Product Description 3M™ Scotchmate™ Reclosable Fasteners offer closure alternati v es to zippers, screws,
snaps, hooks, bolts and more. They offer greater design flexibility, faster product
assembly, smoother and cleaner exterior surf aces and impro ved product performance in
many applications. The hook and loop f asteners consist of tw o strips of n ylon f abric
which engage to form a quick fastening attachment. Simply pull the strips apart by hand
to disengage.
The woven hook backing is covered with flexible self supporting J shaped hooks,
about 300 hooks per square inch (46/sq. cm.) protruding up from a woven backing.
The woven loop backing is covered with thousands of soft, pliable loops, providing for
thousands of openings and closings (cycles). The loops can be napped or unnapped
providing higher c ycle life. The hook and loop are preshrunk to insure maximum
dimensional stability and flatness.
These Scotchmate reclosable hook and loop fasteners can be coated on the backside
with v arious pressure sensitive adhesives.
Plainbacked Pr oducts
3M™ Scotchmate™ Reclosable F astener SJ3402 Hook 3M™ Scotchmate™
Reclosable F astener SJ3401 Loop
Standard Sew-on: These standard products provide a tailored appearance for garments
and fabrics. The y pro vide adjustable closure, and are w ashable and dry cleanable.
3M™ Scotchmate™ Reclosable F astener SJ3419FR Hook 3M™ Scotchmate™
Reclosable F astener SJ3418FR Loop
Flame Resistant Sew-on: Improved flame resistance compared to Scotchmate
reclosable fasteners SJ3402/01 hook and loop, meets F.A.R. 25.853 paragraph (a)(1)(i)
and (a)(1)(ii). These are 60 and 12 second vertical burn tests, respectively.
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ScotchmateTM
Nylon Reclosable F asteners
Product Selection Guide March, 2007
Products 3M™ Scotchmate™ Nylon Reclosable Fasteners
Plainbacked Pr oducts
Loop Hook
SJ3401 SJ3402
SJ3418FR SJ3419FR
Pressure Sensitive Adhesi v e Pr oducts
Unnapped Loop Napped Loop Hook
SJ3518FR SJ3519FR
SJ3523 SJ3522
SJ3527N SJ3526N
SJ3571 SJ3572
SJ3529 SJ3531 SJ3530
SJ3533N SJ3532N
3MTM ScotchmateTM
Nylon Reclosable F asteners
Product Description
(continued) Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (PSA) Products
These products allow hook and loop fasteners to be attached to substrates with the
convenience and ease of adhesive attachment. Simply peel off the liner and press
in place.
3M™ Scotchmate™ Reclosable Fastener SJ3526N Hook 3M™ Scotchmate™
Reclosable Fastener SJ3527N Loop
General Purpose Rubber PSA: Suitable for indoor applications requiring higher
temperature performance than 3M™ Scotchmate™ Reclosable Fasteners SJ3529/31
and SJ3500 These general purpose products offer high adhesive bond to a wide variety
of materials, especially low surface energy materials such as polyethylene and
polypropylene while providing excellent moisture resistance.
3M™ Scotchmate™ Reclosable Fastener SJ3572 Hook 3M™ Scotchmate™
Reclosable Fastener SJ3571 Loop
Premium Performance Acrylic PSA: For many static load applications exposed to
UV or elevated temperatures. Provides reliable performance over a wide range of
temperature and environmental extremes.
3M™ Scotchmate™ Reclosable Fastener SJ3522 Hook 3M™ Scotchmate™
Reclosable Fastener SJ3523 Loop
Plasticizer Resistant Acrylic PSA: A unique pressure sensitive adhesive which
resists adhesive softening or oozing caused by most plasticizer oils in flexible vinyl
and similar materials. This offers convenient attachment to many flexible, plasticized
vinyls.
3M™ Scotchmate™ Reclosable Fastener SJ3519FR Hook 3M™ Scotchmate™
Reclosable Fastener SJ3518FR Loop
Flame Resistant Synthetic Rubber PSA: A high performance flame resistant
adhesive, enabling these hook and loop fasteners to meet the requirements of F.A.R.
