彩钢板的基板为冷轧基板，热镀锌基板和电镀锌基板。涂层种类可分为聚酯、硅改性聚酯、偏聚二氟乙烯和塑料溶胶。彩钢板的表面状态可分为涂层板、压花板和印花板，彩钢板广泛用于建筑家电和交通运输等行业，对于建筑业主要用于钢结构厂房、机场、库房和冷冻等工业及商业建筑的屋顶墙面和门等，民用建筑采用彩钢板的较少。
The base plate of color steel plate is cold rolled, hot galvanized and electrogalvanized. The types of coatings can be divided into polyester, silicon modified polyester, polyvinylidene fluoride and plastic sol. The surface state of color steel plate can be divided into coating plate, embossing plate and printing plate. Color steel plate is widely used in construction, household appliances, transportation and other industries. For the roof walls and doors of industrial and commercial buildings, such as steel structure factory buildings, airports, warehouses and refrigeration, color steel plate is seldom used in civil buildings.