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Technical Data Sheet

BRADY B-7593 ADHESIVE-TAPED POLYESTER

TDS No. B-7593
Effective Date: 19-May-2004

Description:

 

GENERAL
Brady B-7593 is a glossy thermal transfer printable polyester tag based on a double sided adhesive tape with a compressible foam carrier and a permanent acrylic adhesive.

APPLICATIONS
Brady B-7593 is supplied roll form formatted for thermal transfer printing on the TLS2200TM Thermal Labeling System.

Brady B-7593 is available in white, black, yellow, metallized, red and green.

RECOMMENDED RIBBONS
The TLS2200TM printer requires the Brady series R-6010 high performance ribbon.

 

SPECIAL FEATURES
B-7593 is supplied in a custom width of 27mm and four heights. The available heights are 8mm, 12.5mm, 15mm and 18mm. Available lengths include 15mm and 30mm.

B-7593 as special has a width of 30mm, a total height of 40mm, a printable zone of 10mm at the top and a hole with a diameter of 24.5mm.

 

ROHS Environmental Compliance
Brady B-7593 is RoHS compliant using EU Directive 2002/95/EC



Details:

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
TEST METHODS
AVERAGE RESULTS
Thickness ASTM D 1000
- Substrate
- Foam tape
- Total

0.200 mm (0.0079 inch)
0.450 mm (0.0177 inch)
0.650 mm (0.0256 inch)
Adhesion to:

- Stainless Steel


- Smooth ABS


- Powdercoated surface


- Polyethylene		 ASTM D 1000

20 minutes dwell
24 hour dwell

20 minutes dwell
24 hour dwell

20 minutes dwell
24 hour dwell

20 minutes dwell
24 hour dwell


142 N/100mm ( 130 oz/inch)
> 200 N/100 mm (> 200 oz/inch)

96 N/100mm (87,5 oz/inch)
147 N/100 mm (134 oz/inch)

120 N/100mm (109 oz/inch)
182 N/100 mm (166 oz/inch)

35 N/100mm ( 32 oz/inch)
 98 N/100 mm ( 89,5 oz/inch)
Drop Shear PSTC-7 (except use 1/2" x 1" sample)
35 hours
Tack ASTM D2979
Polyken™ Probe Tack
( 1 s dwell, 1 cm/s separation )
468,5 g

 

 

PERFORMANCE PROPERTIES
TEST METHODS
TYPICAL RESULTS
White B-7593/R-6010
TYPICAL RESULTS
Black B-7593/R-4410W
TYPICAL RESULTS
Metallized B-7593/R-6010
High Service Temperature 1000 hours at 100°C (212°F)
No visual effect
No visual effect
No visual effect
Low Service Temperature 1000 hours at -40°C (-40°F)
No visual effect
No visual effect
No visual effect
Humidity Resistance 1000 hours at 37°C (100°F), 95% R.H.
No visual effect
No visual effect
No visual effect
UV Light Resistance 1000 hours in UV light chamber
No visual effect
No visual effect
No visual effect
Weatherability 1000 hours in QUV
(ASTM G-53)
No visual effect
No visual effect
No visual effect
Abrasion Resistance Method 5306 US Federal test 191A CS 10 + 500 g/arm
Number of cycles until print is illegible
175 cycles
Number of cycles until print is illegible
75 cycles
Numbers of cycles until print is illegible
175 cycles

 

 

PERFORMANCE PROPERTY
CHEMICAL RESISTANCE

 

Samples printed with the R-6010 ribbon and dwelled 24 hours prior to test. Testing consisted of 5 cycles of 10 minute immersions in the specified chemical reagent followed by 30 minute recovery periods. After final immersion, samples rubbed 10 times with cotton swab saturated with test fluid.


