3M VHB GPH-160GF

• Fast and easy bonding with high-performance, long-lasting durability
• Immediate strength in use thanks to pressure-sensitive adhesive
• Virtually invisible bond ensures an optimized design
• Gray, 1.6 mm, high-temperature resistant, universal adhesive with an adaptable acrylate foam core, high initial adhesion
• Can replace conventional mechanical joining methods (riveting, welding, screwing) or liquid adhesives; no drilling, grinding, screwing, welding, post-treatment, or cleaning required
• High absorption of dynamic forces, acts as a vibration and shock absorber
• Permanent sealing against water, moisture, etc.
• Enables the use of thinner, lighter, and dissimilar materials
• Excellent temperature resistance when bonding metal parts prior to thermal curing processes

Dream, Design, Deliver – with our 3M™ VHB™ Tape GPH-160GF, you have a true all-rounder at your side. This gray, 1.6 mm thick adhesive tape consists of a universal acrylic adhesive around an adaptable foam core and withstands high temperatures. It allows you to quickly and easily create a strong and durable permanent bond. Viscoelastic properties ensure flexible applications as an alternative to rivets, welded joints, and screws. Use this tape on a wide variety of materials with medium to high surface energy, even at lower temperatures.

Easy to use and extremely strong 3M™ VHB™ tape consists of a durable acrylic adhesive with viscoelastic properties. This high-performance double-sided adhesive tape guarantees extremely high adhesion to a wide variety of substrates such as aluminum, stainless steel, galvanized steel, numerous composites and plastics, acrylic, polycarbonate, ABS, and painted or sealed wood. Our adhesive tapes are characterized by excellent shear strength, conformability, surface adhesion, and temperature resistance. Applications span a wide range of industries, including transportation, equipment manufacturing, electronics, signage and displays, as well as general industrial use. Bonds a wide variety of materials permanently, quickly, and reliably. Recommended applications: decorative materials and trim, nameplates and logos, electronic displays, bonding panels to frames, and bonding stiffening elements to panels. Dream, Design, Deliver – with 3M™ VHB™ Adhesive Tapes from the GPH Product Family The 3M™ VHB™ adhesive tapes in the GPH product family feature a modified acrylic adhesive on both sides of a conformable foam core. Thanks to the unique combination of high-temperature resistance, suitability for various surfaces, strong initial adhesion, and a conformable foam core, this product family ranks among the most high-performance and versatile 3M™ VHB™ adhesive tapes. Its high-temperature resistance allows for bonding materials in applications with long-term operating temperatures up to 150 °C and short-term temperatures up to 230 °C. The tape is particularly suitable for use prior to thermal curing processes, such as liquid or powder coating. As such, it is typically used on metallic materials such as aluminum, galvanized steel, and stainless steel. Use this adhesive tape for mounting stiffening elements, panels, and trim—including prior to drying in a paint curing oven—as well as for decorative materials and trim strips. Thanks to its excellent adhesion properties on numerous surfaces, it is also ideal for bonding dissimilar materials together. These include materials with medium to high surface energy, such as many metals (e.g., stainless steel) and plastics (e.g., polyamide, PMMA, ABS). The 3M™ VHB™ GPH-160GF adhesive tape is 1.6 mm thick, gray, and features a red, silicone-coated polyethylene film with 3M lettering. An unconventional foam adhesive tape In 1980, 3M invented the revolutionary VHB™ adhesive tapes. These unique adhesive tapes adapt flexibly to all surfaces and impress with their high adhesive strength. The product family includes adhesive tapes with extremely high adhesion to a wide variety of materials. 3M™ VHB™ adhesive tape is a proven alternative to screws, rivets, welds, and other conventional mechanical joining methods. Whether you’re assembling, fastening, or sealing—the applications range from cell phones and electronic highway signs to refrigerators and windows. Thanks to its consistently high adhesive strength and excellent resistance to aging, solvents, and moisture, this adhesive tape has proven to be a highly reliable solution. 3M is happy to assist you with advice and support in implementing your joining tasks and applying our products. 3M™ VHB™ Adhesive Tapes with Proven Reliability 3M™ VHB™ adhesive tape permanently bonds materials in a way that conventional mechanical joining methods cannot achieve. This adhesive tape improves the appearance of the final product by eliminating the need for rivets and screws, while also providing immediate serviceability. Joining with 3M™ VHB™ adhesive tape is usually faster than using drills and screws, rivets, or liquid adhesives. These versatile adhesive tapes can be used indoors and outdoors, for example in the installation of windows, doors, and signs, in the electronics sector, in structural engineering, and in many other industrial applications. 3M™ VHB™ tape is chemical-resistant as well as UV- and temperature-stable—in both hot and cold conditions. The unique acrylate chemical compound is highly durable and resistant to environmental influences. This gives you a long-lasting and durable adhesive tape. Science and Innovation for Better Solutions Our 3M Industrial Tapes and Adhesives business unit conducts scientific research into adhesion and cohesion and develops innovative solutions that are used to optimize development and manufacturing processes in companies worldwide. 3M technologies help enable the efficient and faster development of competitive products.