TYPICAL SOIL STRESS DAMAGE TO
SHRINK SLEEVES OR SOLID FILM BACK TAPES

The RD-6™ soil stress advantage comes from its backing. The RD-6™ backing is a high strength, low elongation polypropylene geotextile mesh. The RD-6™ backing helps with soil stress three ways:

A. Higher Tensile Strength:

Starts out stronger than HDPE shrink sleeves and tapes.

B. Less Stretchable:

A critical difference. 1/20th as stretchable as shrink sleeves or tapes.

C. More Resistant to Weakening from High Heat:

If your pipeline operates above ambient, polymers relax (begin to stretch) as you heat them. Polypropylene (used in RD-6™) has 75°F higher resistance to this weakening than polyethylenes.