25.853 paragraph (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii). These are 60 and 12 second vertical burn
tests, respectively.
3M™ Scotchmate™ Reclosable Fastener SJ3530 Hook 3M™ Scotchmate™
Reclosable Fastener SJ3531 Napped Loop 3M™ Scotchmate™ Reclosable
Fastener SJ3529 Unnapped Loop
High Tack Synthetic Rubber PSA: Suitable for many indoor applications, especially
to low surface energy materials such as polyethylene and polypropylene.
3M™ Scotchmate™ Reclosable Fastener SJ3532N Hook 3M™ Scotchmate™
Reclosable Fastener SJ3533N Loop
General Purpose Synthetic Rubber PSA: Suitable for many indoor applications,
especially to low surface energy materials such as polyethylene and polypropylene.
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3MTM ScotchmateTM
Nylon Reclosable F asteners
Product Description and Availability
3M™ Scotchmate™ Nylon Rec losab le Fasteners
Plainbacked Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Coated
Hook: SJ3402 SJ3419FR SJ3526N SJ3519FR SJ3530 SJ3532N SJ3572 SJ3522
Loop: SJ3401 SJ3418FR SJ3527N SJ3518FR SJ3531 SJ3533N SJ3571 SJ3523
Unnapped Loop: SJ3529
Adhesive Type: None None RubberaRubberaRubberaRubberaAcrylic Acrylic
Liner on Adhesiveb: None None White White Yellow Yellow Clear Clear
PE & PE & PE PE 3.5 mil PP PE
Red 3M Red 3M & White
Logo Logo 3M Logo
Standard Widths,
Inches (mm)c:
± 1/16 in. (1.6 mm)
1/2 (13) ✔✔✔ ✔✔
5/8 (16) ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔
11/16 (17.5) ––––
3/4 (19) ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔
1 (25) ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔
11/4(32)
11/2(38) ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔
2 (51) ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔
21/2(63.5)
3 (76) ––––✔✔
4 (102) ✔✔✔ ✔✔
Standard Colorsd: Black Black Black Black Black Black Black Black
Beige Beige Beige Beige Beige Beige Beige Beige
White White White White White White White
Standard Roll Lengthe,
yds. (m): 50 (45.7) 50 (45.7) 50 (45.7) 50 (45.7) 50 (45.7) 50 (45.7) 50 (45.7) 50 (45.7)
Fabricated Forms Cut Cut Cut Cut Cut Cut Cut Cut
Available: Pieces Pieces Pieces Pieces Pieces Pieces Pieces Pieces
Shelf Lif ef: 2 Years 2 Years 1.5 Years 1.5 Years 1.5 Years 1.5 Years 2 Years 2 Years
a. All of our rubber adhesives contain synthetic rubber with no added latex.
b. PP: Polypropylene; PE: Polyethylene.
c. Not all widths for all products or colors may be available. Contact your 3M sales representative or 3M authorized distributor for widths not
listed.
d. Slight tan or yellow may be observed on white with rubber based adhesiv es. All products are av ailable in additional non-standard colors.
Contact your 3M sales representative or 3M authorized distributor for pricing minimum quantities and lead times .
e. Under packaging conditions 70°F (21°C) and 50% R.H.
f. From date of manufacture, when stored in original packaging at 60° to 80°F (16° to 27°C and 40 to 60% relative humidity.
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3MTM ScotchmateTM
Nylon Reclosable F asteners
Typical Closure
Performance
Characteristics
Note: The follo wing technical information and data was collected under controlled
laboratory conditions and should be considered representativ e or typical only and
should not be used for specification purposes.
3M™ Scotchmate™ Reclosable Fasteners derive their strength from the area of
engagement as well as closure pressure. Vibration or side to side movement tends to
improv e closure performance. Closure characteristics are indicated by typical values.
