Specifications

• Iron soft enamel is almost the same looking as copper soft enamel because the production procedures are quite similar.
• Unit price of iron soft enamel is cheaper than die struck copper or brass soft enamel and photo etched soft enamel.
• Iron is less expensive and it requires less time for polishing and electroplating.
• Some customers choose iron soft enamel instead of copper soft enamel because brass and copper increased significantly from Feb. 2006.
• If you want to tell the difference between brass soft enamel and iron soft enamel, here are some tips for your reference:
• A: Use a magnet, if the pins stuck on magnet, it is iron soft enamel; if not, it is copper or brass soft enamel. This is the easiest way to tell the difference.
• B: Check the metal area on pins, if it is rough surface, that is iron material; if it is shiny, that is copper. Because we do not polish iron soft enamel actively unless customer request for it and are willing to pay more cents too. If iron pins have been polished, it is really difficult to tell the difference between each other.
• C: Check the finishing. Usually we use bronze (fake gold) plating to replace gold or use nickel to replace silver for reducing unit price, if you found the plating is not so yellow as gold, it must be iron soft enamel.
• Material : Iron.
• Colors : Soft Enamel (Liquid stage)
• Motifs : Made by die struck way. (Stamping way)
• Color Chart: Pantone Book.
• Strength: The total lead content test of soft enamel colors conform to the specifications of US CPSIA HR4040
• Production Procedures: Mold Engraving → Motifs Stamping → External Shape Cutting → Attachment Soldering → Electroplating by Rolling ways → Color Filling → Baking at temperature of 160°C → Epoxy Covering if necessary → Packing.