Steel – Drums and Pails

Tight Head Pails Lined with Bungs
Tight Head Pails Unlined with Bungs
Tight Head Pails Lined with Rieke Opening
Tight Head Pails Unlined with Rieke Opening
Rieke Flexspout
Rieke Crimping Tool
Open Head Pails Lined
Open Head Pails Unlined
Covers
Drums Lined
Drums Unlined
We stock a large and varied assortment of steel containers, both drums and pails or buckets. These drums are available in tight head and open head styles. Some drums are lined and others are unlined. Our metal pails are also available in several styles. There are tight head pails with Rieke openings that require a Rieke spout. More information on Rieke spouts can be found below. There are tight head pails with bungs or plugs. There are both lined and unlined pails. Our open head metal buckets are sold without the lids. Some pails are UN rated and some are not. In the description of each pail you will find information about the correct lid you would need to use in order to keep the UN rating valid. There are many items on this page so please use the quick links on the right to help you go directly to the pail or drum you require.
Closed Head – Unlined Tight Head Steel Pail with Screw Cap and Spout
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5 Gallon Black Steel Round 24 GA Item: SPC0005CS2U013 UN Rating: 1A1/Y1.8/100 Opening: Tight Head Pack: 36 Our 5 gallon black steel unlined pail has a 2 1/8 inch screw cap and a spout. Some of our customers use this pail to transport hot oil, approximately 250 degrees F. The inner seal is included but is not attached to the pail. Once applied, the inner seal can be lifted off and the push/pull spout can be lifted up. A funnel can then be placed in the opening for ease of pouring. UN1A1/Y1.8/240 |
Closed Head – Lined Tight Head Pails with Bungs (Plugs)
A word on baked on steel pail linings can be found here.
An article on steel pails with bungs can be found on this page.
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5 Gallon Epoxy Phenolic Black Steel Round 0.5mm 24 GA Item: SPC0005CS2L011 UN Rating: 1A1/Y1.8/250 Opening: Tight Head Pack: 36 Minimum Order Quantity 1,008 This black steel pail with a epoxy phenolic lining has a 2" Rieke Titegrip Steel Plug with an EPT (Ethylene Propylene Tri Polymer) gasket. |
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5 Gallon Red Phenolic Blue Steel Round 0.5mm 24 GA Item: SPC0005CS4L002 UN Rating: UN1A1/X1.6/250 Opening: Tight Head Pack: 36 MINIMUM ORDER QUANTITY 1,000 Our blue tight head steel pail with a 2 coat red phenolic lining has one 2" steel plug and one 3/4" pipe thread steel plug. Red phenolic linings are commonly used when transporting or storing agricultural chemicals, flavors and fragrances, acids and organic solvents. This is an FDA compliant pail and can take hot product up to 350 degrees F maximum. UN1A1/X1.6/250 |
Closed Head – Unlined Tight Head Pail with Bungs
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5 Gallon Blue Steel Round 0.5mm 24 GA Item: SPC0005CS4U006 UN Rating: 1A1/X1.6/250 Opening: Tight Head Pack: 36 MINIMUM ORDER QUANTITY 1,000 Our 5 gallon blue tight head steel pail, unlined with a rust inhibitor, has one 2" steel plug and one 3/4" Rieke Visegrip II steel plug with irradiated PE gaskets. These are pipe thread plugs. |
Closed Head – Tight Head Pails – Lined Pails with Rieke Opening
More detailed information on Rieke spouts and pails with Rieke openings can be found on this page.
