Avery Dennison® T-1000 & W-1000 Series

Engineering Grade Beaded Retroreflective Film

Issued: July 2013

Performance:
ASTM D4956 Type I,
Avery Dennison T-1000 & W-1000 Series EN-12899 RA1
Beaded Engineering Grade Retroreflective See Page 2 for complete list.
Film for permanent and temporary traffic
signage, is a high-quality, durable, enclosed Orientation: Omni-Directional
lens retroreflective material with a pressure
sensitive adhesive.
Durability: 7 years
Vertical Exposure Only
T-1000 & W-1000 Series sheeting is an
Omni-Directional beaded film. This feature Face: High-Gloss Urethane
benefits agencies by providing confidence with Glass Microspheres
(D-version: High Gloss PVC)
that all signs will perform with uniform visual
reflectivity at all sign face orientations.
Adhesive: Permanent
Pressure Sensitive

Liner: White Polyethelene

Coated Paper StaFlat®

Features:
 Omni-Directional
 Field proven long term durability on safety devices worldwide
 Pattern free face allows for clean graphic imaging
 Economical choice for non-critical signs
 Uniform daytime and nighttime visual appearance

Conversion: Product Availability*:

Screen Printing Traffic Products
Thermal Transfer Printing T-1100 White
Solvent Based Inkjet Printing T-1101 Yellow
Mild/Eco Solvent Inkjet Printing T-1500 White
UV Inkjet Printing T-1500-D White (Matan)
Thermal Die-Cut T-1501 Yellow
Flat Bed Sign-Cut T-1501-D Yellow (Matan)
Drum Roller Sign-Cut T-1505 Blue
Steel Rule Sign-Cut T-1507 Green
T-1508 Red
T-1509 Brown
Work Zone Products**
W-1104
Orange
W-1204
W-1504
Applications: W-1142 Orange 4” Left
Rigid Permanent and Temporary Outdoor Signage W-1143 4” Right
Pre-Striped
Rigid Work Zone Devices W-1144 6” Left
Barricade
Nonessential Signage where Retrorelection is Necessary W-1145 6” Right
*See Page 5 for Nomenclature.
**3 Year Durability

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Avery Dennison® T-1000 & W-1000 Series
Engineering Grade Beaded Retroreflective Film
Issued: July 2013

Retroreflectivity:
T-1000 & W-1000 Series
Table A: exceeds all values listed in Table
1 2
Min. coefficients of retroreflection (RA) per ASTM D4956 Type I A and Table B.
Observation Entrance Angle
Color
Angle - 4° + 30° T-1000 & W-1000 Series also
White 70 30 exceeds the current applicable
Yellow 50 22 requirements for the following
Orange 25 7
specifications:
0.2° Blue 4 1.7
Green 9 3.5
Red 14 6 ASTM D4956 International
Brown 1.0 0.3
EN-12899 EU
White 30 15
Yellow 25 13 GB/T 18833 China
Orange 13 4 N-CMT-5-03-001 Mexico
0.5° Blue 2.0 0.8
Green 4.5 2.2 UNE 135334 Spain
Red 7.5 3.0
NF XP98520 France
Brown 0.3 0.2
BSI 8408 UK

UNI 11122 Italy

Table B: JIS Z9117 Japan

Min. coefficients of retroreflection (RA)1 EN 12988 Table 3
SANS 1519-1 South Africa
α β1 (β2=0˚) Entrance Angle
Observation Color Australia
Angle + 5° + 30° + 40° AS/NZS 1906.1 New
White 70 30 10 Zealand
Yellow 50 22 7 ABNT NBR 14644 Brazil
Orange 25 10 2.2
12’ IRAM 10 033 Argentina
Blue 4 1.7 0.5
(0.2°)
Green 9 3.5 1.5 Avery Dennison suggests you
Red 14.5 6 2 obtain the current requirements
Brown 1 0.3 -- from your local agency and
ensure product conformance with
White 50 24 9
such requirements. Your Avery
Yellow 35 16 6
Dennison Representative can
Orange 20 8 2.2
20’ assist you in this regard.
Blue 2 1 --
(0.33°)
Green 7 3 1.2
Red 10 4 1.8
Brown 0.6 0.2 --

