18900 Panduit Drive TDS: GMC Tinley Park, IL 60487 Effective Date: 16JUL12 Customer Service: 800-777-3300 Revision: 4 Technical Data Sheet Vinyl Coated Cloth Tape GMC This specification is intended to outline the physical and chemical properties of PANDUITs pressure sensitive vinyl coated cloth material and include the following part numbers and printable material identifiers: Part Number Prefixes Printable Material Suffixes PDL* PCL* PESC-*-* CBD PCMH-* PARW125-* PCM-* PCWL-* PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS: Description: Material is RoHS compliant (European Union directive 2002/95/EC). Material is a coated vinyl cloth with a rubber based pressure sensitive adhesive. This material is used in flat applications and in a wrap format for wire/cable marking. Print Methods: This material is preprinted and also recommended for dot matrix printing. Adhesive: Repositionable rubber based, pressure sensitive adhesive Standard Colors: White, yellow Thickness: 8.0 +/- 0.7 mils (substrate and adhesive) Service Temperature Range: 50F to 170F (10C to 77C) Minimum Application Temperature: 60F (16C) Storage Conditions: Store at 70F (21C) and 50% Relative Humidity. PROPERTIES: PERFORMANCE: 28 oz/in width (PSTC-101, 15 min. dwell) Peel Adhesion to Stainless Steel: Shear Adhesion: 3 hours (PSTC-107, modified procedure A) Tensile Strength: MD 45 +/- 4.5 lbs./inch width (PSTC-131) UV Resistance: *3000 hours no change observed (ASTM G154) Elevated Temperature Exposure: After 8 hours at 150F (65.5C) there was no deterioration of the substrate *3000 hours equates to 5 years of assimilated outdoor UV exposure. Page 1 of 2 2007 PANDUIT Corp TDS: GMC 18900 Panduit Drive TDS: GMC Tinley Park, IL 60487 Effective Date: 16JUL12 Customer Service: 800-777-3300 Revision: 4 Technical Data Sheet CHEMICAL/SOLVENT RESISTANCE: Samples were preprinted and dot matrix printed with Panduit PDLR ribbon. These samples were laminated to flat steel panels and wrapped around a 1/12 OD wire in self-laminating format. Test was conducted at room temperature after 24 hour dwell. 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. After the final immersion the flat samples were rubbed 10 times with a lint free gauze. Visual Observation Pre-Printed Dot Matrix Printed Chemical Reagent Substrate / Adhesive Legend Printed Legend Distilled Water No effect No effect No effect No effect Mineral Spirits Slight adhesive bleed No effect Toluene Slight adhesive bleed, top Print not legible Print not legible coating removed No effect Isopropyl Alcohol No effect No effect No effect Methanol No effect No effect No effect Slight adhesive bleed Loss of print density Acetone Slight adhesive bleed, top Print not legible Print not legible Methyl Ethyl Ketone coating removed 1,1,1 Trichloroethane Slight adhesive bleed, top Print not legible Print not legible coating removed No effect Freon TF No effect No effect No effect Super Agitene No effect No effect No effect Jet-A Fuel No effect No effect No effect Arco TruSlide 68 No effect No effect No effect No effect No effect SAE 30 Motor Oil APPROVALS UL Recognized: UL 969 File Number: MH 14576, MH 14979 MH 14979 CUL Recognized: C22.2 No. 0.15-01 File Number: LIMITED WARRANTY All PANDUIT Identification Solution Products (except for Software programs) are warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship at the time of sale but our obligation under this warranty is limited to replacement of the product proved to be defective within 6 months from the date of sale, or in the case of printers, within 90 days from the date of sale. This warranty is void if the products or printers are modified, altered or misused in any way. Use of PANDUIT printers with any product other than the specified PANDUIT products for which the printer was designed constitutes misuse. Before using, the user shall determine the suitability of the product for its intended use and user assumes all risk and liability whatsoever in connection therewith. The foregoing may not be altered except by an agreement signed by officers of seller and manufacturer. NEITHER PANDUIT NOR SELLER SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY OTHER INJURY, LOSS OR DAMAGE, WHETHER DIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT OR THE PRINTER. THIS WARRANTY IS MADE IN LIEU OF AND EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS OF PARTICULAR USE ARE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED. The information contained in this literature is based on our experience to date and is believed to be reliable. It is intended as a guide or use by persons having technical skill at their own discretion and risk. We do not guarantee favorable results or assume any liability in connection with its use. Dimensions contained herein are for reference purposes only. This publication is not to be taken as a license to Page 2 of 2 2007 PANDUIT Corp operate under, or a recommendation to infringe any existing patents. This supersedes and voids all previous literature, etc. TDS: GMC