ratio: 2 to 1 0 0 0 0 Service Temperature Range: Minus 22 F to 221 F (Minus 30 C to 105 C) 0 0 Storage Conditions: Store at 70 F (21 C) and 50% Relative Humidity PROPERTIES: PERFORMANCE 2 Tensile Strength: 10N/mm (ASTM D638) Elongation at Break: 200% (ASTM D 638) Dielectric Strength: 20 KV/mm (ASTM D2671) 14 Volume Resistivity: 10 ohm cm 0 Heat Shock 4 hours at 175 C: No dripping, cracking or flowing. 0 Heat Aging 168 hours at 150 C: Elongation 100% (ASTM D638) Total Longitudinal Change: Minus 10% to +5% (ASTM D2671) 0 Low Temperature Flexibility Minus 40 C: No cracking (ASTM D2671) Water Absorption: < 0.15% (ASTM D570) Printability: Product meets print performance of 100 rubs (Taber abraser, CS-10 wheels, 100 cycles/250 gm wt) Flammability: Product passes ASTM D635-HB and ASTM D2671 Specific gravity: 1.42 (ASTM D792) 0 0 Shrink Temperature: > 194 F (90 C) Smoke Density: Class II A0 =.051 (BS6853 1999 Table 7) Max Oxygen Index: 36% (Satisfies BS6853 Class 1a for Burning Behavior per BS EN 4859 -2:1999) Page 1 of 3 2011 PANDUIT Corp TDS: GMHSHF 18900 Panduit Drive TDS: GMHSHF Tinley Park, IL 60487 Effective Date: 28NOV12 Customer Service: 800-777-3300 Revision: 4 Technical Data Sheet UV Resistance : *Observations made at 3000 hours exposure showed no loss in legend or change in material (ASTM G154). Fungus Resistance: No growth (AMS-DTL-7444) Copper Corrosion: No corrosion (ASTM D2671B) *3000 hours equates to 5 years of assimilated outdoor UV exposure. Marking Performance: SAE-AS5942: Samples were tested heat shrunk. Print still legible after 20 eraser rubs with hard hand pressure. MIL-STD-202G: Method 215K, Solution A, C and D: 3 cycles of 3 minute immersions in specified fluids followed by toothbrush rub after each immersion. Print still legible in all test fluids. MIL-STD-883F: Method 2015.13, Solution A, B and D: 3 cycles of 1 minute immersions in specified fluids followed by toothbrush rub after each immersion. Print still legible in all test fluids. Halogen Content: 30 ppm Fluorine (GLI Procedure E9-3) < 17 ppm Total Halogens as Cl (GLI Procedure ME-13) Meets IEC 60754-2 (Amendment) test requirement Toxic Gas Emissions: Toxic gas emissions satisfy Vehicle category 1a requirements of BS6853:1999 Table 7 and NF F16-101 Reference Values as performed in accordance with procedure NFX 70-100. This data in the table below shows quantitative analysis of certain gases produced under specified conditions of thermal degradation in the presence of air. Gases Conc. NF F 16-10 BS 6853 CIT r (mg/g) Reference Reference (per 100g) value Values, cc Values, Fx l 3 (mg/m ) (mg/g) Carbon Monoxide 91.79 1750 280 5.25 0.33 Carbon Dioxide 802.51 90000 14000 0.89 0.06 Hydrogen Chloride 0.19 150 15 0.13 0.01 Hydrogen Bromide ND 170 20 0.00 0.00 Hydrogen Cyanide ND 55 11 0.00 0.00 Hydrogen Fluoride ND 17 4.9 0.00 0.00 Sulphur Dioxide ND 260 53 0.00 0.00 Nitrous Oxides ND N/A 7.6 N/A 0.00 ND indicates non-detected & N/A indicates not applicable CHEMICAL/SOLVENT RESISTANCE: Samples were thermal transfer printed with RMR4BL ribbon. Test was conducted at room temperature. The samples were immersed in the specified chemical reagents for 5 immersions using the following cycle: a 10 minute immersion time followed by a 30 minute recovery time. Chemical Reagent Visual Chemical Reagent Visual Observation Observation Distilled Water No effect 10% Sulfuric Acid Solution No effect Mineral Spirits No effect 5% Sodium Chloride Solution No effect ASTM 3 Oil No effect Freon TF No effect Isopropyl Alcohol No effect Super Agitene No effect Methanol No effect Jet-A Fuel No effect 3% Alconox Detergent No effect Arco Truslide 68 No effect 10% Sodium Hydroxide Solution No effect SAE 30 Motor Oil No effect Page 2 of 3 2011 PANDUIT Corp TDS: GMHSHF