Technical report

No.9 Special Issue on "Analytical Sciences and Microstructural Characterization″ and "Steel Sheet for Can-making″

Development of Laminated Tin Free Steel (TFS) “UNIVERSAL BRITE®” Type F for Food Cans


YAMANAKA Yoichiro     IWASA Hiroki     WATANABE Toyofumi

Abstract

JFE Steel has developed and commercialized a new PET-laminated tin free steel (TFS) sheet for food cans, “UNIVERSAL BRITE®” Type F, which satisfied the performance requirements for food cans and is also environment- friendly. As features, “UNIVERSAL BRITE®” Type F has an excellent balance of high formability and the content release property, which is required in food canning applications. An excellent content release property was realized by adding original surface-modifying additives to the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film to reduce the surface free energy of the PET film. Formability is markedly improved by applying a combination of a new homopolymer PET (homo-PET) film with an unique structure and an original laminating technology which inhibits PET crystallization.

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