UV cured dielectrics can additionally exhibit a lower total thermal budget for curing than for furnace curing processes.

Each coating is followed by curing in an oven, which finally yields pre-painted galvanized steel.

The elastomeric seal (20) provides exceptional physical properties, similar to those of elastomeric seals of the prior art formed with an oven post curing step.

The elastomeric compound (22) is fully cured and chemically coupled to the metal sealing ring (24) during the compression or injection molding step without an oven post curing step.

The resulting strip can be used as can body stock having a 45 degree earing of less than 3 % and a yield strength after stoving of at least 265 MPa (38.5 ksi).