What is duct (duck) tape made up of?

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What is duct (duck) tape made up of?

Answer 1

Rubber and cloth

Answer 2

http://www.buytape.com/what_is_duct_tape...

Answer 3

"duck tape" by WWII soldiers because it was made from cotton duck, from which their tents, tarpaulins, ponchos and other equipment were made. The word "duck" was commonly used for camping equipment fabrics until synthetics replaced cotton. Some suggest that the waterproof quality of the tape contributed to the name, by analogy to the water-shedding quality of a duck's plumage. Under this view, soldiers returning home from the war found uses for duck tape around the house, where tents were forgotten and ductwork needed sealing, not ammunition cases. Other proponents of this view point to older references to non-adhesive cotton duck tape used in Venetian blinds, suggesting that the name was carried over to the adhesive version.

Answer 4

Magical fibers that bind together the thing we call "Life".  

Answer 5

Cotton mesh forms the base of duct tape. The cotton backing gives strength and lets the tape to be torn in both directions.Tighter weaves and higher thread count , give greater strength, and allow for a cleaner tear. Accordingly, tape made with a better quality mesh is more expensive. The cotton fabric is called a "web".

  

Polyethylene coating

The cotton web is coated with polyethylene. This synthetic material protects the mesh from moisture and abrasion. The coating is flexible and allows the tape to stick better to irregular surfaces. Polyethylene is melted and applied to the fabric in a coating operation.

Adhesive

The adhesive used in duct tape is unique. It is formulated with rubber compounds that give a long term bond. The adhesive is applied to the substrate in a much thicker coating than lighter weight tapes. This serves to increase the adhesive properties of the tape.

Answer 6

Tape and glue.  You ask what glue is made out of and you're going to be grossed out. (Horsesss)

Answer 7

A little bit of everything

Answer 8

Mostly plastics but with some reinforcing cloth (not sure of material).  I've seen it made and they basically melt plastic and extrude it onto a calender roller to set the thickness.  The cloth is also run through to make it integrated.  This makes a thin film.  The sticky part referred to as the mass is rubber and clay mostly.  Several ingredients go into it and I don't claim to know them all.  This is run through another calender roll with the previous film to apply a uniform coating of sticky material to it.  At this point you will have a roller approximately 5 feet wide and a foot across.  They run this through a slitter which pulls the tape through slits it to length and rewinds it on carboard centers in the sizes you see in the store.

Answer 9

Its made up of ducks...what else?

Answer 10

thin cloth and rubber. They also put a certain glue on it to make it sticky :)

Answer 11

Duct tape (sometimes called duck tape; see under Etymology) is a vinyl, fabric-reinforced, multi-purpose pressure sensitive tape with a soft and tacky pressure sensitive adhesive. It is generally silver or black in color but many other colors and transparent tapes have recently become available. With a standard width of 17⁄8 inches (48 mm), duct tape was originally developed during World War II in 1942 as a waterresistant sealing tape for ammunition cases.[1][2] Permacel, then a division of Johnson & Johnson, used a rubber-based adhesive to help the tape resist water and a fabric backing to add strength. It was also used to repair military equipment quickly, including jeeps, guns, and aircraft because of these properties. In Canadian military circles, this variant is known as "gun-tape", typically olive-green, and also known for its resistance to oils and greases. Duct tape is also called "100-MPH tape" in the military [3], because soldiers often refer to something that exceeds expectations as "High Speed."

Answer 12

It is called duct tape cause it was originally used for air ducting. I am fairly certain that ducks are not involved at any stage of production or use. It is made

Cotton mesh

Polyethylene coating

Adhesive compound  

Answer 13

Unicorn hairs, Phoenix feathers, and dragon scales all meshed together with a touch of magic.