1. What is RFID Metal Card?
An RFID metal card is a smart card made of stainless steel or other metal materials embedded with an RFID or NFC chip. It combines luxury appearance with contactless technology.
Unlike traditional PVC cards, metal RFID cards require special anti-interference antenna design to ensure stable signal transmission.
These cards are widely used in: VIP membership programs, Hotel key cards, Access control systems, NFC digital business cards and Premium banking cards.
2. How Does RFID Work in Metal Cards?
Metal blocks radio frequency signals. Therefore, RFID metal cards require:
Anti-interference layer
Special antenna isolation structure
Precision chip positioning
Without proper design, the card will not function.
3. Technical Specifications
| Item | Specification |
| Face Material | Stainless Steel |
| Frequency | 125khz, 13.56 MHz, 860-960mhz |
| Chip Options | LF/HF/UHF |
| Standard | ISO11784/5, ISO14443A, ISO15693, ISO18000-6C |
| Reading Distance | 0–5cm |
| Thickness | 0.8mm – 1.2mm |
| MOQ | 500pcs |
4. RFID Metal Card vs PVC RFID Card
| Feature | Metal Card | PVC Card |
| Appearance | Premium | Standard |
| Durability | High | Medium |
| Signal Design | Complex | Simple |
| Cost | Higher | Lower |
| Market Position | Luxury / VIP | Mass Market |
5. Conclusion
Choosing the right RFID metal card manufacturer is critical.Professional production capability, anti-interference design, and ISO standard compatibility determine product stability.
Guangdong Xinye Intelligent Labels Co,Ltd. are a professional RFID metal card manufacturer in China with OEM & ODM capability for global markets. We have full range portfolio from Heavy Inlay, metal core to full metal cards of DI, Contactless with rich & unique feature options such as DDP, Plating, PVD, Laser Engraving, LED, Fingerprint etc.
Powered by inductive coupling tech and enough IPs, we develop 2 sided reading solutions and manufacture various metal cards for multiapplication. Provide various product form factors to have you make by own! Self-invested factory with 1st class facilities and potential capacity, we help EMV card makers and partners to manufacture metal cards!
If you have IPs, we provide OEM service in better cost and capacity always!
