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Most drink cans (especially soda cans) are made out of aluminum. They've very light and easy to manipulate and easy to reuse and recycle (helping to offset the high cost of extracting them out of the ground).
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoTin. tin is cheap to produce and not too heavy. it is strong enough to survive some bumps on the road.
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The aluminum can is the choice of drink manufacturers. It is light, cheap strong (enough) and easily recyclable. Tin plated steel cans were previously used. They had the advantage of rusting away to nothing over a few years if discarded but had several disadvantages - they needed an aluminum top to make them easy opening with a pull tab (expensive and more difficult to recycle), they were heavier, and bar bets involving the crushing of cans were much more difficult.
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∙ 12y agoaluminum
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What metal is used in coke cans?
I think the metal is aluminum
What element is a metal and is used in recyclable cans?
Aluminum.
What are metal cans coated with?
Depends on the metal used but it can be coated with tin, paint or paper.
Can zinc make cans?
no. but tin (Sn) can make cans zinc is used to make dry cells or batteries
What aremajor uses of tin?
There are two major uses for it. It is used to coat food cans, to keep them from rusting. Tin has low toxicity, so you can safely store food in tin-plated steel cans. It is also used to make solder, which is used to join electrical components into circuits.
What is used to make soft drink cans?
The metal aluminum is the primary element used to make soft drink cans.
What element is used to make soft drink cans?
The metal aluminum is the primary element used to make soft drink cans.
What are the raw materials used to make drink cans?
Drink cans are usually made from aluminium - either from new metal or from recycled aluminium cans.
What element is used to make can drinks?
The metal aluminum is the primary element used to make soft drink cans.
What protect the inside of the metal cans?
tin is used to protect the inside of metal cans
What metal is used to make soda cans?
The metal that is commonly used in a can is iron. lol xxxxxx^^^^^^Don't Like Lol'sOk, Aluminium is one. By the way did you ask this from the CGP questions?
What metal is used to coat cans?
Tin is the metal that is used to coat cans. The tin on the metal can acts a barrier to keep water and air away from the contents of the can.
What metal is used in coke cans?
I think the metal is aluminum
What metal is used for making cans?
Tin
What are the materials used to make a portable softdrink opener?
I always though that was just my hands ?
What kind of metal are garbage cans usually made from?
The metal used to make garbage cans is galvanized steel. This steel is meant to withstand the toughest enviroments to last you a lifetime. These galvanized steel garbage cans are treated with zinc to help corrosion resistance.
What element is a metal and is used in recyclable cans?
Aluminum.
