tesa® 4432

Flatback Paper Masking Tape for Splicing, Sandblasting and Shatterproof Safety Applications


Product description

tesa® 4432 is a special and durable flatback paper masking tape with a strong natural rubber adhesive. Due to the strong adhesive, tesa® 4432 is suitable for splicing and reinforcing applications. The resistant paper backing makes the tape especially useful as a stencil material for sandblasting glass, mirrors and stone with a durability of 6 sec./4 bar. tesa® 4432 can also be laminated to the back of mirrors serving as shatterproof safety tape and meets the requirement according to DIN EN 12600. The flatback paper masking tape features excellent adhesive properties on different substrates, good plottability, great paint anchorage, hand tearability and resistance to temperatures of up to 100°C.


Product details and specifications

Application Fields

  • tesa® 4432 is a special, durable tape used for splicing and reinforcing applications
  • The tape is suitable as a stencil for sandblasting glass, mirrors and stone with a durability of 6 sec./4 bar
  • tesa® 4432 features good plottability, great paint anchorage, hand tearability and resistance to temperatures up to 100°C
  • The masking tape can be used as shatterproof safety tape, meeting the requirement according to DIN EN 12600
Backing material flat paper
Total thickness 330 µm
Type of adhesive natural rubber
Elongation at break 6 %
Tensile strength 93 N/cm
Temperature resistance (30 min) 120 °C
Hand tearability good
Temperature resistance (60 min) 100 °C
Adhesion to steel 8 N/cm
The strong adhesion allows furthermore fixing warp threads in weaving mills and fixing textiles on sample-cards as well as further applications like reinforcing, belting and splicing.
tesa® products prove their impressive quality day in, day out in demanding conditions and are regularly subjected to strict controls. All technical information and data above mentioned are provided to the best of our knowledge on the basis of our practical experience. They shall be considered as average values and are not appropriate for a specification. Therefore tesa SE can make no warranties, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The user is responsible for determining whether the tesa® product is fit for a particular purpose and suitable for the user’s method of application. If you are in any doubt, our technical staff will be glad to support you.
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Total thickness
330 µm
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285 µm
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167 µm
75 µm
135 µm
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Type of adhesive
natural rubber
natural rubber
tackified acrylic
natural rubber
repulpable tackified acrylic
repulpable tackified acrylic
acrylic
modified acrylic
natural rubber
repulpable tackified acrylic
Backing material
flat paper
flat paper
non-woven
slightly-creped paper
none
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flat paper
non-woven
slightly-creped paper
flat paper
Adhesion to steel
8 N/cm
3.5 N/cm
4.8 N/cm
4 N/cm
2.6 N/cm
Last updated on 24 Aug 2026