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1.5 Gallon Green Phenolic Gray Steel Round 24 GA Item: SPC0002CE3L001 UN Rating: 1A1/Y2.0/200 Opening: Tight Head Rieke Opening Pack: 120 Our 1.5 gallon gray steel pail with a green phenolic lining is a tight head pail with a Rieke opening. It has a hole covered with a dust cap. Pails are shipped empty, with the dust cap on, so they remain clean. The end user fills the pail and then crimps on a Rieke Flexspout (sold separately). A Rieke Flexspout is a retractable plastic pour spout which offers a reliable and tamper evident seal. When the spout is closed, it has a low profile for ease of stacking. The tamper evident cap has a pull tab for fast removal. Once the Flexspout is crimped on, and before the first use, the cap is pulled off the spout and cannot be reattached. To use the pail, simply pull up the spout, dispense your product and reclose. |
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5 Gallon 2 Coat Green Phenolic Gray Steel Round 24 GA Item: SPC0005CS3L011 UN Rating: UN1A1/X1.6/300 Opening: Tight Head Rieke Opening Pack: 36 Our 5 gallon gray steel pail with a 2 coat green phenolic lining is a tight head pail with Rieke opening. It has a hole covered with a dust cap. Pails are shipped empty, with the dust cap on, so they remain clean. The end user fills the pail and then crimps on a Rieke Flexspout (sold separately). A Rieke Flexspout is a retractable plastic pour spout which offers a reliable and tamper evident seal. When the spout is closed, it has a low profile for ease of stacking. The tamper evident cap has a pull tab for fast removal. Once the Flexspout is crimped on, and before the first use, the cap is pulled off the spout and cannot be reattached. To use the pail, simply pull up the spout, dispense your product and reclose. UN1A1/X1.6/300 |
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5 Gallon Buff Epoxy Phenolic Blue Steel Round 0.5mm 24 GA Item: SPC0005CS4L001 UN Rating: 1A1/Y1.8/300 Opening: Tight Head Rieke Opening Pack: 36 Minimum Order 1,000 Pieces Our 5 gallon blue steel pail with a buff epoxy phenolic lining is a tight head pail with a Rieke opening. It has a hole covered with a dust cap. Pails are shipped empty, with the dust cap on, so they remain clean. The end user fills the pail and then crimps on a Rieke Flexspout (sold separately). A Rieke Flexspout is a retractable plastic pour spout which offers a reliable and tamper evident seal. When the spout is closed, it has a low profile for ease of stacking. The tamper evident cap has a pull tab for fast removal. To pour from this pail simply pull up the spout, dispense your product and reclose. UN1A1/Y1.8/300 |
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5 Gallon Polyethylene 2U Black Steel Round 0.5mm 24 GA Insert 1/8 Vent in Body Item: SPO0005CS2L001 UN Rating: 6HA1/Y1.8/100 Opening: Open Head Pack: 36 This black steel pail is a composite pail with a plastic liner. The liners are produced separately from the pail and hand assembled. The pail takes a Rieke Flexspout (sold separately) which must be attached with a special crimping tool. The pail comes with a dust cap which is removed and the pail is then filled. When the Flexspout is applied, it seals the liner to the pail, as well as sealing the spout to the pail. There is small hole in the side of the pail which allows any air between the liner and bladder to be forced out. UN6HA1/Y1.8/100 |
Additional information on our composite steel pail and our composite steel drum.
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7 Gallon Green Phenolic Gray Steel Round 0.7mm 24 GA Item: SPC0007CS3L001 UN Rating: 1A1/Y1.6/280 Opening: Tight Head Rieke Opening Pack: 24 Our 7 gallon gray steel pail with a green phenolic lining is a tight head pail with a Rieke opening. It has a hole covered with a dust cap. Pails are shipped empty, with the dust cap on, so they remain clean. The end user fills the pail and then crimps on a Rieke Flexspout (sold separately). A Rieke Flexspout is a retractable plastic pour spout which offers a reliable and tamper evident seal. When the spout is closed, it has a low profile for ease of stacking. The tamper evident cap has a pull tab for fast removal. To pour from this pail simply pull up the spout, dispense your product and reclose. UN1A1/Y1.6/280 |
Closed Head – Tight Head Pail – Unlined with Rieke Opening
Rieke Flexspout
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Natural Plastic 70mm Flexspout Flexspout Item: PCA0000RI00011 UN Rating: Opening: 70mm Pack: 500 These Rieke Flexspouts must be crimped onto the opening of compatible containers. The crimp on tool is sold separately. |
Rieke Flexspout Crimping Tool
You can find more detailed information on our Flexspout crimping tool in this article.
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Steel Rieke Flexspout Crimping Tool Item: TOL0000RI00007 UN Rating: Opening: Pack: 1 For application of all standard and self-venting FLEXSPOUT closures |
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5 Gallon D8 Gray Steel Round Gray 26 GA Item: SPO0005BR3L005 UN Rating: UN1A2/Y1.9/100 Opening: Open Head Pack: 108 To keep UN Rating Valid - Use only cover JAC-10PH-HX-P8BR This open head gray steel pail has a D/8 red phenolic lining. UN1A2/Y1.5/100 |
Open Head Pails – Unlined
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3.5 Gallon Rust Inhibitor Black Steel Round 26 GA Item: SPO0003BR2U002 UN Rating: UN1A2/Y1.5/100 Opening: Open Head Pack: 1 Our 3.5 gallon black steel pail is 26 gauge. It is unlined with a rust inhibitor. To keep UN rating valid - use only covers JAC10PH-QX-P4AU or JAC10PH-QX-P4AR. |
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5 Gallon Black Steel Round 26 Gauge Item: SPO0005BR2U003 UN Rating: UN1A2/Y1.9/100 Opening: Open Head Pack: 108 To keep UN Rating Valid - Use only Covers JAC-10PH-QX-P4AU or JAC-10PH-QX-P4AR This is an unlined black steel pail with a rust inhibitor. UN1A2/Y1.5/100 |
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5 Gallon Rust Inhibitor Green Steel Round 29 GA Item: SPO0005BR6U001 UN Rating: Opening: Open Head Pack: 1 This open head green unlined steel pail with a rust inhibitor has no UN certification, therefore, you may use any dish cover or lug cover with the pail. PLEASE NOTE: This pail has a side seam stripe. The green color is precoated and then the side seam is over sprayed with a rust inhibitor. - This pail has no UN rating, therefore any cover may be used. |
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5 Gallon Black Steel Round 0.5mm 24 GA Item: SPO0005CS2U006 UN Rating: 1A2/Y2.0/100 Opening: Open Head Pack: 108 This black unlined open head pail is Y-rated. To keep the UN rating valid a UN certified cover (sold separately) must be used. |
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6.5 Gallon Black Steel Round 0.5mm 24 GA Item: SPO0006CS2U007 UN Rating: 1A2/X30/S Opening: Open Head Pack: 72 This black unlined open head pail is X-rated. To keep the UN rating valid a UN certified cover (sold separately) must be used. |
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5 Gallon Rust Inhibitor Black Steel Round 29 GA Item: SPO0005BR2U011 UN Rating: Opening: Open Head Pack: 108 This 5 gallon black unlined 29 ga open head steel pail with rust inhibitor has no UN rating. This pail has no UN rating therefore any cover may be used. |
Covers and Lever Locking Ring for Steel Pails
A word on covers can be found on this page.
