scope:

This document specifies a series of methods for the determination of the ability of a pressure sensitive tape to remain adhered under a constant load applied parallel to the surfaces of the tape and substrate.

This document contains:

- method A: Self adhesive tapes - Measurement of shear adhesion to a vertical standard steel panel;

- method B: Self adhesive tapes - Measurement of shear adhesion to a vertical panel covered with NIST SRM 1810A¹⁾ standard fibreboard;

- method C: Self adhesive tapes - Measurement of shear adhesion to a vertical panel covered with a fibreboard agreed upon by the buyer and seller;

- method D: Self adhesive tapes - Measurement of shear adhesion of filament reinforced tape applied to a horizontal standard steel panel;

- method E: Self adhesive tapes - Measurement of shear adhesion of filament reinforced tape applied to a horizontal panel covered with NIST SRM 1810A¹⁾ standard fibreboard;

- method F: Self adhesive tapes - Measurement of shear adhesion of filament reinforced tape applied to a horizontal panel covered with a fibreboard agreed upon by the buyer and seller;

- method G: Self adhesive tapes - Measurement of shear adhesion to a vertical standard steel panel at elevated temperature after a 10 min dwell time.

1) NIST SRM 1810A is National Institute of Standards and Technology - Standard Reference Material 1810A and is available from the Institute at Gaithersburg, Maryland MD 20899, USA.