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Coating Material
Hi Compositepro, you are right to a certain extent. What we do is a 2 step process. First the tinplate in a big sheet form is coated and cured. After completion of the various manufacturing processes, when it gets finally formed into a can shape, a 2nd step of coating is applied to the weld...- hctan
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- Forum: Paint/coatings engineering
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Coating Material
Hi MJCronin, to be more specific, it is steel plate coated with a layer of pure tin on both sides. Tin coating is typically 2.8g/m2 while total thickness, including the steel, is typically around 0.25mm. This material is used to produce metal can containers for paint, oil, chemical and food...- hctan
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- Forum: Paint/coatings engineering
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Coating Material
Hi, I'm looking for a material which can coat onto raw tinplates and this material must be able to: 1. resist 5 % acid content 2. have solvent resistance (i.e. MEK, MIBK, Ethyl Acetate) If anyone has any knowledge or experience about this, I welcome your help on this. Thank you.- hctan
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