Food-Grade Heat Shrinkable Tubing
HS-614
Pexco’s USFDA-compliant food-grade heat shrinkable tubing is manufactured from proprietary high-performance polymers that meet the most stringent biocompatible and safety criteria. Insultab’s food-grade tubing is non-toxic, environmentally friendly and resists a wide range of chemicals and oils, moisture, fungus and UV light.
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Applications
For applications involving contact with food and beverages or requiring non-toxic materials
Features and Benefits
- 2:1 Shrink Ratio
- Resists a wide range of chemicals and oils
- Resists sunlight, moisture and fungus
- Flexible
- Environmentally friendly
- Breaks down to carbon dioxide and water when properly incinerated
- Meets the requirements of USFDA Reg. C.F.R. 177.1330 for applications involving contact with food and beverages or requiring non-toxic materials
* Including chlorinated cleaners, lubricating grease, penetrating oils, electrical insulation oils, and others.
Technical Specifications
- Shrink Ratio: 12:1
- Minimum Recommended Shrink Temperature: 121°C (250°F)
- Operating Temperature Range: -55°C to 121°C
- Longitudinal Shrinkage: +5/-5%
- Standard Colors: Black, Blue, White, Clear
Physical / Electrical
- Tensile Strength: 2500 psi
- Elongation: 500%
- Secant Modulus: (2%) 1.8 x 104 psi max
- Dielectric Strength: 1,800 vpm
- Heavy Metals: 1.0 ppm max
- Water Absorption: .5%
Standard Dimensions
| Expanded I.D. Minimum | Recovered I.D. Maximum | Recovered Wall Nominal | Product on Spools | Standard Packaging (per box) |
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| Size | in. | mm | in. | mm | in. | mm | ft. / Spool | Total ft. / Box |
| 3/32 | .093 | 2.36 | .046 | 1.17 | .020 | 0.51 | 1,000′ | 2,000′ |
| 1/8 | .125 | 3.18 | .062 | 1.58 | .020 | 0.51 | 1,000′ | 2,000′ |
| 3/16 | .187 | 4.75 | .093 | 2.36 | .020 | 0.51 | 1,000′ | 2,000′ |
| 1/4 | .250 | 6.35 | .125 | 3.18 | .025 | 0.64 | 500′ | 1,000′ |
| 3/8 | .375 | 9.53 | .187 | 4.75 | .025 | 0.64 | 200′ | 600′ |
| 1/2 | .500 | 12.70 | .250 | 6.35 | .025 | 0.64 | 200′ | 600′ |
We will manufacture to your precise specifications
- Custom expanded and recovered diameters
- Custom wall thicknesses
- Custom shrink ratios
- Custom color matching and tinting
- Custom printing with USP Class VI inks
All information presented is believed to be reliable and is offered only as a guide to product selection. As each application is unique, Insultab can make no warranties as to the suitability of any products for a particular use. Specifications are subject to change.