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Black Steel Round 0.5mm 24GA Item: SPL2405BR2U003 UN Rating: Pack: 36 |
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Black Steel Round Lug Cover 0.4mm 26GA Item: SPL2605CS2U001 UN Rating: Pack: 50 Unlined w/ flowed in gasket |
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Rust Inhibitor Black Steel Round Lug Cover Flexspout Assembled 0.5mm 24 GA Item: SPL2405BR2U002 UN Rating: Pack: This Cover May Be Used on JAC-10PH-KB-A4AA and JAC-10PH-HG-A4AA |
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D8 Gray Steel Round Lug Cover Rieke Spout Assembled 24 GA Item: SPL2405BR3L005 UN Rating: Pack: Use with pail JAC-10PH-HG-A8BA |
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Black Steel Round 24 GA Item: SPL2405BR2U004 UN Rating: Pack: 36 |
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Steel Drums – Lined
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30 Gallon One Coat Buff Epoxy Phenolic Black/White Steel Round 18 GA Item: SDO0030NP2L001 UN Rating: UN1A2/Y300/S Opening: Open Head Bolt Ring Pack: 1 |
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55 Gallon Steel Round PE Insert Item: SDO0055MA2L003 UN Rating: UN1A2/Y1.5/100 Opening: Pack: 1 This drum has an .8 Mil Red Phenolic lining coating the drum and it also has a smooth wall polyethylene insert and cover disk. This is an open head drum. The cover is removable and is held on with a bolt ring. UN Rating UN1A2/Y1.5/100 |
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55 Gallon Buff Epoxy Phenolic Black/White Steel Round 1.1/0.8/1.1mm - 18/20GA Item: SDC0055GB2L008 UN Rating: 1A1/X1.8/300 Opening: Tight Head Pack: 1 This is a closed head drum. The cover is not removable. It has one 2" and one 3/4" Trisure steel plug with irradiated PE gaskets. |
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55 Gallon Green Phenolic Black/White Steel Round 1.1/0.8/1.1 Item: SDC0055GB2L002 UN Rating: 1A1/X1.8/300 Opening: Tight Head Pack: 1 This is a tight head drum. The cover is not removable. It has one 2" and one 3/4" Trisure steel plug with irradiated PE gaskets. |
Steel Drums – Unlined
Please see this article for additional information on unlined drums.
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15 Gallon Black/White Steel Round 0.5mm 24 GA Open Head w/Lever Locking Ring Item: SDO0015GC2U001 UN Rating: 1A2/X193/S & 1A2/Y1.5/150 Opening: Open Head Pack: 1 This is an open head steel drum. The cover is removable and it is a solid cover with no bungs or fittings. |
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15 Gallon Black/White Steel Round Item: SDC0015GB2U001 UN Rating: 1A1/X1.4/300 Y2/300 Opening: Tight Head Pack: MOQ 100 PIECES This is an unlined steel tight head drum. It is black in color with a white top. The cover does not come off. It has a 2 inch and a 3/4 inch steel plug with polyethylene gaskets. It has a rust inhibitor. This type of drum is commonly used for storage of grease or similar liquids. |
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30 Gallon Black/White Steel Round .9mm 20 GA Item: SDC0030GB2U002 UN Rating: 1A1/Y1.4/300 Opening: Tight Head Pack: MOQ 100 PIECES This is an unlined steel tight head drum. It is black in color with a white top. The cover does not come off. It has 2 inch and a 3/4 inch nylon bungs with gaskets |
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55 Gallon Black/White Steel Round .9mm 20 GA - 1.1mm 18 GA Unlined Item: SDC0055GB2U003 UN Rating: 1A1/X1.8/300 Opening: Tight Head Pack: 1 This is a closed head drum. The cover is not removable. It is unlined and has one 2" and one 3/4" Trisure steel plug with irradiated PE gaskets. |
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