Closure Perf ormance for plainback productsaTypical
Dynamic T-P eel, lb./inch width (gr ams/cm width); ASTM D5170: 2.6 (466)
Dynamic Shear, pounds f orce/square inch (Newtons/cm2); ASTM D5169: 10 (6.9)
Dynamic Tensile , pounds force/square inch (Newtons/cm 2): 8 (5.5)
a. 3M™ Scotchmate™ Reclosable Fastener Hook and Loop Products were disengaged at a rate of 12" (305 mm)/minute.
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Attachment
Techniques The following information is intended to assist the designer considering the use of
3M™ Scotchmate™ Reclosable Fasteners. Final product performance depends on
actual conditions, including the fastener selected, the conditions in which the fastener
is applied and the time and environmental conditions in which it is expected to
perform. Because many of these factors are uniquely within the user’s knowledge and
control, it is required that the user evaluate the 3M product to determine whether it is
fit for a particular purpose and suitable for the user’s method of application and desired
end use.
As a general rule, four square inches of Scotchmate reclosable fastener area per pound
of static load to be supported is suggested as a starting point for evaluation. More or
less area may be needed depending on specific conditions or end use applications.
There are typically six different methods for attaching Scotchmate reclosable fasteners
to various surfaces.For complete details on techniques and options for attaching
fasteners, please see Attachment of 3M™ Scotchmate™ and Dual Lock™ Reclosable
Fasteners technical bulletin (70-0709-3929-6). The most important techniques for
these Scotchmate reclosable fastener products are summarized on page 5.
3MTM ScotchmateTM
Nylon Reclosable F asteners
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Attachment
Techniques
(continued)
Pressure Sensitive Adhesi ve attachment: The 3M™ Scotchmate™ Reclosable
Fasteners and adherend surf aces should have equilibrated for a minimum of 1 hour at
temperatures of 68°F (20°C) or greater before application. These adhesi ve backed
Scotchmate reclosable fasteners should be applied to surfaces that are smooth, dry and
free of oils, mold release agents or other surface contaminants.
The adherend should be cleaned to remov e an y surf ace contaminants with an appropriate
cleaning method for the customer’s substrate, type and quantity of surf ace contaminants
that need to be remov ed. Note: Follow the manuf acturer’s precautions and directions for
use of the cleaning method(s) chosen.
After the adherend is clean, the liner is removed from the fastener and without touching
the adhesi ve, the Scotchmate reclosable fastener is applied to the surface using firm
roller pressure to help ensure complete adhesi ve contact to substrate. Adhesive bond
strength increases with time, as the adhesi ve flows into the substrate structure. Handling
strength is achie ved immediately. Approximately 50% of ultimate bond strength is
achie ved at room temperature in the first 20 minutes, 90% after about 24 hours and
100% after about 72 hours for acrylic adhesi ves. For the rubber based adhesives, 100%
bond strength is obtained in about 24 hours.
Heat (Press) Bonding: 3M™ Scotchmate™ Reclosable Fasteners SJ3526N, SJ3530,
SJ3519FR and SJ3532N hook and SJ3527N, SJ3529, SJ3518FR, SJ3531 and SJ3533N
loop can be attached to many f abric and foam articles with a technique called press
bonding. The Scotchmate reclosable fastener is adhered to the article, as indicated
above, and bond strength is increased by typically applying heat and pressure to the
adhesi ve side of the Scotchmate reclosable fastener fastener through the f abric or foam
article. Equipment can range from a simple household laundry iron to commercial press
units. Product performance will depend on the nature of the fabric or foam and other
conditions within any specific application. For this reason it is essential that the user
e valuate the Scotchmate reclosable fastener product to determine if it is fit for a
particular purpose and suitable for the user’s method of application.
Typical press bonding conditions:
Bonding Temperature: 250 to 425°F (121 to 218°C)
Bonding Pressure: 30 to 100 psi (207 to 690 kPa)
Bonding Time: 3 to 30 seconds
Mechanical Attachment: The bond strength can be increased by mechanically
attaching it to dif ficult to adhere to surfaces such as te xtured plastics and wood by using
staples. Alternati vely wood products can be sealed and pressure sensitive adhesive
backed fastener applied as discussed above.
