Tata Steel offers a wide variety of electro-plated and cold-rolled strip products.
These are available in a range of steel grades, coil weights and surface finish to suit your needs.
Available coatings include nickel, nickel-zinc, brass and copper, in addition to high surface quality thin-gauge cold-rolled steel.
Tata Steel Plating is the world's leading supplier of materials for the production of battery cases. HILUMIN® offers the coating and mechanical properties that you require for high speed can making and contribute to cell reliability so our customers can guarantee up to ten years of shelf life .
Other branded products include HILAN®, a bright nickel-plated steel, NICOR®, a nickel-plated diffusion annealed steel and HIBRITE®, an ultra-high surface quality cold-rolled product.
EN 10139: Standard specification for cold-rolled uncoated mild steel narrow strip for cold forming.
EN 10140: Standard specification for cold-rolled narrow steel strip - tolerances on dimensions and shape.
ASTM A 109: Standard specification for steel, strip, carbon (0.25 maximum per cent), cold-rolled.
Other steel standards may be applicable - please consult us regarding compliance.
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Standard forming grades |
High-strength steel grades (HSS) |
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DC01 |
SAE 1012 |
BX |
550 |
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DC03 |
SAE 1010 |
DX |
Grade 80 |
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DC04 |
SAE 1008 |
FX |
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DC05 |
SAE 1006 |
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DC06 |
SAE 1002 |
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Dimensions and coil weights.
Thickness | Width | Coil weight |
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| 0.08 - 1.50mm | 3 - 800mm | 6800 kg |
| 0.003” - 0.06” | 0.118” - 31.5” | 15,000 lbs |
Surface quality
The following surface finishes are available:
- HIBRITE® mirror finish (HB MF)
- HIBRITE® bright finish (HB BF)
- Cold-rolled strip (CRS) smooth to rough finish (KB MA)
- Natural (as plated)
- Brushed
- Planished
Surface Finish | Code | Ra (µm) | Description |
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| Mirror finish (MF) | KR 0 / Appliance Finish | ≤ 0.1 | exceptionally smooth surface |
| Bright finish (BF) | KR 0.5 | ≤ 0.2 | very smooth surface |
| Fine stone finish | KR 4 / #2 Finish | 0.15 - 0.45 | smooth surface |
| Matte finish | KR 7 / #1 Finish | 0.6 - 1.8 | matte surface |
| Rough matte finish | KR 8 / #1 Finish | 1.0 - 2.5 | rough matte surface |
| Satin finish | similar to brush finish |
We serve many different and demanding markets worldwide including:
Battery
Tata Steel Plating is the world's leading supplier of materials for the production of battery cases.
For more information visit our dedicated Consumer products page
Automotive & Fluid Handling
Does your product for the automotive market require electroplating? We can supply you with electroplated steel including nickel-plated steel for fuel lines, copper-plated steel for brake lines and NiZn-plated steel for corrosion-resistant applications. Our cold-rolled steel is used to produce bearings, where extra tight tolerances are required. For more information visit our dedicated Automotive & Fluid Handling product page.
Sporting ammunition
The advanced quality of Tata Steel Plating products makes our pre-plated steel strip the first choice for production of sporting ammunition. When winning or losing depends on one single shot, maximum reliability is essential. That's why the market leaders in Europe and the USA come to us with their plated steel strip requirements for sporting ammunition. For more information visit our nickel zinc-plated and brass-plated steel product pages, to download our data sheets.
Electrical
Electro plated steel strip products manufactured by Tata Steel Plating are widely used in the electrical and IT industries. Our products can be found in circuit breakers, conducting elements, pin and socket connectors, hard disk frames, guide rails, screens and decorative casings for finished appliances.
Household products
Tata Steel Plating supplies top-quality electro plated strips for the production of both visible and non-visible parts in household appliances.
For more information visit our dedicated Consumer products page.
Office products
Tata Steel Plating offers scratch-resistant and anti-fingerprint coatings for office products including ring binders and lever-arches.
ICT products
Our electro plated products are widely used in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector.
