Overview
Tata Steel offers an extensive range of high-quality packaging steels in various widths, gauges and coatings. Our range includes tinplate, tin-free steels (ECCS), blackplate, and our market-leading Protact® laminated steel.
We are also a leading supplier of special grades and finishes for requirements including easy-open end applications and promotional packaging. Our packaging steels meet all your needs for strength, surface finish and forming properties and are tailored to suit your production processes and end-uses. We offer technical expertise and customer support to help you:
- optimise the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of your production processes - for less spoilage and fewer rejects
- create even more efficient product designs and improve pack performance
- bring packaging solutions to market faster
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Properties
Relationship with standards
Our steel is supplied in accordance with the following standards
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Tinplate and ECCS (TFS)
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Blackplate
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Euronorm 10202
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Euronorm 10205
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ASTM 623 (on request)
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Our operations are ISO 9001 certified.
Mechanical properties
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Yield / Proof
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Tensile
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Range
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Special
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AISI / ASTM
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BA / CA
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SR / DR
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strength (MPa)
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strength (MPa)
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(MPa)
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TS200
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Bake ware and extreme deformations
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BA
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SR
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200
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320
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+/- 50
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TS230*
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T1
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BA
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SR
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230
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325
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+/- 50
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TS245*
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T2
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BA
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SR
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245
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340
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+/- 50
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TS260*
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BA
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SR
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260
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360
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+/- 50
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TS275*
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T3
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BA
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SR
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275
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375
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+/- 50
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TS290*
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|
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BA
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SR
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290
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390
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+/- 50
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TS345
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Aerosol components
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BA
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DR
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345
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400
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+/- 50
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TS480
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More formable DR grade
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BA
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DR
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480
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505
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+/- 50
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TS520
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Formable DR Grade
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DR 7.5
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BA
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DR
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520
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545
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+/- 50
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TS550*
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DR 8
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BA
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DR
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550
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575
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+/- 50
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TH415*
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T4
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CA
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SR
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415
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435
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+/- 50
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TH435*
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T5
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CA
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SR
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435
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460
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+/- 50
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TH465N
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Easy open ends
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T5
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CA
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SR
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465
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495
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+/- 50
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TH465
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Sanitary ends
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CA
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DR
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465
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480
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+/- 50
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TH480
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Easy open and sanitary ends
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CA
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DR
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480
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500
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+/- 50
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TH520*
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DR 7.5
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CA
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DR
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520
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540
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+/- 50
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TH550*
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DR 8
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CA
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DR
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550
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570
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+/- 50
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TH550N*
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Easy open ends
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DR 8
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CA
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DR
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550
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560
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+/- 50
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TH580*
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CA
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DR
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580
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590
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+/- 50
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TH620*
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DR 9
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CA
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DR
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620
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625
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+/- 50
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*Euronorm designation
Mechanical properties - DWI grades
Our tinplate for drawn and wall ironed (DWI) applications includes boron alloyed extra low carbon, continuously-annealed products to ensure excellent formability and highly efficient processing.
| DWI grades | | |
Yield / Proof
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Tensile
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Range
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(B&B and food)
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BA / CA
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SR / DR
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strength (MPa)
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strength (MPa)
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(MPa)
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TH340
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CA
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SR
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340
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360
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+/- 40
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TH360
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CA
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DR
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360
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380
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+/- 40
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TH380
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CA
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DR
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380
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400
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+/- 40
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TH415
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CA
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SR
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415
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435
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+/- 40
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We can supply other packaging steels with special properties such as minimum earing and deep drawing properties – please contact us.
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Services
Customer Technical Support
Our Customer Technical Support team supports you to get the most out of our packaging steels. Knowledgeable, approachable engineers provide practical advice to ensure the best product match for your application. We can work with you to optimise your processing efficiency and help improve your product’s performance. Supported by world-class research facilities at our Centre for Packaging Technology, we offer:
- material recommendations for smooth can-making processes
- process technology assessment to realise can-making line efficiencies
- can design reviews to improve can performance.
- logistics assessment to improve supply chain performance
- sustainability assessment to optimise today's can-making operations
Supply Chain Support
The day-to-day dynamics of the packaging supply chain demand a flexible supplier who can quickly anticipate changes in demand and specifications. We understand this – and that’s why you can count on us to meet deadlines. We have also developed innovative tools to simplify and shorten order lead times and improve information flow.
Our Supply Chain Support teams work with customers to:
- improve existing processes
- implement new supply chain processes for optimised efficiency, flexibility and performance
- reduce costs
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