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using a magnet: steel atracts and aluminum doesn't

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Steel cans are separated with an electromagnet.

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Q: How do you separate aluminium and steel cans?
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Why aren't magnets used to separate aluminium cans?

Aluminium cans aren't magnetic


When a magnet is used to separate cans are the steel cans attracted or left behind?

The steel cans will be attracted.


What was used to make cans before aluminium?

The original material was sheet steel.


What are some methods to separate aluminum cans from steel cans?

Industrially it's quite simple - steel cans are magnetic while aluminum cans aren't.


What is the to best way to separate steel cans from plastic bottles?

very simple. Use a magnet to collect all the steel cans & separate the plastic ones


Are every drink can and beer can made out of aluminium?

no some are made of steel.(some 7up cans)


What are empty soft drinks cans made of?

Usually aluminium, occasionally steel, with a thin layer of tin.


Are soda cans made out of aluminium?

If you check on the back, but most are made of aluminum, but some are made of steel but not all.


Cans maybe made of a steel body and aluminum top why is that?

cause of the poo that sometimes comes out of the aluminium at the sides


How you separate aluminum cans steel cans milk jugs and soda bottle if their fined powder together?

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What food cans are made of tin?

They are made from steel with a thin coating of tin to prevent corrosion.


What would be the quickest way to separate out the aluminum cans from the steel cans?

You can use a large magnet. Aluminum isn't magnetic, but steel is... Try that out. You should write A for Aluminum and S for steel on the cans so you don't get mixed up.