Flame Duct Tape is a fabric based, adhesive material mainly utilized for sealing joints in sheet metal ductwork. This cloth tape, a vital product in tool packages, has polyethylene resin finishes on one side and a rubber based sticking material on the other side. Duct tape is nickname 'the supreme product' because of its high holding power and flexibility.
Duct Tape & Reflective Duct Tape stemmed in 1942, during World War II. Permacel, a previous department of Johnson and Johnson Company, developed the tape as a water resistant product to seal ammunition cases. The tape, initially made from cotton duck, was likewise utilized to repair different military devices including guns, aircrafts, and jeeps. After the war, the color of the tape altered from its original olive green to silver and the product was found extremely useful in the housing industry. As an outcome, the demand of this adhesive material increased lot and it was made available to the public under the name duct tape.
Before the end product is provided, duct tape undergoes a severe of procedures, which include adhesive compounding, adhesive application, covering, respooling and slitting, and packaging. When the production procedures are over, the duct tape is looked for quality as per the directions of the American Society for Testing and Materials.
Aluminum Duct Tape is readily available in a range of colors, of which the most typical are silver and black. This malleable and soft material generally has a website width of 1.88 inches. Duct tape is available in various grades, which vary in the tensile strengths. The application differs as the grade differs. Industrial grade tapes are classified into utility, general function, and exceptional grades. There are specialized grades, which consist of nuclear tape for reactors and a '200-mile-an-hour' tape for racecars.