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There was an extensive duct tape thread in the survival forum. I got curious and dug up a bunch of duct tape specifications from the web. It's not a complete list, but it's what I could find.
Some notes:
- Thickness generally but not always corresponds to greater strength and adhesion.
- Tape numbering systems have no relationship to the quality of tape.
- Gaffers tape and some others are specifically design not to leave residue. Something to consider, but it's not usually important to me.
- Ranking is approximate, I gave higher weight to higher tensile strength.
- The clear duck tape from 3M sucks badly, I can't figure out why people think it's great.
- I personally like gorrila tape because it almost near the top in strength and it's much more sticky as the next stickiest tape.
- Several tapes labeled as nuclear grade where neither that strong nor that sticky. I assume there's some kind of resistant to radiation or some other requirements that makes them that grade.
- I made three general groups, Best, OK and don't buy.
- Shown in parenthesis are ( Thicness in mils / tensile strength in lbs per inch / adhesion to steel lbs per inch)
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Results Sorted from best to worst
Top 3
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Gorilla - (17/58/112)
T-REX - (17/47/110)
Permacell 672 Prof Gaffer ( 12/65/60)
Very Good
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Nashua 357 - (13/43/50) _ I moved this one up because it's easy to find and does a very respectable job
JVCC MAX-DT - (18/50/110)
3M 390 - (12/50/73)
Pro-Tape Pro Gaffer (12/48/60)
Shurtape PC-628 - (12/46/50)
Permacell 665 Gaffer (12/45/60)
3M 6910 - (12/45/45)
Scapa 225 - (12/44/50)
JVCC DTP-01 Duct Tape Patch - (13/43/50)
Shurtape PC-625 - (13/40/60)
Nashua Gaffers - ( 12/40/55)
ISC Racer's Tape - (12/50/35)
OK
==
Nashua 398 - (11/45/49) <- moved down as I have some and it's not as nice as it's numbers say
3M 392 - (12/36/60)
3M 8979 - (12.6/36/52)
3M 6969 - (10.7/32/61)
JVCC CAM-01 Camo - (12/29/60)
Nashua 345 - (12/29/50)
Shurtape PC-618 - (10/27/45)
Nashua 354 - (13/26/52)
3M 3939 - (9/25/55)
Don't Buy
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polyken 223 - ( 10/24/50)
nashua 300 - (10/23/49)
Nashua 396 - (10/23/49)
Scotch Clear Duct Tape (9/24/34)
Duck Brand Tape ( ??, but much like 3M clear )
3M 3900 - (7.7/22/56)
Scapa 441 - (7/20/50)
Nashua 394 - (9/20/40)
3M 3903 - (6.2/14/16)
Found a new site:
Gaffers tape: http://www.findtape.com/product199/...ape.aspx?cid=14&idx=6&tid=1&info=Gaffers+Tape
Duxt Tape: http://www.findtape.com/category/duct-tape-multi-purpose-waterproof-duct-tape.aspx
Some notes:
- Thickness generally but not always corresponds to greater strength and adhesion.
- Tape numbering systems have no relationship to the quality of tape.
- Gaffers tape and some others are specifically design not to leave residue. Something to consider, but it's not usually important to me.
- Ranking is approximate, I gave higher weight to higher tensile strength.
- The clear duck tape from 3M sucks badly, I can't figure out why people think it's great.
- I personally like gorrila tape because it almost near the top in strength and it's much more sticky as the next stickiest tape.
- Several tapes labeled as nuclear grade where neither that strong nor that sticky. I assume there's some kind of resistant to radiation or some other requirements that makes them that grade.
- I made three general groups, Best, OK and don't buy.
- Shown in parenthesis are ( Thicness in mils / tensile strength in lbs per inch / adhesion to steel lbs per inch)
======================
Results Sorted from best to worst
Top 3
=====
Gorilla - (17/58/112)
T-REX - (17/47/110)
Permacell 672 Prof Gaffer ( 12/65/60)
Very Good
========
Nashua 357 - (13/43/50) _ I moved this one up because it's easy to find and does a very respectable job
JVCC MAX-DT - (18/50/110)
3M 390 - (12/50/73)
Pro-Tape Pro Gaffer (12/48/60)
Shurtape PC-628 - (12/46/50)
Permacell 665 Gaffer (12/45/60)
3M 6910 - (12/45/45)
Scapa 225 - (12/44/50)
JVCC DTP-01 Duct Tape Patch - (13/43/50)
Shurtape PC-625 - (13/40/60)
Nashua Gaffers - ( 12/40/55)
ISC Racer's Tape - (12/50/35)
OK
==
Nashua 398 - (11/45/49) <- moved down as I have some and it's not as nice as it's numbers say
3M 392 - (12/36/60)
3M 8979 - (12.6/36/52)
3M 6969 - (10.7/32/61)
JVCC CAM-01 Camo - (12/29/60)
Nashua 345 - (12/29/50)
Shurtape PC-618 - (10/27/45)
Nashua 354 - (13/26/52)
3M 3939 - (9/25/55)
Don't Buy
=======
polyken 223 - ( 10/24/50)
nashua 300 - (10/23/49)
Nashua 396 - (10/23/49)
Scotch Clear Duct Tape (9/24/34)
Duck Brand Tape ( ??, but much like 3M clear )
3M 3900 - (7.7/22/56)
Scapa 441 - (7/20/50)
Nashua 394 - (9/20/40)
3M 3903 - (6.2/14/16)
Found a new site:
Gaffers tape: http://www.findtape.com/product199/...ape.aspx?cid=14&idx=6&tid=1&info=Gaffers+Tape
Duxt Tape: http://www.findtape.com/category/duct-tape-multi-purpose-waterproof-duct-tape.aspx
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