8011 Aluminium Foil

8011 aluminium foil sits at the centre of everyday packaging: light enough to fold and seal by hand, strong enough to hold a formed shape on high-speed converting lines. The alloy is chosen less for spectacular strength than for consistency — stable gauge, clean surface and predictable behaviour through lacquering, printing and lamination. It is the grade many converters reach for first when a project needs a dependable packaging foil rather than a specialist aerospace or automotive sheet.

Specification at a glance

• Alloy: 8011
• Tempers: O, H14, H16, H18
• Thickness range: 0.006 – 0.2 mm
• Width: on request, trimmed to suit your line

Soft O temper gives the highest elongation and is the usual choice for deep drawing, wrapping and lidding. The H tempers trade some formability for stiffness, which helps where the foil must stay flat through printing or hold a crease in a cap.

Where 8011 foil is used

Because the alloy handles both thin gauges and repeated forming without tearing, it appears in several packaging families at once. The list below is typical rather than exhaustive — the right temper depends on the tooling and the fill.

• Food containers, trays and lidding stock
• Pharmaceutical blister and strip packaging
• Bottle caps and closure liners
• Flexible laminates for sachets and pouches
• Household and institutional wrap

Thin O-temper material is common in lidding and wrap, while slightly harder H14 or H16 stock tends to suit caps and formed trays that need to keep their shape after filling.

Supply format

Foil is supplied in coils wound to the ordered gauge and width. Each coil is wrapped for protection against moisture and handling marks, then packed in wooden crates or on pallets according to the order and the route it will travel. Coil weight, core size and packing configuration are agreed when the order is placed, so the material arrives ready to load onto your converting equipment rather than needing repacking first.

For trial quantities or mixed orders, tell us the thickness, temper and width you need and we will confirm the supply format before production.