3M™ Water Contact Indicator Tape 5559

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Substrate should be smooth, clean, dry and oil-free to ensure good wet-out and adequate adhesion.

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Adhesive should not be applied at temperature lower than 10°C (50°F)

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Temperature resistance is -40 to 65°C for days /weeks or 121°C for minutes to hours.

Typical Physical Properties and Performance Characteristics

Note: The following technical information and data should be considered representative or typical only and should not be used for

specification purposes. Final product specifications and testing methods will be outlined in the products Certificate of Analysis

(COA) that is shipped with the commercialized product.

3M™ Water Contact Indicator Tape 5559

Property

Method*

Value

Adhesion to Stainless Steel:

90° Peel Adhesion, 5 mm/sec peel rate,

(12/inch/min),

15 min dwell time

ASTM D-3330

0.31 N/mm (28 oz/in)

Adhesion to Stainless Steel:

90° Peel Adhesion, 5 mm/sec peel rate,

72-hr dwell time

ASTM D-3330

0.37 N/mm (34 oz/in)

Adhesion to Polycarbonate:

90° Peel Adhesion, 5 mm/sec peel rate,

72-hr dwell time

ASTM D-3330

0.39 N/mm (35 oz/in)

Tape Thickness

ASTM D-3652

0.127 mm (5.0mil)

Release liner Thickness

ASTM D-3652

0.051 mm (2.0mil)

*Methods listed as ASTM are tested in accordance with the ASTM method noted

Storage and Shelf Life

The shelf life of 3M™ Water Contact Indicator Tape 5559 is 18 months from the date of manufacture when stored in the

original packaging materials and stored at 21°C (70°F) and 50% relative humidity.

Certificate of Analysis (COA)

The 3M Certificate of Analysis (COA) for this product is established when the product is commercially available from

3M. The commercially available product will have a COA specification established. The COA contains the 3M

specifications and test methods for the products performance limits that the product will be supplied against. The 3M

product is supplied to 3M COA test specifications and the COA test methods. Contact your local 3M representative for

this product’s COA.