Aluminum Alloys for Packaging Applications

The packaging industry is an important consumer market for aluminum and is developing rapidly. Packaging industry products include household packaging materials, flexible packaging, food containers, bottle caps, tube packaging, beverage cans, food cans, cosmetic cans, etc.

Aluminum product types for packaging include aluminum sheets, aluminum blocks, aluminum foil, aluminum coils, aluminum strips, and alloys including 1060, 1235, 3003, 3004, 3105, 5052, 5182, 5083, 8001, 8021, 8079, etc.

Hot selling aluminum raw materials for packaging

1060 aluminum foil
1235 aluminum foil
3003 aluminum coil
3004 aluminum coil and strip
3105 aluminum coil and strip
5052 aluminum coil and strip
5052 aluminum sheet
5082 aluminum coil and strip
5082 aluminum sheet
5083 aluminum coil and strip
5083 aluminum sheet
8011 aluminum foil
8021 aluminum foil

Surface type:

Plain mill finish aluminum strip
DOS oil lubricated finish
Chromated finish
One side golden/white/red/blue/black, etc. other colored, other side protective lacquered
Both sides clear/transparent lacquered

Flexible packaging

As a packaging material, aluminum foil is mainly used in food packaging, pharmaceutical packaging and cosmetics industries.

Aluminum foil for food packaging

Common food packaging aluminum foil categories are as follows;

Aluminum foil is used for food packaging, mostly using 8011 alloy. In some application scenarios, 1235, 8021 and 8079 can also be used instead of 8011 aluminum foil.

candy foil wrappers

Specifications:

Alloy: 8011,
Temper: O,
Thickness: 0.006mm-0.01mm

Aluminum foil for pharmaceutical packaging

Aluminum foil is widely used in pharmaceutical packaging, and the common types are as follows:

PTP blister aluminum foil (capsule aluminum foil)
Cold forming blister foil
Tropical blister aluminum foil
Aluminum foil for pharmaceutical bottle caps

Medicinal aluminum foils for different uses have different performance requirements.

Specifications:

Alloy: 8011, 8021, 8079
Status: O, H14, H16, H18
Thickness (mm): 0.001-0.2

Semi-rigid container

Common aluminum semi-rigid containers include aluminum metal boxes, aluminum cups, beverage cans, aluminum dishes, aluminum small boxes, etc. Xienuo can produce raw materials for making semi-rigid containers, aluminum foil and some semi-rigid containers, aluminum coils or aluminum sheets, including 8011, 8021, 8079, 3003, etc.

Disposable Aluminum Foil Lunch Box

Xienuo's customizable semi-rigid containers include:

Disposable aluminum lunch box containers
Aluminum coffee cup

Specifications:

Alloy: 3003, 3004, 8011, 8006
Status: O, H22, H24, etc.
Thickness: 0.03mm-0.2mm
Width:100mm-1700mm

Sealing caps and can lid materials

Common types of sealing caps and bottle cap materials include:

Yogurt lid
Tab material
Milk powder cover
Beverage cover
Wine bottle caps
Easy-to-tear cover

The aluminum coils used to make bottle cap materials are mostly 3000 series and 5000 series aluminum alloys, such as 3004, 3104, 5052, 5182 aluminum alloys.

Specifications:

Alloy: 1060, 1235, 3003, 3004, 3105, 8011
Status: O, H111, H112, H14, H16
Thickness: 0.01mm-0.8mm
Width:10mm-1600mm
Earring: ≤3%

Rigid aluminum beverage can

Carbonated drinks, beer and some tea drinks are packaged in 2 piece cans. Such as soda cans, Coca-Cola cans, etc. The can body of 2 piece cans is thin and needs to be stamped inside the can to prevent deformation. Carbonated drinks and beer are rich in carbon dioxide and will not easily deform after being canned;

Aluminum beverage can

When using two-piece cans for non-carbonated beverages, nitrogen needs to be filled to maintain the pressure inside the can. Early beverage manufacturers mainly used three-piece cans. As technology and equipment improved, tea beverages and coffee gradually transitioned to two-piece cans to reduce costs.

2 piece aluminum beer can
Soft drink cans
2 piece carbonated drink cans
2 piece soda can
2 piece Coca-Cola can

Specifications:

Alloy: 3004 3104
Status: H14, H19
Thickness:0.2-0.48mm±0.005mm
Width:750mm-2400mm
Sandard: EN 541, EN 573-3, YS/T435-2009, GB/T 3190, GB/T3880.1-2006

Aluminum tube packaging

Aluminum tube packaging which are used in the packaging industry, such as daily necessities (toothpaste, jam), cosmetics and care products, industrial supplies (glue, paint), pet food, aluminum-plastic composite hoses for ointment packaging, etc.