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Are aluminum soda cans 100% aluminum or do they add other elements to the aluminum to make it stronger to hold the pressure? Thank you


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David,

Aluminum cans are alloyed with other metals to make the can have more workability and formability so that it may be fabricated into a can shape.

Sincerely,

Bob Trach


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