Archive for month: October, 2022
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Plain Aluminum |
Colored Aluminum |
Stainless Steel |
Brass |
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| Price Level |
$ |
$$ |
$$$ |
$$$$ |
| Colors |
Plain (Silver) |
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Turquoise, Blue, Purple, Gold, Black, White |
Plain (Silver) |
Plain (Bronze) |
| Thickness |
.050”
.064″ |
.050”
.064” |
.031” |
.036” |
| Material |
3003 1/2 hard temper |
3003 1/2 hard temper |
Type 430 2BA finish (Shiny, attracted to magnet, slightly corrosive) |
Alloy 260 70/30 – 1/2 hard temper |
| Benefits / Uses |
.050″ Plain Aluminum is the best choice for those looking for a low cost option. |
.050” – Standard 1-year tags.
.064” – 3-year tags
To help differentiate tags by year from a distance, color is the best option because you can rotate colors.
Rabies Tags – NASPHV recommended color of the year |
3 year tag
Lifetime tags |
Has a shinny surface that gives it a high-quality look. |
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Aluminum |
Stainless Steel |
Incoloy |
Monel |
| Style # |
1242- NB&T Size
1242F – Federal Size |
1242FH-SS |
1242FH-IL |
1242M |
| Thickness |
.050” Colored AL
.061” Plain AL
.064” Colored AL |
Varies depending on band size.
See thickness options here. |
| Uses |
Standard material used by the federal government. Sizes range from a hummingbird to a swan
Promotional bands, banquet bands, lanyard bands |
Ravens, crows. Some predatory birds (but lock-on or rivet bands are usually recommended)
Industrial wire markers |
Federal projects, gulls, shore birds |
Fish jaws, shore birds, Shrimp eye |
| Band Quantity Minimum |
100 Bands |
1,000 Bands |
1,000 Bands |
100 Bands |
| Price |
$ – Standard Size Bands
$$ Federal Size Bands |
$$ |
$$$ |
$$ |
| Sizes |
Size 3 – 28 |
Size 1B – 9 |
F2 – F5A |
Size 4 – 16 |
| Corrosion |
Won’t rust |
Won’t rust |
Won’t rust |
Won’t rust |
