tesa® 60103 is a 3.2mm thick soft grade closed cell polyvinyl chloride (PVC) foam tape with an acrylic adhesive on one side. The closed cell foam can create a waterproof barrier when compressed, while the soft grade PVC foam is flexible and conformable to help seal uneven surfaces. Even after long periods of holding heavy weight, it will rapidly return to its original state. The PVC foam tape is resistant to UV, ozone, oxidation and fungi. The black foam tape version is flame retardant to FMVSS 302 and approved for use in the automotive industry. The tape is available in black and grey, in additional thicknesses: 4.8mm (tesa® 60105), 6.4mm (tesa® 60106), 9.5mm (tesa® 60109) and 12.7mm (tesa® 60112).
Application Fields
tesa® 60103 is suitable for a number of sealing applications, especially on uneven surfaces including corrugated sheeting which requires sealing
The tape is used for sealing panels on portable buildings, caravan panels or dam walls
tesa® 60103 is used for sound reduction on aluminium boat hulls
The foam tape is used as a vibration dampener on automotive weather shields
The black tape acts as a flame retardant
REACH and RoHS compliant
Product Construction
Type of adhesive
acrylic
Total thickness
3200 µm
Backing material
PVC foam
Properties / Performance Values
Elongation at break
150 %
Flame retardance
low
Chemical resistance
good
Compression set
5 %
Temperature resistance max.
80 °C
Temperature resistance min.
-40 °C
Suitable for die cutting
Yes
Hardness – Shore 00
25 STK
Tensile strength cm2
20 N/cm²
Water resistance
very good
Adhesion to Values
Adhesion to steel
2.8 N/c
Additional Info
Black has different Compression set and shore hardness to that of the Grey.
Figures shown relate to Grey
Tensile Strength for Black material is 17N/cm2
