tesa® ACXplus Double Sided Tape VHB Permanent Bonding Adhesive
The Tesa ACX range of adhesive tapes is designed for high-performance bonding applications. These tapes are known for their strong bonding capabilities, durability, and versatility across various industries. This report provides a detailed overview of the Tesa ACX range, highlighting its key features, applications, and benefits.
What is tesa® ACXplus?
At the core of tesa® ACXplus lies its viscoelastic properties, which combine elastic and viscous characteristics. This unique feature provides the tape with inner strength, allowing it to accommodate static and dynamic loads while also dissipating mechanical stresses, ensuring a reliable and long-lasting bond.
The Multi-Purpose tesa® ACXplus Assortment
tesa® ACXplus offers a comprehensive range of product families, each tailored to meet specific bonding requirements across various industries. From general-purpose indoor applications to specialized solutions for extreme temperatures, high adhesion, and transparency, there is a tesa® ACXplus tape to suit your needs.
| Product Family | Color | Temperature Resistance |
|---|---|---|
| tesa® ACXplus MP 727x | Gray | 392°F/212°F |
| tesa® ACXplus 704x | Gray/White | 392°F/248°F |
| tesa® ACXplus 705x | Transparent | 392°F/212°F |
| tesa® ACXplus 706x | Deep Black | 338°F/158°F |
| tesa® ACXplus 707x | Deep Black | 428°F/248°F |
tesa® ACXplus Bonding Power: Long-lasting Bonds on Diverse Surfaces
One of the standout features of tesa® ACXplus is its strong bonding power. The acrylic adhesive system used in these tapes enables optimal wetting and chemical adaptation to various surface characteristics, ensuring a powerful and lasting bond. Whether you’re bonding aluminum to steel, steel to glass, or deco glass to fiber composites, tesa® ACXplus can accommodate different materials with ease.
The tape’s thickness can be adjusted to compensate for rough and uneven surfaces, resulting in permanent contact and complete sealing of the bonded substrates. This leads to a high-strength bond that will endure for decades, withstanding applied loads such as wind, snow, and the permanent weight of bonded components.
Stress Dissipation: Adapting to Dynamic Environments
In the lifecycle of a component, static and dynamic forces act upon the constructive bond, creating stress that needs to be dissipated. tesa® ACXplus has an outstanding ability to compensate for static, dynamic, and temperature stress, thanks to its viscoelastic behavior.
The elastic restoring forces provide inner strength, while the viscous part of the material behavior leads to relaxation of mechanical stresses. This unique combination allows tesa® ACXplus to optimally dissipate arising stresses, ensuring a secure bond even when bonding substrates with different elongation characteristics due to extreme temperature changes.
tesa® ACXplus Temperature and Weather Resistance: Enduring Adverse Conditions
Constructive bonds are exposed to various weather conditions, including rain, snow, UV light, humidity, and extreme temperatures. Traditional mechanical fasteners like screws or rivets can be vulnerable to corrosion, leading to costly repairs and reconstruction.
tesa® ACXplus acrylic foam tapes offer superior resistance to these adverse conditions. The fully saturated carbon chain, which forms the foundation of the acrylates used in tesa® ACXplus, provides a high degree of oxidation resistance. Additionally, the special curing chemistry employed in these tapes creates an outstanding temperature-resistant network.
As a result, tesa® ACXplus delivers exceptional resistance to temperature, weather, UV, and chemical influences, ensuring a superior bond that withstands the harshest environments.
Applications Across Industries
The versatility of tesa® ACXplus makes it an ideal choice for a wide range of applications across various industries. Whether you’re working on automotive projects, building construction, electronics, or any other field that requires reliable constructive bonding, tesa® ACXplus has a solution for you.
In the automotive industry, tesa® ACXplus tapes can be used for bonding body side moldings, decorative trims, emblems, spoilers, antennas, and pillar appliques, ensuring a sleek and secure finish. In construction, these tapes can be employed for bonding dissimilar materials, providing a durable and weather-resistant solution.
Electronics manufacturers can also benefit from the high-performance bonding capabilities of tesa® ACXplus, enabling them to create reliable and aesthetically pleasing products that can withstand harsh environmental conditions.
Real-World Applications
Tesa ACX tapes are widely used in various industries for different applications:
- Automotive: Bonding parts in powertrain applications, mounting emblems, and displays.
- Solar: Securing solar panels and other components.
- Electronics: Used in consumer electronics for secure and aesthetically pleasing bonds.
- Construction: Mounting signs, glass, and other building components.
- Specialty Vehicles: Providing a reliable alternative to traditional bonding techniques like welding and brazing, enhancing production capacity and safety.
Streamlining Production Processes
In addition to its superior bonding performance, tesa® ACXplus can help optimize production processes and enhance the quality and aesthetics of your products. By eliminating the need for traditional mechanical fasteners, tesa® ACXplus simplifies assembly procedures, reducing production time and costs.
Furthermore, the seamless and visually appealing bonds created by these tapes can elevate the overall appearance of your products, providing a sleek and professional finish that meets the highest design standards.
Conclusion
In the world of constructive bonding, tesa® ACXplus stands out as a game-changing solution, offering unparalleled performance, versatility, and longevity. With its viscoelastic properties, powerful bonding capabilities, stress dissipation, and resistance to temperature and weather, tesa® ACXplus is the ultimate choice for permanent interior and exterior bonding and mounting applications.
Whether you’re working on automotive projects, building construction, electronics, or any other industry that demands reliable and aesthetically pleasing bonds, tesa® ACXplus has a product family tailored to your specific needs. Unlock the full potential of your projects and elevate your bonding solutions with the innovative technology of tesa® ACXplus.
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