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Aluminum is a lightweight metal sheet widely used in packaging, offering excellent corrosion resistance and formability. It combines low density with high strength, along with good surface quality and recyclability—making it an essential material for beverage cans, food containers, and various industrial packaging applications.

Thickness:
0.018 – 0.6 mm

Width:
100 – 2650 mm

Alloy:
3004, 3104, 5182, 8011, 8021

Temper:
H14 – H24

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Product Overview

How It Protects

Key Features

Technical Specifications

Manufacturing Process

▎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

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

▎Manufacturing Process

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