The consistent quality of these products enables fast, repeatable processing and enhances end-product functionality.
We offer technical and logistical support directly from our mills. But we can also assist you through our international sales offices.
Local sales representatives are trained in our products and applications and will offer you service in your own language and time zone.
For more information on our products and services, please contact the Tata Steel Plating site in your country or region. Alternatively, you can contact Tata Steel’s international sales office in your country or region where our team will be happy to help you.
Our mill sales contacts in Europe and the USA are:
Tata Steel Plating
Head Office
c/o Hille & Müller GmbH
Am Trippelsberg 48
D-40589 Düsseldorf
Germany
T: +49 (0)211 79 50 471
E: tsp.marketing@tatasteeleurope.com
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Hille & Müller GmbH Service Center Wallau
Nassaustraße 26
65719 Hofheim
Germany
T +49 (0) 61 22 / 70 409 0
F +49 (0) 61 22 / 70 409 17
E scw.sales@tatasteeleurope.com
Thomas Steel Strip Corp.
Tata Steel Plating
2518 West Market Street
Warren, Ohio 44485
United States
T: +1 330 / 8 41 64 29
E: tss.marketing@tatasteelamericas.com
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Hille & Mueller (U.S.A.), Inc
Tata Steel Plating
Delaware Avenue, N.W.
Warren, OH 44485
United States
T: +1 330 / 8 41 62 62
E: tsp.marketing@tatasteeleurope.com
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Apollo Metals Ltd
Tata Steel Plating
1001 Fourteenth Avenue
Bethlehem, PA 18018
United States
T: +1 610 / 8 67 58 26
E: apollo.marketing@tatasteelamericas.com
Our development engineers and sales team are here to help you.
For more information please contact us at: TSP.marketing@tatasteeleurope.com
Apollo Metals Ltd
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Hille & Müller
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Thomas Steel Strip
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Electro-plated product families
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Our nickel plating is world-class and our unique production and control processes mean we are able to achieve extremely tight dimensional tolerances and perfect, homogeneous consistency of the nickel layers.
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HILUMIN® is an electro nickel-plated diffusion annealed steel strip for battery applications where low contact resistance and high corrosion resistance is required. Manufactured using an ultra-clean steel grade, it plays an integral part in the production of batteries.
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NICOR is nickel electroplated cold rolled diffusion annealed steel strip. For improved deep drawing and easy and reliable processing. It has excellent deep-drawing properties with no risk of surface cracking. The perfect bond between steel and nickel also ensures excellent resistance to corrosion.
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Tata Steel’s HILAN is a cold-rolled steel strip product electroplated with bright nickel.
Bright nickel creates an extra hard and extra bright surface. Because HILAN keeps its good looks, it is ideal for decorative products.
Its durability also makes it a popular choice for components requiring high wear resistance.HILAN can be processed with ease and provides several advantages over stainless steel.
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Electroplating nickel and zinc creates corrosion resistance that is 4-7 times better than a galvanised coating at an equivalent plating thickness. It offers wide-ranging benefits which include consistent formability and better weldability than zinc-coated products.
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Tata Steel offers a range of cold-rolled steel strip products electroplated with copper. These high-performance products are a cost-effective alternative to solid copper. Copper plated steel exhibits excellent brazeability, outstanding formability combined with optimum heat resistance. The deep-drawing properties enable reliable production of components in demanding shapes.
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A cost-effective alternative to solid brass with improved strength and outstanding formability. The deep-drawing properties enable reliable production of components in demanding shapes. Consistent quality enables trouble-free processing. Not only appearance, but also excellent lubricity during forming.
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Tata Steel’s cold-rolled steel strip offers consistent quality that you can rely on. It delivers benefits for your end-products and processes. We can deliver cold-rolled steel in a wide choice of surface appearance to suit your applications. Finish options include Tata Steel’s HIBRITE® - available as a bright finish or mirror finish.
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Tata Steel Plating
Head Office
c/o Hille & Müller GmbH
Am Trippelsberg 48
D-40589 Düsseldorf