SELECTIVELY METALLIZED HEAT TRANSFER LABEL

摘要

A selectively metallized heat transfer label (10) for transfer to a substrate includes a support portion (1) comprising a carrier layer (3) and a release layer (4) applied to the carrier layer, and a transfer portion (2) comprising a protective layer (5) applied to the release layer, a metallizable layer (6) applied to the protective layer, a metal layer (7) applied to the metallizable layer, a metal transferring adhesive layer (8) applied to the metal layer and configured to adhere to both the metal layer and the desired substrate and a non-metal transferring ink layer (9) applied to the metal layer and configured to adhere to the desired substrate but not to the metal layer. When heat and pressure are applied to the carrier layer (3), the metal transferring adhesive (8) adheres to both the metal layer and the substrate while the non- transferring ink layer (9) adheres only to the substrate. Thus, only the portion of the metal layer that is in contact with the metal transferring adhesive (8) is transferred to the substrate, along with the corresponding portions of the metallizable layer (6) and the protective layer (5).