White 5 2.5 1.5

1
Yellow 3 1.5 1.0 RA =
Orange 1.2 0.5 -- candelas per foot-candle per
2° Blue -- -- -- square foot (cd/fc/ft2) OR
Green 0.5 0.3 0.2 Candelas per lux per square meter
Red 1 0.5 0.5 (cd/lx/m2)
Brown -- -- -- 2
Measured according to ASTM E810

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Avery Dennison® T-1000 & W-1000 Series
Engineering Grade Beaded Retroreflective Film
Issued: July 2013

Colors and Specification Limits: T-1000 & W-1000 Series meets

the current applicable daytime
Figure A: Daytime Color – CIE Color Diagram and nighttime color requirements
for ASTM D4956 and EN-12899
as well as standards listed on
Page 2.

Chromaticity Coordinate Limits

Figures A & B show the four

pairs of chromaticity coordinates
from ASTM D4956 and EN-
12899 on the color grid.

Daytime Color

The four pairs of chromaticity

coordinates in Figure A
determine the acceptable color in
terms of the CIE 1931 Standard
Colorimetric System measured
with Standard Illuminant D65 and
CIE Publication no. 15 using CIE
Standard Illuminant D65 and CIE
45/0 geometry. Luminance factor
shall comply with table in
Figure B: Nighttime Color Figure A.
Note: The saturation limit of
green and blue may extend to the
border of the CIE chromaticity
locus for spectral colors

Nighttime Color

The four pairs of chromaticity

coordinates in Figure B
determine the acceptable color
measured using CIE Illuminant A,
obvservation angle of 0.33
degrees, entrance angle of +5
degrees, source and receiver
apertures not to exceed 10
minutes of arc, and CIE 1930 (2
degree) standard observer per
ASTM D4956.

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Avery Dennison® T-1000 & W-1000 Series
Engineering Grade Beaded Retroreflective Film
Issued: July 2013

Sheeting Orientation:
T-1000 & W-1000 Series is
The American Association of State Highway Transportation
Omni-Directional and passes the
Officials (AASHTO) has recognized that some retroreflective
AASHTO specification as being
films are rotationally (orientation) sensitive. Because this impacts
rotationally insensitive.
sign luminance, AASHTO has defined a specification to measure
orientation performance. Figure C shows how the orientation
sensitivity is measured. In order for a film to be considered
rotationally insensitive, the average percent difference (shown in
Figure C) must be less than or equal to 20%. Retroreflectivity RA values taken
per ASTM E810
0.5˚ Observation angle and
Figure C -4˚ or 5˚ Entrance angle

When measured for orientation sensitivity as described in

AASHTO M 268-10, all Avery Dennison sheeting, both beaded As a datum for laboratory
and prismatic, pass the specification as rotationally insensitive. measurements R0 is identified in
Therefore, no special identification marks or other features (such the crossweb direction.
as a datum mark, or distinctive seal pattern) are required to
denote optimum orientation for sheeting. Because the user can
expect visual uniformity regardless of orientation, no costly and
cumbersome fabrication techniques are required to orient sheets,
cut sign legend or border tape during sign fabrication.

Specifying agencies and sign fabricators are cautioned that some

retroreflective sheetings, even of the same ASTM “Type” may not
provide consistent luminance for desired night visibility if the
sheeting is not applied in the optimal, or in uniform orientation. Watermark: T-1000 & W-1000
Agencies and fabricators should be aware of this concern and Series does not have a
discuss the potential effects of rotation on luminance of specific watermark.
sheetings with their material supplier before beginning installation
and/or fabrication.

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Avery Dennison® T-1000 & W-1000 Series
Engineering Grade Beaded Retroreflective Film
Issued: July 2013

The following Warranty is limited to North America.

Nomenclature:
WARRANTY
Avery Dennison T-1000 & W-1000 beaded
retroreflective sheeting (“Product(s)”) are warranted to

T– 1 5 0 0 be free from defects in material and workmanship for

one (1) year from date of purchase (or the period
stated on the specific product information literature in
Initial Letter(s): Application/Durability effect at time of delivery, if longer). It is expressly
agreed and understood that Avery Dennison's sole
† obligation and Purchaser's exclusive remedy under this
1st Number
& 2nd Number(s):
: Series Series warranty, under any other warranty, express or implied,
or otherwise, shall be limited to repair or replacement
2nd Number: Adhesive of defective Product without charge at Avery
Dennison's plant or at the location of Product (at Avery
Dennison's election), or in the event replacement or
3rd & 4th Numbers: Color repairs is not commercially practical, to Avery
Dennison's issuing Purchaser a credit reasonable in
light of the defect in the Product.

