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tinned steel [1 record]

Record 1 1992-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steelmaking
  • Surface Treatment of Metals
OBS

Tinned: plated with tin.

OBS

Tinning: A term used in reference to the operation of coating a base metal with tin for the purpose of corrosion protection. The coating may be obtained by hot dipping into molten tin, by electrodeposition or by metal spraying.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élaboration de l'acier
  • Traitements de surface des métaux
OBS

Étamer: recouvrir un métal d'une couche d'étain.

OBS

Étamage: opération consistant à recouvrir un métal oxydable (acier, fonte, cuivre, bronze, laiton) par une couche d'étain qui le protège contre la corrosion. Le revêtement peut être appliqué à chaud [...] ou par électrolyse [...].

Spanish

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