tesa® 53488

Standard Grade Tear Tape


Product description

tesa 53488 is a tensilized polypropylene tear tape featuring a 60 micron backing and an aggressive synthetic adhesive. This product exhibits excellent bonding on both solid and corrugated cardboard surfaces. Because of its unique backing and excellent tack, tesa 53488 will not exhibit shrinkage or "lift off" after application to corrugated cardboard. This product is ideal for most pull tab and tear strip applications.


Product details and specifications

Application Fields

  • Industrial and consumer cartons
  • Padded shipping envelopes, express delivery and courier envelopes
  • Corrugated cartons and boxes
Adhesive Type synthetic rubber
Backing material TPP
Total thickness 85.5 µm
Elongation at break 32 %
Tensile strength 215 N/cm
Adhesion to Steel 3.43 lbs/in
6 N/cm
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
85.5 µm
108 µm
180 µm
105 µm
130 µm
90 µm
85 µm
40 µm
116 µm
65 µm
180 µm
Adhesive Type
synthetic rubber
synthetic rubber
synthetic rubber
synthetic rubber
synthetic rubber
synthetic rubber
acrylic
synthetic rubber
natural rubber
natural rubber
acrylic
Backing material
TPP
TPP
TPP
TPP
TPP
TPP
PET film
PP film
TPP
PVC film
PE film
Hand tearability
no
no
no
no
Automatic application
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Last updated on Apr 16, 2024