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Beverage Cans
Printing, Cutting
Machinery
▎Product Overview
Brief Description: Aluminum and its packaging alloys are lightweight, corrosion-resistant and highly formable materials used for beverage cans and ends, aerosol cans, tubes, closures, and foil-based laminates. They offer premium decoration capability and true circularity through infinite recyclability.
▎How it protects
Aluminum safeguards contents through a dense, self-healing alumina (Al₂O₃) film that naturally blocks moisture and oxygen, eliminating red-rust risk. Paired with modern chromate-free conversion coatings and food-contact lacquers (including BPA-NI options), it maintains long-term corrosion resistance—even with acidic, carbonated, or retorted products. In foil form (typically ≥6–9 µm) or as part of laminates, aluminum delivers an almost total barrier to light, oxygen, water vapor, and aroma, extending shelf life; exterior coatings and high-quality printing add abrasion and UV resistance while providing premium shelf appeal.
▎Key Features
 Lightweight efficiency High strength-to-weight ratio lowers transport cost and CO₂ per unit |  Excellent formability Suited to DWI deep-draw/ironing, necking, curling and double-seaming at high line speeds |  High thermal conductivity Ideal for pasteurization/retort and fast cooling; robust heat-seal performance in laminates |  Outstanding paintability & printability Strong adhesion after conversion coating; supports matte or high-gloss effects and embossing |  Proper lacquer systems Reliable corrosion performance with proper lacquer systems; no red-rust staining |  Truly recyclable TFS is not closed-loop, high residual scrap value, widely recovered worldwide |
▎Main Applications
▎Technical Specification
Product Name: | Aluminum | ||||
Alloy: | 3004 | 3104 | 5182 | 8011 | 8021 |
Typical Application: | Can body (D&I) | Can body (D&I) | Ends / tabs (EOE, ring-pull) | Food & pharma packaging foil | Food & pharma packaging foil |
Thickness:（mm） | 0.1-500 | 0.1-500 | 0.15-600 | 0.018-0.2 | 0.018-0.2 |
Width: (mm) | 100-2650 | 100-2650 | <2600 | 100-1600 | 100-1600 |
Tensile Strength MPa: (according to thickness) | 285-320 | 285-320 | 370-431 | 60-200 | 80-190 |
Surface: | plain, lubricant, coated, etc | ||||
Temper: | F,O,H12,H14,H16,H18,H19,H22,H24,H26,H28,H111,H112,H114 | F,O,H14,H16,H18,H19,H22,H24 | O,H14,H16,H18,H19,H22,H24 | ||
Surface Finish: | GB/JIS/DIN/ASTM（Can be produced according to customer requirements） | ||||
Standard: | EU / FDA / GB / RoHS (REACH on request) | ||||
Origin: | China | ||||
MOQ (Minimum order quantity): | 15 tons | ||||
Delivery time: | 45days | ||||
| Chemical composition% | ||||||
Alloy | Si | Fe | Cu | Mn | Mg | Zn |
3004 | 0.30 | 0.79 | 0.22 | 1.0-1.5 | 0.8-1.30 | 0.25 |
3104 | 0.60 | 0.80 | 0.05-0.25 | 0.8-1.4 | 0.8-1.3 | 0.25 |
5182 | 0.20 | 0.35 | 0.15 | 0.20-0.50 | 4.0-5.0 | 0.25 |
8011 | 0.50-0.90 | 0.60-1.00 | ≤0.10 | ≤0.20 | ≤0.05 | ≤0.10 |
8021 | ≤0.15 | 1.2-1.7 | ≤0.05 | ≤0.05 | ≤0.05 | ≤0.05 |
▎Coating Structure
