Risks During the Production and use of the thin Steel Sheets as one of the Most Ecological Materials in Packaging Technology

Thin steel sheets, which surface is processed against corrosion with various coatings, are still being used nowadays for the production of various packages, mainly for the long-term storing of materials. These packages are required to be reliably functioning while not contaminating the inner content for the whole time. In practice, we often encounter the opinion that the packages from thin steel sheets have been in recent years substituted with the packages made from non-metal materials, mainly from plastic materials. However, from the recent statistical evaluation it is evident that the packages from thin steel sheets play a significant role in the production of packages. This contribution describes changes in the production of steel sheets during recent years and the influence of these changes on the final properties of thin sheets. Contribution also presents the examples of disruption of such packages from thin steel sheets and the analysis of such disruptions.