Butt-End Band: Material Comparison Chart

	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