POLYESTER FILM LAMINATED STEEL FOR CAN STOCK WILL GRADUALLY REPLACE LACQUER COATED METAL SHEET FROM ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION. THE PROCESS OF LAMINATION IS CHARACTERIZED BY PARTIAL FILM MELTING ON THE SURFACE OF STEEL BY PRESSING THE FED FILMS ON BOTH SIDES OF HEATED STEEL WITH A COUPLE OF RUBBER ROLLS. AN EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDY INDICATES THAT TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS ACROSS THE FILM THICKNESS HAS A DECISIVE EFFECT ON FILM STRUCTURE WHICH IS CLOSELY RELATED WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PRODUCT.
