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3M 4950 VHB Tape

3M™ VHB™ Tape 4950 is a 0.045 inch (1.1 mm) thick white double-sided acrylic foam tape with paper liner. The general purpose acrylic adhesive on both sides bonds to a broad range of high surface energy substrates including metals, glass and easier to bond paints and plastics.

Fast and easy-to-use permanent bonding method provides high strength and long-term durability
Can replace mechanical fasteners (rivets, welds, screws) or liquid adhesives
Designed for good adhesion to high surface energy (HSE) materials

Unwind Side Adhesive Type: General Purpose Acrylic

Liner Side Adhesive Type: General Purpose Acrylic

Color: White

Liner Material: White Densified Kraft (DK) Paper w/ 3M™ VHB™ Print

Backing/Carrier Material: Firm Acrylic Foam (Closed Cell)

TotalThickness: 45 mil

Overview
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Features
Specifications
Compliance
Resources

Overview

Consult

Specify a finalized design or create a new one from scratch with our experienced converting experts.

Design

Pair our material sampling library with our precision converting capabilities to optimize and validate a prototype.

Produce

Rely on our top-tier suppliers, strict quality controls, and hands-on help to ensure your product's effectiveness throughout its lifecycle.

Customize

Customize This Material

Our wide range of converting capabilities allow us to take this material and transform it into the right width, length, shape or fabricated part to not only achieve ideal integration into your end use, but also optimize how you apply the material in your application. Our converting equipment paired with our expert engineering team will help you create the exact custom solution for your unique requirements.

To learn more about the most common converting services we offer, or to contact our team to start discussing your solution, please utilize the below links:

Tape Slitting

Die-Cutting

Custom Part Fabrication

Prototyping

Custom Length Rolls

Features

Fast and easy-to-use permanent bonding method provides high strength and long-term durability
Can replace mechanical fasteners (rivets, welds, screws) or liquid adhesives
Designed for good adhesion to high surface energy (HSE) materials
Virtually invisible fastening keeps surfaces smooth
Eliminates drilling, grinding, refinishing, screwing, welding and associated clean-up
Creates a permanent seal against water, moisture and other environmental elements
Allows the use of thinner, lighter weight and dissimilar materials
Pressure sensitive adhesive bonds on contact to provide immediate handling strength

Specifications

Color	White
Backing/Carrier Material	Firm Acrylic Foam (Closed Cell)
Unwind Side Adhesive Type	General Purpose Acrylic
Liner Side Adhesive Type	General Purpose Acrylic
Total Thickness	45 mil
Density	50 lb/ft³
Liner Material	White Densified Kraft (DK) Paper w/ 3M™ VHB™ Print
Liner Thickness	3 mil
Unwind Side Adhesive Strength	25 lb/in
Liner Side Adhesive Strength	25 lb/in
Normal Tensile Strength	140 lb/in²
Maximum Temperature Performance	300°F
Unwind Side Adhesive Permanent	Yes
Liner Side Adhesive Permanent	Yes

Compliance

We value the importance of up to date an accurate regulatory information on the products we work with. For the most current Compliance and Regulatory information on your product of interest, please contact our experts for assistance.

Resources

Technical Data Sheet

Bonding applications replacing many rivets, spot welds, liquid adhesives and other permanent fasteners
Decorative material and trim
Nameplates and logos
Display assembly
Stiffener to panel

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