Tinplate (also known as tinplate) refers to a cold-rolled thin steel plate coated with an extremely thin layer of metallic tin on both sides, which combines the hardness and strength of steel with the easy weldability, corrosion resistance and bright appearance of tin. The tin plate has the advantages of tasteless, non-toxic, light weight, easy processing and forming. Printing different patterns can also beautify products, so it has been widely used in the food canning industry, electronic devices, chemical paint and other industries. In the process of tin plate production, after tinning, the tin plate should be passivated in order to prevent the tin layer from oxidizing and yellowing when the tin plate is stored or the coating is baked, and to improve the performance of the tin plate such as sulfur resistance.
Product Name | Tinplate |
Standard | GB, JIS, ASTM, EN, ISO, etc. |
Tin Coating Weight | Equal weight tin plating, differential weight tin plating |
Surface State | Bright surface, stone surface, silvery surface, matt surface |
Thickness | 0.18-0.55 mm |
Width | 750- 1200 mm or as required |
Length | 500- 1168 mm or as required |
Raw Strip Type | MR, L, D |
Hardness | T-2, T-2.5, T-3, T-3.5, T-4, T-5 |
Application | Food packaging, electronic appliances, building materials, etc |
Raw Strip Type | Characteristics |
MR | The content of non-metallic inclusion is similar to L steel, the limitation of residual elements content is not as strict as L steel, and it has good corrosion resistance, suitable for most purposes. |
L | The content of non-metallic inclusion and residual elements of Cu, Ni, Cr, Mo are low, used for applications of high requirements in corrosion resistance. |
D | Used for deep drawing or preventing stretch mark purposes. |
Code | Type | Characteristics |
B | Bright Surface | Tin plating on smooth surface with stone pattern, then reflow the tin layer to obtain the bright surface. |
R | Stone Surface | Tin plating on surface with a certain direction of the stone pattern, then reflow the tin layer to obtain the bright surface. |
S | Silvery Surface | Tin plating on rough and mattsurface, then reflow the tin layer to obtain the bright surface. |
M | Matt Surface | Tin plating on matt surfacewithout reflowing. |