Tinplate is steel with a thin coating of tin for rust protection. A layer of white enamel is added to some food cans produced from this materials to protect the contents. Crown caps for bottles and the lids of glass screw-cap containers are also usually made of tinplate. Around 12,000 tonnes of tinplate are collected separately each year. This corresponds to 1.5 kg per capita per year.

For almost a century, Lapham-Hickey Steel has provided high-quality tinplate and tin coated steel for a variety of industrial uses in a variety of gauges, coating weights, and tempers. Lapham-Hickey’s products combine strength, corrosive resistance, light weight and malleability, making them ideal for many precision uses, including food packaging and consumer products.Regardless of your industry or application, we are committed to delivering you the very best tinplate and tin coated sheet products.

Tinplate is as recyclable as aluminium. All tins are made from steel and the tinplate is an external coating. 78% of steel (which would include tinplated steel) is recycled in Europe. In the UK it is 79% - V - 73% for aluminium.  Recycled aluminium saves 95% of the energy required for primary product. Tinplate saves 70% energy. This being said, steel requires a lot less energy than aluminium to make by some considerable margin. 211 GJ per tonne for aluminium -V- 22 GJ per tonne for steel. There are some savings to be made over the course of the lifetime of aluminium however, as it is 3 times lighter than steel, but you would need to be transporting it some distance to see these benefits.

The tests which may be applied to tinplate can broadly be classified into two groups, objective, or quality tests and subjective, or performance tests. Many of these tests, especially the former, are routinely carried out during manufacture, as part of a quality control programme. Other, more sophisticated tests are used for research purposes or to investigate problems which may have arisen in service. The validity of any testing procedure is based on the assumption that the samples selected are representative of the bulk of the material to be tested. Sampling procedures for selecting sheets for mechanical property and coating thickness tests are outlined in the international and national standards.

Understanding Galvanized Corrugated Steel Sheet Manufacturing An In-Depth PerspectiveGalvanized co

The Importance of Soundproof Sheets for Roofing in Industrial FactoriesIn the bustling world of in

Galvanized Iron Wire Manufacturers The Backbone of Industrial StrengthGalvanized iron wire manufac

Metal Barn Roofing Virginia The Factory AdvantageWhen it comes to roofing solutions for agricultur

The Pivotal Role of Black Iron Galvanized Manufacturers in Modern IndustryIn the realm of industri

Understanding Hot-Dipped Galvanized Angle Iron Manufacturers and Its Significance Hot-dipped galva

The Pivotal Role of Galvanized Black Iron Pipe Factories in Modern InfrastructureGalvanized black

The Pivotal Role of Galvanized Iron Angle Manufacturers in Modern Construction Galvanized iron ang

Black Iron and Galvanized Iron Understanding the Leading SuppliersIn the realm of construction and

The Significance of Galvanized Iron in Water Supply Systems A Focus on ManufacturersGalvanized iro

Understanding the Roughness of Galvanized Iron Pipes in Factory SettingsGalvanized iron pipes, a s

Understanding Hot-Dipped Galvanized Angle Iron A Comprehensive Overview of Leading FactoriesHot-di

The Pivotal Role of Galvanized Iron Plain Sheet Manufacturers in Modern IndustryGalvanized iron pl

Galvanized Color Coating Plant Manufacturers Pioneers in Industrial InnovationIn the realm of indu

The Significance of Sheet Metal for Roofing in Manufacturing FactoriesSheet metal, an essential ma

Galvanised Iron and Galvanized Steel A Comprehensive Look at ManufacturersGalvanised iron and galv