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Heat Shrink Tubing Suppliers
Heat shrink tubing is a material that contracts or shrinks diametrically when a specified heat source is applied. Heat shrink tube shrinkage is material or product dependant. Shrinkage rates vary from 5 percent of nominal diameter up to 50 percent or more. Heat shrink tubing is used to provide a protective covering for wire cable ends, packaging materials, bundling and organizing wire cable, sealing and protecting solder ends, and more. Heat shrink tubing can provide protection from temperature variations, moisture, corrosion, shock, and other harmful environmental challenges. Heat shrink tubing is available in many different diameters, colors, materials, dielectrics, etc.
Application: Heat shrink tubing should be sized based on the actual diameter of the cable or feature to be covered. Normally the shrink tubing diameter is large enough to fit over all associated coverings and obstructions. The shrink tubing specified minimum shrunk size should be smaller than your diametric application. Adequate shrink tubing overlap should be included in the finished length of the application. Be aware that the shrink tubing will shrink longitudinally as well.
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