Foam tapes are designed to securely bond or seal various uneven and dissimilar surfaces by holding them firmly in place due to their versatile and spongy specifications. These pressure-sensitive tapes produce soundproof and airtight sealings and can be employed as gasket tapes. They come in either single-sided foam tapes or double-sided with robust and durable backing adhesive materials. Furthermore, they include various tape series like VST, acrylic VHB, and HB. Read on further to explore the available benefits, types, materials, lengths, and thicknesses.
Key Benefits of Foam Tape
Foam tapes provide multiple advantages over various applications with reliable sealing applications. Some of the advantages include the following:
- They are cost-effective and easy to use.
- Available in varied sizes, shapes, colours, and materials.
- Allow clean and quick applications with reduced waste.
- Protect/Seal various surfaces and act as insulators.
- Features slip-resistance, dirt-, dust-, moisture-, and impact-resistance properties.
- Ideal for various materials for both indoor and outdoor settings.
- Allow maximised performance at different temperatures.
- Feature anti-vibration properties and help reduce sounds.
Foam Tape Types
Foam tape comes in two forms, single-sided and double-sided.
- Single Sided Foam Tapes: Single sided foam tape features adhesive backings on a single side for sealing applications on uneven surfaces. They are effectively used for gaskets and protective packaging, with flexible expansion or reduction in size for gap filling. They are widely suitable for industrial applications, including cushioning, gap-filling, water, air, dust, and draught sealing.
- Double Sided Foam Tapes: These foam tapes are supplied with adhesive backing on both sides for practical sealing applications, especially mounting applications. They are also best for thermal insulation and gap filling, even in fluctuating temperatures.
Foam Tape Colours and Material Types
There are various colour choices for foam tapes, and they come as:
- White foam tape
- Grey foam tape
- Clear foam tape
- Black foam tape
While the foam tape materials include:
- Silicone foam
- PVC foam
- Acrylic foam
- EPDM foam
- Polyethylene Foam or PE foam.
Lengths and Thicknesses for Tape Rolls
Commonly, foam tapes come in 10m foam tape, 33m, and 66m foam tapes. At the same time, the most popular thicknesses include 0.8 mm foam tape, 1.1 mm foam tape, and 1.6 mm foam tape.
Typical Foam Tape Applications
Both single-sided and double-sided foam tapes are extensively used in commercial and industrial environments for:
- Bonding
- Sealing
- Thermal Insulation.
- Shock Absorption
- Sound Dampening
- Gap Filling Applications
- Vibration Applications
- Prevent gas and water from escaping joints.