Avery Dennison further warrants that Avery Dennison

T-1000 & W-1000 Beaded reflective sheeting will retain
Initial Letter Application Durability* its effectiveness as a component of traffic control and
guidance signs, and will meet the stated minimum
T Traffic/Permanent Sheeting 7 year values for coefficient of retroreflection (“Performance
Warranty”) as set forth in accordance with the following
W Work Zone Sheeting 3 year standards:
WR Work Zone Reboundable 3 year Minimum Percentage
Warranty Period*
* See your local representative for complete details. RA Retained
1-7 years 50%
*Performance Warranty Period for Work Zone products
is one to three (1-3) years
Series 1000
Note: For transparent color screen printed areas using
Avery Dennison supplied or approved inks or OL-2000
Overlay films on Avery Dennison T-1500 white
sheeting, values shall be a minimum of 70% of values
2nd Number Substrate in Table A

1 Pressure Sensitive for Plastic Substrates RA percentage retained above apply to all entrance and
observation angles in Table A, and shall be measured
2 Pressure Sensitive for Wood Substrates per ASTM E 810.

5 Pressure Sensitive for Aluminum Substrates All measurements shall be made after cleaning
according to Avery Dennison procedures.

PERFORMANCE WARRANTY
If within seven (7) years of installation such
deterioration occurs or the Product fails to retain the
3rd & 4th Numbers Color minimum seven (7)-year reflectivity values, Avery
Dennison will restore the installation surface to its
00 White original effectiveness at no cost for materials or labor.

01 Yellow CONDITIONS.
This warranty shall be effective only if all of the
04 Orange following conditions are met:

05 Blue Fabrication and/or installation must occur within one (1)

year from the date of purchase.
07 Green
The failure must have resulted solely from a
08 Red manufacturing defect or deterioration of the Product
due to natural causes under the Performance
09 Brown Warranty. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, there is no warranty for the failure of the
11 Fluorescent Yellow sheeting due to improper sign fabrication, storage,
handling, installation, maintenance, failure of the sign
13 Fluorescent Yellow-Green substrate, vandalism or mischief. Slight color fading,
cracking, chalking, edge lifting, or slight reduction in
14 Fluorescent Orange gloss or reflectivity will not materially detract from
appearance and does not constitute a breach of
42 4” LEFT Orange Pre-Striped Barricade warranty.

43 4” RIGHT Orange Pre-Striped Barricade Avery Dennison has published instructional bulletins
pertaining to the storage, handling, and cleaning of
44 6” LEFT Orange Pre-Striped Barricade Product, approved substrates, and application
procedures (collectively, the “Procedures”). The
Product must have been processed and applied to
45 6” RIGHT Orange Pre-Striped Barricade blank, clean material in accordance with the
† Procedures, as such may be amended from time to
OmniCube is the exception and leads with the number 11
time. Avery Dennison reserves the right to reject any
warranty claim where the fabricator or installer cannot
satisfactorily prove or demonstrate that the Avery
Dennison procedures were utilized. The date of
installation, warranty registration, and claim procedures
established by Avery Dennison must be followed, and
failure to follow such procedures shall void this
warranty. Replacement Product carries only the
unexpired warranty portion of the Product it replaces.
The Product must be properly stored and applied within
the shelf-life as stated in the applicable Avery
Dennison Product Data Sheet including adhesive and
other material product data sheets.

