Originally, but stainless steel cans and mild steel with plastic
coatings were used later, plastic lined steel is still used for lots of
things in the US, the food my dog eats comes in mild steel cans, the
interior has a plastic coating.
Rob Studdert wrote:
On 30 Dec 2005 at 17:45, P. J. Alling wrote:
True, but they were called tin cans when they were mostly made out of
steel...
Tin plated steel I believe.
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