Food-grade Corrosion Resistance ETP Tinplate Thickness 0.15mm~0.5mm For Food Can Applications
In today’s food packaging industry, safety, durability, and shelf-life stability are critical factors for manufacturers and brand owners. Wuxi Talat Steel Co.ltd supplies high-quality ETP tinplate, food can tinplate, electrolytic tinplate sheet and coil specifically engineered for food-grade applications, helping customers meet strict international standards.
Designed for Food Safety & Shelf Life Protection
ETP tinplate provides a non-toxic and reliable barrier between food and the external environment. The tin coating effectively prevents contamination from air, moisture, and bacteria, ensuring that canned food products maintain freshness, flavor, and nutritional value over time.
This makes it an ideal solution for:
- Canned fruits and vegetables
- Meat and seafood cans
- Ready-to-eat food packaging
Optimized Parameters for Can Manufacturing
To meet the demands of high-speed can production lines, specific material parameters play a key role. For example, ETP tinplate with 0.18–0.35 mm thickness and 2.8/2.8 g/m² coating weight offers an excellent balance between corrosion resistance and formability.
These specifications help manufacturers:
- Reduce material cracking during forming
- Ensure consistent weld quality
- Improve production efficiency
| Specification | |
| Thickness: 0.15mm~0.50mm | Width:700mm~1050mm |
| Temper | |
| Single Reduced:T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 | Double Reduced: DR8, DR9, DR10 |
| Surface Finish: Bright, Stone, Silver, Matte | |
| Anneal: CA/ BA | Material: MR/ SPCC |
| Tin coating: | |
| Equal Tin-coating:1.1/1.1, 2.0/2.0, 2.8/2.8, 5.6/5.6 | Different Tin-caoting: 2.0/1.1, 2.8/1.1, 2.8/2.0, 5.6/2.0, 5.6/2.8 |
Standard
| Temper | ||||
|
Standard |
Japanese Standard | Chiness Standard | European Standard | American Standard |
| JIS3303-2002 | GB/T2520-2000 | DIN EN 10203-1991 | ASTM623M-2002 | |
|
Single-Reduced |
T1 | TH50+SE | TS230 | T1(T49) |
| T2 | TH52+SE | TS245 | T1(T53) | |
| T2.5 | TH55+SE | TS260 | T2.5(T55) | |
| T3 | TH57+SE | TS275 | T3(T57) | |
| T4 | TH61+SE | TH415 | T4(T61) | |
| T5 | TH65+SE | TH435 | T5(T65) | |
|
Double-Reduced |
DR7 | H71+SE | TH520 | DR7 (T71) |
| DR8 | H73+SE | TH550 | DR8(T73) | |
| DR9 | H76+SE | TH620 | DR9(T76) | |
| Temper Grade | Hardness (HR30Tm) | Yield Strength (MPa) |
|---|---|---|
| T-1 | 49±3 | 330 |
| T-2 | 53±3 | 350 |
| T-3 | 57±3 | 370 |
| T-4 | 61±3 | 415 |
| T-5 | 65±3 | 450 |
| T-6 | 70±3 | 530 |
| DR-7M | 71±5 | 520 |
| DR-8 | 73±5 | 550 |
| DR-8M | 73±5 | 580 |
| DR-9 | 76±5 | 620 |
| DR-9M | 77±5 | 660 |
| DR-10 | 80±5 | 690 |
| Former Coating Designation | Nominal Coating Weight (g/m²) | Minimum Average Coating Weight (g/m²) |
|---|---|---|
| 10# | 1.1/1.1 | 0.9/0.9 |
| 20# | 2.2/2.2 | 1.8/1.8 |
| 25# | 2.8/2.8 | 2.5/2.5 |
| 50# | 5.6/5.6 | 5.2/5.2 |
| 75# | 8.4/8.4 | 7.8/7.8 |
| 100# | 11.2/11.2 | 10.1/10.1 |
| 25#/10# | 2.8/1.1 | 2.5/0.9 |
| 50#/10# | 5.6/1.1 | 5.2/0.9 |
| 75#/25# | 5.6/2.8 | 5.2/2.5 |
| 75#/50# | 8.4/2.8 | 7.8/2.5 |
| 75#/50# | 8.4/5.6 | 7.8/5.2 |
| 100#/25# | 11.2/2.8 | 10.1/2.5 |
| 100#/50# | 11.2/5.6 | 10.1/5.2 |
| 100#/75# | 11.2/8.4 | 10.1/7.8 |
| 125#/50# | 15.1/5.6 | 13.9/5.2 |
| Surface Finish | ||
| Classification | Symbol | Specific Feature |
| Bright Finish | B | A luster finish provided by a flow-melted tin coating on a smoothly finished steel based with grindstone-pattern. |
| Stone Finish | R | A luster finish provided by a flow-melted tin coating on a steel base characterized by a directional grindstone-pattern. |
| Silver Finish | S | A luster finish provided by a flow-melted tin coating on a coarse dull-finished steel base. |
| Matte Finish | M | A dull finish usually provided by an unflow-melted tin coating on a dull finished steel base. |
Tin coating protects steel from oxidation, moisture, and chemical reactions, ensuring long shelf life for packaged goods.
Our tinplate is optimized for automated can-making lines, reducing cracking and deformation.
Commonly used 0.18–0.35 mm thickness with 2.8/2.8 g/m² coating weight ensures stable forming and corrosion protection in food can production.
Smooth surface supports high-quality printing, making it ideal for branded packaging.
Perfect for 3-piece can bodies and industrial containers.
Non-toxic, odorless, and 100% recyclable material.
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