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Product Performance

Note: The following technical information and data should be considered representative

or typical only and should not be used for specification purposes.

This guide should assist you in determining which product will adhere best to your

substrate for your application.

3M™ Dual Lock™

Reclosable

Fasteners Trial

Bags

Poly-

Poly-

propylene

ethylene

(29)

(31)

Low Surface Energy

Acrylic

PC

ABS

(38)

(42)

(42)

Medium Surface Energy

Aluminum

Stainless

Steel

(840)

(700-1100)

High Surface Energy

Temperature

Resistance °F

TB3560

TB3561/TB3562

Clear Acrylic

Adhesive

X

X

X

X

X

220

TB3550

TB3551/TB3552

General Purpose

Acrylic Adhesive

X

X

X

X

X

200

TB3870

TB3871/TB3872

Modified Acrylic

Adhesive

X

X

X

X

X

180

TB4570 Clear

TB4575 Black

LSE Acrylic #1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

158

TB3540

TB3541/TB3542

Rubber Based

Adhesive

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

120

X-substrates that will typically adhere to without the use of primer

Design Considerations

As a general rule, four square inches of fastener area per pound of static tensile or

shear load to be supported is suggested as a starting point for evaluation. More or

less area may be needed depending on specific conditions or end use applications.

3M™ Dual Lock™ Reclosable Fasteners Type 250 less than 0.75" (19 mm) width

should not be engaged to other Dual Lock reclosable fastener type 250 because

low disengagement values may occur.

Note

Final product performance depends upon a combination of factors: the substrate

and its surface characteristics, the fastener selected, the application method and

conditions, the time and environmental conditions required for the application.

Because these factors are unique to each application, the user must evaluate the

Dual Lock reclosable fastener and do any testing required to determine Dual

Lock reclosable fasteners suitability for the end-user’s application.

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