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Tin Free Steel of Applications
TFS is used mainly for those applications where it is not required as a sacrificial element. It is widely used for making beverage can, all purpose cans such as 18 litre cans and pail cans, etc., DRD cans, candy cans, spray cans, and various other containers. It is used (i) for bottle crown caps, and metal caps, (ii) for making photographic film cases, (iii) as a protective material for optical fiber cables, (iv) as printed circuit boards, (v) components of information communication apparatus, (vi) for home electronic product exterior part, and (vii) electrical and electronic components.
| Grade | Main Usage | |
| Food Grade | Food Cans | fishery and agricultural products, etc. |
| Cans | Beverages Cans | juice, soft drinks, other beverages |
| Industrial Grade Cans | Oil Cans | automobile oil, mechanical oil, etc. |
| Pails | Industrial containers for paint and oils | |
| Aerosol Cans | cosmetics, butane gas, pesticide, etc. | |
| Temper & Hardness & Applications | ||
| Temper | Hardness | Applications |
| T1 | 49±3 | nozzles,spouts,closures. |
| T2 | 52±3 | pie pans,closures,shallow drawn and specialized can parts. |
| T3 | 57±3 | battery can bodies,can ends and bodies,large diameter closures,crown caps. |
| T4 | 61±3 | can ends and bodies,crown caps and small screw closures. |
| T5 | 65±3 | Can ends and bodies for non corrosive products. |
| DR-8 | 73±3 | small diameter round can bodies and ends. |
