tesa® HAF 8401

Heat activated film


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Product Features
  • Very high bonding strength
  • High temperature resistance
  • Excellent chemical resistance
All product features
Product description

tesa® HAF 8401 is a double-sided thermosetting brown adhesive film, without backing, based on phenolic resin and nitrile rubber.

At room temperature tesa® HAF 8401 is not tacky. It is activated for pre-lamination by heat and starts to become tacky at 90 °C. In a second application step heat and pressure is applied over a certain period of time.

After curing tesa® HAF 8401 reaches a very high bonding strength, high temperature stability and excellent chemical resistance. Because of the rubber components tesa® HAF 8401 remains flexible and elastic.

tesa® HAF 8401 is supplied with a strong paper liner and can easily be slit and die cut.


Product details and specifications

Product Features

  • Very high bonding strength
  • High temperature resistance
  • Excellent chemical resistance
  • Resistance against oil and solvents
  • Bonds remain flexible and elastic

Application Fields

It is suitable for bonding of all thermally resistant materials such as metal, glass, plastic, wood and textiles.
Backing material none
Colour amber
Total thickness 200 µm
Type of adhesive nitrile rubber / phenolic resin
Type of liner glassine
Bonding strength (dynamic shear) 12 N/mm²
Bonding strength (push-out) 12 N/mm²
Processing:

1. Pre-lamination:
tesa® HAF 8401 is laminated before curing. For this process we recommend a temperature between 90 °C and 110 °C.

2. Bonding:
The bonding conditions temperature, pressure and time depend on the application. Following parameters can be regarded as a guideline:

Splicing application:
  • Temperature: 120 - 200 °C
  • Pressure: > 2 bar
  • Time: 15 sec - 90 sec
Friction liners for clutches:
  • Temperature: 180 - 230 °C
  • Pressure: > 6 bar
  • Time: 5 min - 30 min

To reach maximum bonding strength surfaces should be clean and dry. Storage conditions according to tesa® HAF shelf life concept.

Note: Bonding strength values were obtained under standard laboratory conditions (Mean values). Value is guaranteed clearance limit checked with each production batch (Material: Etched aluminium test specimen / Bonding conditions: Temp. = 120 °C; p = 10 bar; t = 8 min)
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
200 µm
50
315 µm
30 µm
270 µm
100 µm
60 µm
30 µm
125 µm
60 µm
60 µm
Type of adhesive
nitrile rubber / phenolic resin
nitrile rubber / phenolic resin
nitrile rubber / phenolic resin
nitrile rubber / phenolic resin
nitrile rubber / phenolic resin
nitrile rubber / phenolic resin
nitrile rubber / phenolic resin
nitrile rubber / phenolic resin
nitrile rubber / phenolic resin
nitrile rubber / phenolic resin
nitrile rubber / phenolic resin
Backing material
none
none
cotton fabric
none
none
none
none
none
none
none
none
Colour
amber
amber
amber
amber
amber
amber
amber
amber
amber
amber
amber
Activation temperature
120 °C
Last updated on 23 Jun 2026