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In article <op.037tlc0amvhs6z@ryzen.lan>, CK1@nospam.com says...
Just checked my kitchen cupboard, tins of fruit, carrots, soup, and spaghetti, all steel. I\'m guessing it\'s because aluminium is poisonous, one of the reasons I have a steel scuba tank.
My thinking is that steel is less expensive than aluminum.
Ralph Mowery wrote:
CK1@nospam.com wrote:
Just checked my kitchen cupboard, tins of fruit, carrots, soup,
and spaghetti, all steel. I\'m guessing it\'s because aluminium is
poisonous, one of the reasons I have a steel scuba tank.
My thinking is that steel is less expensive than aluminum. I also
think that some things may attack the aluminum and steel differently.
Aluminium drinks cans have a thin plastic lining, so the contents don\'t
touch the aluminium.
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On Sunday, May 30, 2021 at 1:01:56 PM UTC-4, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Sun, 30 May 2021 17:45:11 +0100, Michael Terrell wrote:
On Friday, May 28, 2021 at 1:52:29 PM UTC-4, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Fri, 28 May 2021 01:57:31 +0100, Michael Terrell wrote:
I thought that the aluminum can was introduced in the late \'50s? (1958?) During WW-II they were made of steel. I remember Pepsi in steel cans in the early \'60s.
They\'re still made of either aren\'t they?
When was the last time that you saw a new, steel beer can?
No idea, I brew my own. And the only commercial beer I\'ve seen is in glass bottles or on draught.
Just checked my kitchen cupboard, tins of fruit, carrots, soup, and spaghetti, all steel. I\'m guessing it\'s because aluminium is poisonous, one of the reasons I have a steel scuba tank.
Steel is a lot stronger than aluminum. OTOH, it cost more to ship.
Aluminum and steel cans both have an internal coating to prevent
corrosion. Tomatoes would quickly eat through an unlined steel can.
That is why they have a thin, tin plating. Hence their name of \'Tin
Cans\'.
On 2021-05-31, Michael Terrell <terrell.michael.a@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sunday, May 30, 2021 at 1:01:56 PM UTC-4, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Sun, 30 May 2021 17:45:11 +0100, Michael Terrell wrote:
On Friday, May 28, 2021 at 1:52:29 PM UTC-4, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Fri, 28 May 2021 01:57:31 +0100, Michael Terrell wrote:
I thought that the aluminum can was introduced in the late \'50s? (1958?) During WW-II they were made of steel. I remember Pepsi in steel cans in the early \'60s.
They\'re still made of either aren\'t they?
When was the last time that you saw a new, steel beer can?
No idea, I brew my own. And the only commercial beer I\'ve seen is in glass bottles or on draught.
Just checked my kitchen cupboard, tins of fruit, carrots, soup, and spaghetti, all steel. I\'m guessing it\'s because aluminium is poisonous, one of the reasons I have a steel scuba tank.
Steel is a lot stronger than aluminum. OTOH, it cost more to ship.
Aluminum and steel cans both have an internal coating to prevent
corrosion. Tomatoes would quickly eat through an unlined steel can.
That is why they have a thin, tin plating. Hence their name of \'Tin
Cans\'.
If you look up \"tin\" in a dictionary one of the meanings is tin
plated sheet steel. This is why they are called tin cans.
The tin coating is only exposed on the outside, The inside is
varnished or laminated.