PCM Sheet

PCM Specifications

Coating Systems for PCM Steel

1. Front Coating (Decorative and Protective): The front side typically uses a high-performance polymer polyester resin coating. This coating not only provides the steel sheet with a rich color palette but also offers critical protective properties.
2. Back Coating (Functional and Compatibility): The back coating is typically a modified epoxy primer, formulated to meet the specific requirements of household appliances.
3. Foam Affinity: For home appliances such as refrigerators and freezers that require foam insulation on the back surface, the backcoat of PCM steel must exhibit excellent affinity with the foam material. Industry standards require a foam affinity area ratio of 90% or higher.
4. Tensile Strength: For home appliances such as washing machines and televisions that demand higher structural strength, PCM steel requires higher tensile strength, typically ≥350 N/mm².

PCM Sheet Advantages

• It features high surface quality, uniform color, and excellent decorative appeal.
• It offers good corrosion resistance and is suitable for use in humid environments.
• It retains the high mechanical strength and formability of cold-rolled steel.
• It is more cost-effective than materials such as stainless steel and VCM, while still meeting application requirements.
• The surface is relatively smooth and easy to clean; a special coating makes it wear- and scratch-resistant.
• It can be designed with different colors, gloss levels, and texture effects to meet the needs of various home appliance applications.

PCM Application Scenarios

The core application areas for PCM steel are in home appliances, as follows:

Refrigerator door panels, side panels, freezer exteriors, washing machine side panels and control panels, range hood panels, etc.; as well as the exteriors of some small appliances (induction cooktop panels, rice cookers, water dispensers, etc.).

In addition to applications in the home appliance sector, it can also be used in elevator cabins, hospital partitions, high-end architectural finishes, and other settings.

Our Home Appliance Customers

PCM Sheet vs VCM Sheet

1. Essential difference: PCM Sheet is a pre-painted metal sheet; VCM Sheet is a metal laminated sheet.
2. Price comparison: PCM sheet is cheaper; VCM sheet is more expensive.
3. Appearance comparison: PCM sheets come in a wide range of colors, feature uniform coloration, and offer excellent value for money; VCM sheets are coated with a PVC/PET film, providing a higher gloss, a variety of patterns, and superior resistance to wear, scratches, and corrosion.
4. Production cycle: PCM sheet has high production efficiency and short production cycle; VCM sheet has a relatively slow production cycle because it needs to be laminated.

Why Choose Us?

• The company has passed ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and other certifications, and is a representative of China’s honest suppliers, exporting to more than 120 countries.
• With 2 pre-painting and 2 printing production lines, it can produce PCM coils in various colors and patterns.
• The inspection process is strict, including salt spray test, bending test, coating adhesion, hardness and other aspects, and supports third-party inspection(All of our products have passed SGS testing).
• PCM products are complete in specifications, and can provide plates, strips, corrugated plates, etc. with slitting, cutting, profiling and other equipment.

If your project requires PCM coil or sheet, please contact us.