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What alloy is most often used in aluminum beverage cans? - aluhm - 12-14-2021
Aluminum beverage cans are produced from 3104 aluminum, generically referred to as aluminum can wrap. 3104 (AlMn1Mg1Cu) Aluminum is a special alloy, originally developed by Reynolds Aluminum, remarkable for it’s ability to be deep-drawn into thin beverage cans without tearing or work-hardening due to the presences of ten primary metals and a number of tertiary ones. Click on the link for the full alloy composition.