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Appendix A
Carrier strip for soft or warping test materials
The box with adhesive tapes contains a black carrier strip made of anti-static material.. The
adhesive strips have different adhesives on the two sides.
Apply the adhesive strip on the carrier strip as follows:
a) Remove the yellow backing from the adhesive strip.
This side has a “hard sticky” adhesive.
b) Attach the sticky side to the carrier strip and press firmly on top of the adhesive strip
Make sure the adhesive tape does not extend outside the edges of the carrier strip.
c) Remove the release paper on top of the adhesive strip.
The top side is now the “soft adhesive” which can be used for multiple specimen strips.
d) Cut a 14-15 mm wide specimen strip and apply it on top of the adhesive strip.
Press specimen strip against a clean, flat surface, which does not contaminate the
specimen. Regarding sample preparation, see Section 5.
Make sure the specimen does not extend outside the edges of the carrier strip.
e) Insert the carrier strip into the specimen stage (Section 2.2).
f) After test is completed, remove the specimen and apply a new specimen using the
existing adhesive strip.
Adhesive tape
Carrier strip
Double-sided adhesive
Thin release paper
Thick release paper
