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Equivalent product quality is also available in white: tesa® 5939
tesa® 5938
190µm Double-sided Black Cloth Tape
Product Features
- Very good initial adhesion to a wide variety of substrates
- Excellent conformability due to flexible and strong PET-cloth backing
- Innovative black color to ensure invisible gaps with dark carpets
Product description
tesa® 5938 is a black double-sided carpet laying tape. It consists of a strong PET-cloth backing in combination with a differential synthetic rubber adhesive system.
Product details and specifications
Product Features
- Very good initial adhesion to a wide variety of substrates
- Excellent conformability due to flexible and strong PET-cloth backing
- Innovative black color to ensure invisible gaps with dark carpets
- Good hand tearability
- The special formulated adhesive on the open side combines a high initial bonding power with a residue free removability up to 14 days from the most common surfaces. (Needs to be tested individually before usage!)
Application Fields
- Temporary carpet laying during fairs, exhibitions, conventions & renovations
- Mounting of flooring systems
- Mounting of lightweight parts and materials
- Splicing
| Adhesive Type | synthetic rubber |
|---|---|
| Backing material | cloth |
| Color | black |
| Color of liner | yellow |
| Liner Type | glassine |
| Thickness of liner | 69 µm |
| Total thickness | 190 µm |
| Elongation at break | 25 % |
|---|---|
| Tensile strength | 80 N/cm |
| Softener resistance | good |
| Humidity resistance | good |
| Static shear resistance at 70°C | good |
| Temperature resistance long term | 60 °C |
| Ageing resistance (UV) | medium |
| Chemical Resistance | good |
| Tack | very good |
| Temperature resistance short term | 80 °C |
| Adhesion to Steel (initial) | 8 N/cm |
|---|---|
| Adhesion to Steel (covered side, after 14 days) | 14 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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Last updated on Aug 12, 2026