tesa® 51960

Carpet laying tape for professional users - removable -


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Product Features
  • tesa® 51960 is most extensively resistant to ageing and plasticizers (no discoloration of PVC- / CV-floorings).
  • The different adhesion value is tailormade for carpet laying applications and guarantees a very high tack on many commonly used surfaces.

Product description

tesa® 51960 is a double-sided carpet laying tape, the open side is to a large extent residual-free removable from many surfaces and consists of PP-film with an acrylic adhesive.

The side with the stronger adhesion is covered with a white liner.


Product details and specifications

Product Features

  • tesa® 51960 is most extensively resistant to ageing and plasticizers (no discoloration of PVC- / CV-floorings).
  • The different adhesion value is tailormade for carpet laying applications and guarantees a very high tack on many commonly used surfaces.

Application Fields

Border and butt conglutination of floor coverings based on foam or textile woven backings as well as PVC- and CV-floorings on nearly any surfaces.
Backing material PP film reinforced by fabric
Colour translucent
Total thickness 248 µm
Type of adhesive tackified acrylic
Elongation at break 80 %
Tensile strength 30 N/cm
Static shear resistance at 40°C low
Temperature resistance long term duration 60 °C
Tack good
Chemical resistance very good
Static shear resistance at 23°C medium
Humidity resistance very good
Softener resistance medium
Temperature resistance short term duration 120 °C
Adhesion to PE (initial) 3 N/cm
Adhesion to PE (after 14 days) 3.5 N/cm
Adhesion to PE (covered side, after 14 days) 5.1 N/cm
Adhesion to PE (covered side, initial) 4.5 N/cm
Adhesion to PP (initial) 3.5 N/cm
Adhesion to PP (covered side, initial) 4.2 N/cm
Adhesion to Steel (initial) 4.7 N/cm
Adhesion to Steel (after 14 days) 6.6 N/cm
Adhesion to Steel (covered side, initial) 9 N/cm
Adhesion to Steel (covered side, after 14 days) 13.7 N/cm
According to DIN 18365 the surface has to be even, clean, permanently jointed and dry as well as free of oil or wax.

(Not suitable for natural stone)
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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Product comparison

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Total thickness
248 µm
300 µm
160 µm
48 µm
200 µm
200 µm
30 µm
30 µm
125 µm
80 µm
250 µm
Type of adhesive
tackified acrylic
tackified acrylic
tackified acrylic
tackified acrylic
modified acrylic
tackified acrylic
tackified acrylic
tackified acrylic
tackified acrylic
tackified acrylic
modified acrylic
Backing material
PP film reinforced by fabric
PET film
PET film
PET film
PET film
PET film
PET film
PET film
PET film
PET film
PET film
Static shear resistance at 23°C
medium
good
good
good
good
good
good
good
good
good
good
Static shear resistance at 40°C
low
good
good
medium
good
good
medium
good
good
medium
good
Humidity resistance
very good
very good
very good
very good
very good
very good
very good
very good
very good
very good
very good
Ageing resistance (UV)
very good
very good
very good
very good
very good
very good
very good
very good
very good
very good
Last updated on 16 Apr 2024