 

White B-7593 / R-6010
CHEMICAL REAGENT
APPEARANCE OF THE PRINTING BEFORE RUBBING
APPEARANCE OF THE PRINTING AFTER RUBBING
Isopropyl alcohol
No visible effect
No visible effect
Methyl ethyl ketone
Print gone
Print gone
Alcohol Mix*
No visible effect
No visible effect
Gasoline
No visible effect
Print gone
Diesel
No visible effect
No visible effect
Skydrol® 500B-4
No visible effect
Print gone
Mil 5606 Oil
No visible effect
No visible effect
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
No visible effect
Print gone
5% sodium hydroxide
No visible effect
No visible effect
10% Sulphuric Acid Solution
No visible effect
No visible effect
Deionized Water
No visible effect
No visible effect
10% Salt Water Solution
No visible effect
No visible e ffect
n-hexane
No visible effect
No visible effect
Iso-octane
No visible effect
No visible effect
Ethanol
No visible effect
No visible effect
ASTM#3 oil
No visible effect
No visible effect
Acetone
No visible effect
Print gone
* Alcohol Mix is 50% ethanol, 30% methanol, and 20% water by volume.

Black B-7593 / R-4410W
CHEMICAL REAGENT
APPEARANCE OF THE PRINTING BEFORE RUBBING
APPEARANCE OF THE PRINTING AFTER RUBBING
Isopropyl alcohol
No visible effect
Print gone
Methyl ethyl ketone
Print gone
Print gone
Alcohol Mix*
No visible effect
No visible effect
Gasoline
No visible effect
Print gone
Diesel
No visible effect
No visible effect
Skydrol® 500B-4
Print gone
Print gone
Mil 5606 Oil
No visible effect
No visible effect
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
No visible effect
Print gone
5% sodium hydroxide
No visible effect
No visible effect
10% Sulphuric Acid Solution
No visible effect
No visible effect
Deionized Water
No visible effect
No visible effect
10% Salt Water Solution
No visible effect
No visible effect
n-hexane
No visible effect
No visible effect
Iso-octane
No visible effect
No visible effect
Ethanol
No visible effect
Severe fading
ASTM#3 oil
No visible effect
Severe fading
Acetone
Print gone
Print gone
* Alcohol Mix is 50% ethanol, 30% methanol, and 20% water by volume.

Product testing and history of similar products, support a customer performance expectation of at least two years from the data of receipt for this product as long as this product is stored in its original packaging in an environment below 27°C and 60% RH. We are confident that our product will perform well beyond this time frame. However, it remains the responsibility of the user to assess the risk of using such product. We encourage customers to develop functional testing protocols that will qualify a product's fitness for use, in their actual application.





Trademarks:
TLS2200® is a registered trademark of Brady Worldwide, Inc.
Polyken™ is a trademark of Testing Machines Inc.
Skydrol® is a registered trademark of the Monsanto Company
ASTM: American Society for Testing and Materials (U.S.A.)
S. I.: International System of Units

Note: All values shown are averages and should not be used for specification purposes.
Test data and test results contained in this document are for general information only and shall not be relied upon by Brady customers for designs and specifications, or be relied on as meeting specified performance criteria. Customers desiring to develop specifications or performance criteria for specific product applications should contact Brady for further information.

Product compliance information is based upon information provided by suppliers of the raw materials used by Brady to manufacture this product or based on results of testing using recognized analytical methods performed by a third party, independent laboratory. As such, Brady makes no independent representations or warranties, express or implied, and assumes no liability in connection with the use of this information.


WARRANTY
Brady products are sold with the understanding that the buyers will test them in actual use and determine for themselves their adaptability to their intended uses. Brady warrants to the buyers that its products are free from defects in material and workmanship, but limits its obligation under this warranty to replacement of the product shown to Brady's satisfaction to have been defective at the time Brady sold it. This warranty does not extend to any persons obtaining the product from the buyers. This warranty is in lieu of any other warranty, express or implied, including, but not limited to, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, and of any other obligations or liability on Brady's part. Under no circumstances will Brady be liable for any loss, damage, expense, or consequential damages of any kind arising in connection with the use, or inability to use, Brady's products.

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