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Avery Dennison® T-1000 & W-1000 Series
Engineering Grade Beaded Retroreflective Film
Issued: July 2013

ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS
Unintended Use: This warranty only applies to
Product that is used by professional converters and
installers for the defined end uses and in the
combinations described in the applicable Avery
Characteristics: Dennison Product Data Sheets and Instructional
Bulletins. For any other use, the user is responsible for
determining the suitability of the Product, and for any
and all risk or liability associated with that use or
application, and the user agrees to indemnify, defend
Instructional and hold harmless Avery Dennison for any claims,
Property Value
Bulletins losses, damages, judgments, expenses and/or
expenses, including attorneys fees, resulting from such
use or application. This warranty is expressly
1 year from date of purchase conditioned on the Product being processed by
professional converters or installers in accordance with
when stored at the following the Avery Dennison recommended written processing
Shelf-Life conditions; #8.00 instructions, and being applied to properly prepared
65°-75°F (18°-24°C) and 50%  surfaces and cleaned and maintained in accordance
with recommended Avery Dennison procedures. It is
5% R.H. the converters, installers or other users responsibility to
perform incoming raw material quality inspections, to
assure proper surface preparation and that approved
application procedures are followed, to retain
4.5 – 5.5 mils converted samples, and to immediately cease using
(114 – 140µ) and notify Avery Dennison and/or its authorized agent
or distributor of any Product, Materials and/or finished
Typical film
NA Product discovered to be (or reasonably capable of
Caliper W-1100 Series: being discovered to be) defective.
5.5 - 6.5 mils Misuse and Force Majeure: Avery Dennison has no
obligations or liability under this warranty with respect
(139 - 165µ) to Product that has been altered, modified, damaged,
misused, abused, subject to accident, neglected or
otherwise mishandled or improperly processed or
Min. Application 65° F installed. Product is not warranted against premature
#8.10 failure caused by chemical, environmental or
Temperature (18° C) mechanical means such as, but not limited to,
vandalism, cleaning solutions, paints, solvents,
moisture, temperature, mechanical washing
Service -10°F to +150°F equipment, engine fuel spills, engine exhaust, steam,
#8.00 organic solvents or other spilled chemicals pollutants,
Temperature (-23°C to + 65°C) including industrial and volcanic ash. Damage from fire,
structural failure, lightning, accidents, and other force
majeure events are not covered by this warranty.
Third Party Product: Avery Dennison assumes no
Long term durability of screen responsibility for any injury, loss or damage arising out
printing in combination with T- of the use of a product that is not of our manufacture.
#8.30
Screen Printing 1000 & W-1000 is warranted Where installer or converter uses or reference is made
#8.55 to a commercially available product, made by another
when used with approved inks manufacturer, it shall be the responsibility of the user,
and overlays. See Page 7. installer or converter to ascertain the precautionary
measures for its use outlined by the manufacturer.

The remedies provided under this warranty are

User assumes responsibility for exclusive. In no event shall Avery Dennison be
fitness of use for this converting responsible for any direct, indirect, incidental or
consequential damages or specific relief whether
method. Long term durability of foreseeable or not, caused by defects in such Product,
Inkjet Printing #8.55
inkjet printing in combination whether such damage occurs or is discovered before
with T-1000 & W-1000 series is or after replacement or credit, and whether or not such
damage is caused by Avery Dennison's negligence. In
not warranted. no event shall Avery Dennison’s liability hereunder
exceed the remedies specifically set forth in this
warranty. Avery Dennison’s liability shall be limited, at
Avery Dennison’s option, to the purchase price,
Long term durability of thermal replacement of the defective Product and in some
Thermal Transfer transfer printing in combination cases when authorized by Avery Dennison the repair
#8.60 and replacement of the defective Product.
Printing with T-1500D is warranted.
Refer to Instructional Bulletin. THIS WARRANTY IS GIVEN IN LIEU OF ALL
OTHERS. ANY AND ALL OTHER WARRANTIES,
WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. NO WAIVER,
ALTERATION, ADDITION OR MODIFICATION OF
THE FOREGOING CONDITIONS SHALL BE VALID
UNLESS MADE IN WRITING AND MANUALLY
SIGNED BY AN OFFICER OF AVERY DENNISON.

