tesa® 4940

160µm double sided translucent non-woven tape


Product description

tesa® 4940 is a translucent, double-sided self-adhesive tape consisting of a non-woven backing and a tackified acrylic adhesive.

tesa® 4940 features especially:

  • High adhesion level on various kinds of foams, plastic and metal surfaces
  • Excellent temperature resistance performance
  • Good repulsion resistance
  • Thick PE-coated paper liner to ensure excellent diecuttability


Product details and specifications

Application Fields

  • Mounting of plastic and foam parts, heavy paper or cardboard, textile, leather and felt
Adhesive Type tackified acrylic
Backing material non-woven
Color translucent
Liner Type PE-coated paper
Total thickness 160 µm
Humidity resistance good
Temperature resistance short term 150 °C
Chemical Resistance good
Static shear resistance at 23°C good
Tack very good
Ageing resistance (UV) very good
Temperature resistance long term 80 °C
Softener resistance medium
Adhesion to ABS (initial) 8 N/cm
Adhesion to ABS (after 14 days) 13.6 N/cm
Adhesion to Glass (initial) 8.9 N/cm
Adhesion to Glass (after 14 days) 10.3 N/cm
Adhesion to PC (initial) 10.1 N/cm
Adhesion to PC (after 14 days) 13.2 N/cm
Adhesion to PE (initial) 2.9 N/cm
Adhesion to PE (after 14 days) 3.8 N/cm
Adhesion to Steel (initial) 9.3 N/cm
Adhesion to Steel (after 14 days) 11.3 N/cm
Liner variants:
PV43 white PE-coated paper / blue tesa logo
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
160 µm
100 µm
110 µm
100 µm
100 µm
120 µm
100 µm
130 µm
140 µm
100 µm
100 µm
160 µm
Adhesive Type
tackified acrylic
tackified acrylic
synthetic rubber
tackified acrylic
tackified acrylic
tackified acrylic
tackified acrylic
tackified acrylic
tackified acrylic
tackified acrylic
tackified acrylic
tackified acrylic
Backing material
non-woven
non-woven
non-woven
non-woven
non-woven
non-woven
non-woven
non-woven
non-woven
non-woven
non-woven
non-woven
Adhesion to Steel (initial)
9.3 N/cm
8.1 N/cm
12 N/cm
5.5 N/cm
6.5 N/cm
7.5 N/cm
8.1 N/cm
9 N/cm
9.8 N/cm
6 N/cm
8 N/cm
7.9 N/cm
Adhesion to Steel (after 14 days)
11.3 N/cm
9.4 N/cm
13 N/cm
8.1 N/cm
9.4 N/cm
14.1 N/cm
12.1 N/cm
10 N/cm
8.5 N/cm
Color
translucent
translucent
translucent
translucent
translucent
translucent
translucent
translucent
translucent
translucent
translucent
Last updated on Jul 14, 2026