Technical Parameters to be Considered During Selection of ETP
No. | Technical Parameter | Remarks |
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1 | Base Steel | MR, L, D, or any other special requirement (such as IF steel) |
2 | Black Plate Rolling | Single reduce (SR), double reduce (DR) |
3 | Temper Degree |
Rockwell hardness (HR30Tm) for SR products; Rockwell
hardness for JIS standard of DR products, with yield strength (YS) as a reference; yield strength (YS) for EN standard |
4 | Plate Thickness |
Generally, nominal thickness is used, or standard thickness
deviation upon special requirements |
5 | Width and Length | If required, mark the rolling width |
6 | Annealing | Box annealing (BA), continuous annealing (CA) |
7 | Surface Finish |
Bright surface (B), stone surface (R), matte surface (M),
silver surface (S) |
8 | Coating | Electrolytic tin coating, electrolytic chromium coating |
9 | Surface Treatment |
For tin plating, there is non-passivation and passivation:
electrochemical passivation, chemical passivation, or passivation film thickness is required. |
10 | Contents | Sulfur content, acidity, storage requirements |
11 | Oiling | Oil type: Common DOS oil; oil film thickness |
12 | With or Without Printing and painting |
Complete bare, inner bare, outer bare or inner painting
and outer printing |
13 | Coil Packaging | Horizontal coil, vertical coil |
14 | Plate Cutting | Scroll cutting, straight line cutting |
15 | Coating Weight |
Choose appropriate coating weight on the basis of contents,
can shape, expected shelf life, etc.; whether marking of differentially coated tin mill products is required. |
Corrosiveness of Contents
Substance | Corrosiveness |
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Oxygen | In acid media of a can, oxygen causes strong oxidation of tin. |
Acid |
Foods contain different acids, of which oxalic acid, fumaric acid,
and trans-butene dioic acid are the most corrosive. |
Low-methoxy pectin | Can contribute to corrosion of tin. |
Nitrate ion |
When a can contains a large amount of residue oxygen with pH
value at less than five, there’s a considerable increase of melted tin caused by nitrate. |
Anthocyanin pigment |
It is the recipient of tin and hydrogen; cherries and other red fruits
contain this substance which can cause metal perforation. |
Caramel | Can cause strong corrosion of fruit cans. |
Sulfur and sulfur compounds | A contributor to corrosion. |
Copper ion |
In acid media, copper ion can cause stripping of the tin layer and
perforation as a result of partial corrosion of iron. |
Trimethylamine oxide |
Trimethylamine oxide contained in fish can be reduced to
trimethylamine, causing corrosion of the iron-tin alloy layer and thus removing cathodic protection. |
Ascorbic acid |
Ascorbic acid during the machining process can be easily
converted into dehydro-ascorbic acid, which may become highly corrosive. |