How to use aluminum foil?
What is aluminum foil?
Aluminum foil is made of aluminum alloy containing 92% to 99% aluminum. Usually between 0.006 and 0.2 mm thick, foils of various widths and strengths are produced, which can be used in hundreds of applications.
Uses of aluminum foil:
Aluminum foil is widely used in many industries. Such as flexible packaging, kitchen use, heat preservation and other purposes. In these industries, sometimes bare foil is not enough. We need to laminate foil with different materials such as paper, PE, and PVC. But do you know how foil is produced? There are also some aluminum foils that may have more uses than you think.
Characteristics of aluminum foil:
Aluminum foil provides a complete barrier to light, oxygen, moisture and bacteria. For this reason, foil is widely used for food and pharmaceutical packaging. Aluminum foil is also used to make aseptic packaging. This type of packaging can store perishable goods without refrigeration.
The history of aluminum foil:
The origin of aluminum foil can be traced back to the early 1900s. Life Savers is one of today's most popular candies, and was first packaged in aluminum foil in 1913. To this day, candies are still packed in world-famous aluminum foil tubes. In the past 100 years, the use of aluminum foil has grown to an almost endless amount. From Christmas tree decorations to spacecraft insulation materials, from TV dinners to medicine packs-aluminum foil has improved our products and our lives in many ways.