In a ferritic stainless steel sheet, the arithmetic average roughness Ra is 0.2 m or more and 1.2 m or less. In addition, the dull pattern transfer rate on the steel sheet surface is 15% or more and 70% or less. Furthermore, micropits with a depth of 0.5 m or more and an open area of 10 m.sup.2 or more which are formed on the steel sheet surface have an existing density of 10.0 or less per 0.01 mm.sup.2 and an open area ratio of 1.0% or less. In addition, a film formed on the steel sheet surface is constituted from an oxide containing SiO.sub.2 as a main constituent, which oxide contains at least Si, N, Al, Mn, Cr, Fe, Nb, Ti and O as film-forming elements other than C, wherein the Si content is 10 at % or more, and the N content is 10 at % or less.

This application discloses methods of preparing a work roll for applying a dulled gloss finish on a metal substrate surface. The resulting finish has a fairly uniform glossiness with a slightly matted appearance and with minimal directionality. The work rolls have an Ra value of from 0.2 to 0.4 m and an Rz value of less than 3.0 m. Methods of forming a dulled gloss finish on a metal substrate are also described herein.

A textured work roll can impart a desired texture on a metal substrate, such as an aluminum or aluminum alloy sheet. The textured work roll can be used for applying a gloss finish on the metal substrate. The textured work roll can be textured by grinding the work roll to form a ground work roll; electro-discharge texturing the work roll to form an electro-discharge textured work roll; and polishing the work roll to form a polished work roll. The polished work can have an Ra value between 0.30 m and 0.70 m. The polished work roll can be used to apply the gloss finish on the metal substrate.

An apparatus and method for applying an EDT texture to an aluminum sheet has a rolling stand with at least one EDT surfaced roll capable of rolling the sheet at reductions<1%. The rolling is conducted with residual or no lubrication and imparts a texture on the scale of about 1 m to the surface of the sheet at low roll force.

The invention relates to sheet steel, more particularly a coated sheet steel, which is skin-pass rolled with a deterministic surface structure, and to a method for producing this steel.

The invention relates to a sheet metal plate (10) for creating flooring (30), in particular for industrial vehicles, having on its upper surface (11) a plurality or raised patterns, each raised pattern comprising one or more protruding portions (20), the raised patterns being arranged periodically, discreetly and in orderly fashion, the height h of the raised patterns being between 0.3 and 3 mm, characterized in that the plate has, on its lower surface (12), which is intended to be bonded to a support member, a rough surface the roughness Rmax of which is between 10 m and 250 m. The invention also relates to the method of producing said plate and the use of said sheet metal plate for creating flooring for industrial vehicles, preferably flooring for refrigerated vehicles.

Metal work rolls texturized with engineered textures can impart desired impression patterns on metal strips. Engineered textures can be controlled with particularity to achieve desired surface characteristics (e.g., lubricant trapping, coefficient of friction, or surface reflectivity) on work rolls and metal strips, and to allow for impression patterns to be imparted on metal strips during high percentages of reduction of thickness (e.g., greater than about 5% or greater than about 15%, such as around 30%-55%). Engineered textures can be applied by focusing energy beams at specific points of an outer surface of a work roll to impart texture elements on the work roll. In some cases, an engineered texture element that can be used to generate a generally circular impression element can be generally elliptical in shape, having a length that is shorter than its width by a factor dependent on the reduction of thickness percentage.

Disclosed is a manufacturing method for a tinplate, relating to the technical field of steel plate manufacturing. With regard to the manufacturing method for a tinplate: in the step of flattening a base plate, double stands are used for flattening, a first stand working roller have a surface roughness value Ra of 1.6-1.7 m and a rolling force of 5000-6000 kN, and a second stand working roller have a surface roughness value Ra of 0.5-0.6 m and a rolling force of 3000-4000 kN; in the step of electroplating the base plate, an electroplating solution have a Sn.sup.2+ concentration of 14-19 g/L; and in the step of passivating the base plate, a passivation solution have a temperature of 41-43 C., a pH value of 4.4-4.6, and a concentration of 16-18 g/L, the passivation electric charge density being 120-180 C/m.sup.2.