Sewing
3M™ Scotchmate™ Plainbacked Reclosable Fasteners can be attached with manual or
semi-automatic se wing machines, generally utilizing the same thread used in the
garment or fabric. Six to ten stitches per inch (25.4 mm) is suggested. These products
are washable and dry cleanable.
Ultrasonic Bonding
Scotchmate plainbacked reclosable fasteners can be bonded to themselves or other
nylon f abrics with ultrasonic sealing equipment. This method can be used to provide
straps and other fabricated forms.
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Nylon Reclosable F asteners
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General Inf ormation 3M™ Scotchmate™ Pressure Sensiti v e Reclosable Fasteners can be bonded to a wide
v ariety of materials. Some are listed below. Because product performance will depend
on actual conditions within any specific application, it is essential that the user evaluate
the Scotchmate product to determine if it is fit for a particular purpose and suitable for
the user’s method of application.
3M™ Scotchmate™ Reclosable Fasteners
Hook: SJ3526N SJ3572 SJ3522 SJ3519FR SJ3530 SJ3532N
Loop: SJ3527N SJ3571 SJ3523 SJ3518FR SJ3531 SJ3533N
Unnapped Loop: SJ3529
Bare Metals: ✔✔✔✔
Painted Metals: ✔✔✔✔
Powder Paint: ––✔✔
Fiberglass: ––✔✔
Structural Composites: ––✔✔
Glass: ✔✔✔✔
Sealed Wood: ✔✔✔✔
Plastics –
ABS: ✔✔✔✔
Acrylic: ✔✔✔✔
Polycarbonate: ✔✔✔✔
Polystyrene ✔✔✔✔
Rigid Vinyl: ✔✔✔✔
Plasticized Vinyla:– ––
Polypropylene: ––✔✔
Polyethylene: ––✔✔
a. When attaching to plasticized vinyl (flexib le PVC), evaluation for plasticizer migr ation is recommended.
Adhere the fastener to the vinyl and age for seven days at 158°F (70°C) and inspect for signs of mig ration
of plasticizer oils indicated b y softness or oozing of the adhesive.
Choosing Polyester or Nylon Reclosable Fasteners
3M™ Scotchmate™ Reclosable Fasteners are available in polyester or nylon hook
and loop configurations. There are performance and use differences that may be
experienced when using these products. The following table lists the differences
between the two types of fasteners to aid in selecting the best fastener material for the
customers final product. Nylon Polyester*
Cycle Life 5,000 1,000
Moisture Gain (wt%) <10 <1
Dynamic Closure Tensile
(lbF/sq. in) 7.5 10
Dynamic Closure Shear
(lbF/sq. in) 4.8 18
Wet Strength Loses strength Retains strength
Resistance to Sunlight Fair UV resistance Hook - Fair Very good
(esp. the loop) Loop - Good
Combustion Gases Polyester may produce less toxic off gases
under certain flammability conditions.
*Please refer to our 3M™ Scotchmate™ Polyester Reclosable Fastener Product Selection Guide to review
available polyester hook and loop products.
3MTM ScotchmateTM
Nylon Reclosable F asteners
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MSDS: 3M has not prepared a MSDS for this product which is not subject to the MSDS requirements of
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’ s Hazard Communication Standard, 29 C.F.R.
1910.1200(b)(6)(v). When used under reasonable conditions or in accordance with the 3M directions for
use, the product should not present a health and safety hazard. However, use or processing of the
product in a manner not in accordance with the directions for use may aff ect its performance and present
potential health and safety hazards.
TSCA: This product is defined as an article under the To xic Substances Control Act and therefore, it is
exempt from inventory listing requirements.
Military Spec. MIL-F-21840G: All of our nylon hook products described in this publication meet the
physical requirements of MIL-F-21840G, Type II Class 1. All of our loop products described in this
publication except 3M™ Scotchmate™ Reclosable Fastener SJ3529, meet the physical requirements of
MIL-F-21840G, Class 1 or Class 5.
GM 2743M Type II: SJ3571 and SJ3572 meet the requirements of GM2743GM Type II.
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