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  2. Aluminium - Wikipedia

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    The major uses for aluminium are in: [158] Transportation (automobiles, aircraft, trucks, railway cars, marine vessels, bicycles, spacecraft, etc.). Aluminium is used because of its low density; Packaging (cans, foil, frame, etc.). Aluminium is used because it is non-toxic (see below), non-adsorptive, and splinter-proof;

  3. Aluminum can - Wikipedia

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    An aluminum can (British English: aluminium can) is a single-use container for packaging made primarily of an aluminum exterior with an epoxy resin or polymer coated interior. [1] It is commonly used for food and beverages such as olives and soup but also for products such as oil, chemicals, and other liquids.

  4. Unexpected uses for aluminum foil - AOL

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    Aluminum foil is the most effective way to preserve the moisture in your food - better than plastic wrap! But instead of tossing it when you're done, you can repurpose it, and save a few bucks in ...

  5. Aluminium foil - Wikipedia

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    Aluminium foil (or aluminum foil in American English; occasionally called tin foil) is aluminium prepared in thin metal leaves. The foil is pliable and can be readily bent or wrapped around objects. Thin foils are fragile and are sometimes laminated with other materials such as plastics or paper to make them stronger and more useful.

  6. 5 unusual uses for aluminum foil that will completely blow ...

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    Photo: Getty 1) Polish your silver Aluminum foil makes for an awesome "sponge" when it comes to cleaning silverware. Click the link above for how to do it. 2) In your dryer Balling up a bit of ...

  7. Canned Food Sprees Won’t Save Aluminum - AOL

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    (Bloomberg Opinion) -- Aluminum isn’t the worst-performing base metal this year, an honor that goes to copper. Yet that’s only because it had less far to fall: Demand was ailing well before ...

  8. Frying pan - Wikipedia

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    Aluminium or anodized aluminium; Cast iron; Copper; Stainless steel; Clad stainless steel with an aluminium or copper core; A coating is sometimes applied to the surface of the pan to make it non-stick. Frying pans made from bare cast iron or carbon steel can also gain non-stick properties through seasoning and use.

  9. Metallised film - Wikipedia

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    Aluminium is the most common metal used for deposition, but other metals such as nickel and chromium are also used. The metal is heated and evaporated under vacuum. This condenses on the cold polymer film, which is unwound near the metal vapour source. This coating is much thinner than a metal foil could be made, in the range of 0.5 micrometres ...