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Engineering Grade Beaded Retroreflective Film
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Converting Information: DEFINITIONS

Durability: means that the Product in a finished
graphic, panel or sign situated outdoors, subject to the
The following Avery Dennison literature will provide information to limitations herein and Avery Dennison Product Data
Sheets and Instructional Bulletins, and applied to
the user for proper application, storage, and other requirements. recommended surfaces, will not deteriorate
excessively such that the finished sign, panel or
Find the latest information on the Avery Dennison website, graphic is ineffective for its identification when viewed
under normal conditions from the intended viewing
www.reflectives.averydennison.com. We encourage you to distance.
Outdoor Durability: is based on normal middle
check our website periodically for updates. European and central North American outdoor
exposure conditions and application to recommended
surfaces. Actual performance life will depend on a
variety of factors, including but not limited to substrate
Approved screen printing inks, overlays, thermal transfer ribbons: preparation, exposure conditions and maintenance of
the Product and finished graphic, panel or sign. In case
Instructional the finished graphics, panel or sign is in areas of high
Supplier Series System temperatures or humidity, in industrially polluted areas
Bulletins or other areas with air laden particulate matter, and/or
in high altitudes, Outdoor Durability may be reduced.
Please see your local Avery Dennison representative
Avery Dennison 7TS 1 Part Solvent #8.37 for changes to warranties based on such localized
conditions.
Avery Dennison OL-2000 Acrylic Overlay #8.01, #8.10, #8.25 Vertical Exposure: means that the face of the finished
graphic is ±10° from vertical.
Non-Vertical Exposure: means that the face of the
Avery Dennison OL-1000 Anti-Graffiti #8.01, #8.10 finished graphic is greater than 10° from vertical and
greater than 5° from horizontal. Retroreflective films
are not warranted for this exposure.
Matan DTS Thermal Transfer #8.60 Flat surfaces: means a two dimensional flat surface
without protruding objects.
Weathering Effects: Some degradation of Product
performance over time is considered normal wear.
Slight color fading, chalking, edge lifting, or slight
Instructional Bulletins: reduction in gloss or reflectivity due to normal wear
exposure and other natural weathering, environmental
Film Care & Handling #8.00 or other conditions or damage caused by tornadoes,
hurricanes, wind, excessive ice buildup or
Substrate Requirements #8.01 extraordinary frozen particulate conditions, large hail
stones or other acts of God, do not constitute a breach
Application Techniques for PS Film #8.10 of warranty or give rise to any liability by Avery
Dennison.
Printing, Curing and Ink Defects: Ink contaminations,
Cutting Methods #8.20 failures or other defects, or other failures due to
improper printing conditions or settings including, but
Computer Sign Cutting #8.25 not limited to, unsuitable color calibration, incorrect ICC
color profile or incompatible printing, do not constitute
Screen Preparation #8.30 a breach of warranty. Product failure caused by ink
over-saturation, excessive or under curing, failure of
ink to render desired colors on Product, or other
Troubleshooting Printing & Processing #8.34 treatment or processing errors are not warranted.
Adhesion to Application Surfaces: This warranty
7TS Series Ink #8.37 does not cover the Product if the application surface is
not properly prepared; nor does the warranty cover the
Ink Recommendations Guide #8.55 Product or damage to the substrate because the layers
of the substrate separate due to a lower bond between
those layers than the bond between the Product and
Matan Thermal Transfer Printing #8.60 the top layer of the substrate, or surfaces which
subsequently crack, peel, outgas, or become damaged
beneath the Product
Substrates:
The application of Avery Dennison T-1000 & W-1000 Series INDEPENDENT TESTING REQUIRED
sheeting is limited to properly prepared substrates which differ by All statements, technical information and
recommendations about Avery Dennison products are
product. For traffic products and W-1504, application is limited to based upon tests and information believed to be
reliable but do not constitute a guarantee or warranty
properly prepared Aluminum. For products in the W-1100 line, of any kind. All Avery Dennison products are sold with
the understanding that Purchaser has independently
application is limited to properly prepared plastic. For products in determined the suitability of such products for its
intended and other purposes.
the W-1200 line, application is limited to properly prepared wood.
Users are urged to carefully evaluate, under actual use
conditions, any film application to other substrates. Failure of film
caused by other substrates, materials, contamination, or
improper surface preparation is not the responsibility of Avery
Dennison. See Instruction Bulletin #8.01 for full details on
substrate requirements. Avery Dennison and the logo are registered
trademarks or tradenames of Avery Dennison Corp. ©
2011 All Rights Reserved.

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