External Corrosion of Tinplate Ration Food Cans Under Tropical Field Storage
Abstract
The nature and extent of external corrosion on unlacquered and lacquered 05 tinplate ration pack cans, under two conditions of field storage in a tropical zone, were determined. The mean areas of rust on unlacquered and poorly lacquered can bodies were, respectively, eleven and six times greater than that for normal, dip lacquered can bodies. There was significant ingress of pit corrosion into the can wall in substantially rusted cans. Closely wrapped stacks had both higher levels of rust and temperature than tent covered stacks.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA187132
Entities
People
- P. J. Cavanough
- P. W. Board