There are two types of aluminum tubes that are commonly used in a variety of applications: aluminum laminated tubes and regular aluminum tubes. Both have their own advantages and disadvantages that should be considered before making a decision on which one to use.
What is the aluminum tube?
The cylindrical tube made of pure aluminum is aluminum tubes (Aluminum collapsible tubes / Flexible aluminum tubes/squeeze aluminum tubes / Soft aluminum tubes), the tube’s wall thickness is only 0.1 – 0.18mm on different dimensions, and after annealing treatment and becomes soft, after making lacquer inside the tube, it is not easy to react with the contents, will not be the performance of the product. After adding the end latex at the end of the tube, the aluminum tubes can have a good seal, the product has a more fully protective role.
The aluminum tube is also easy to use, storage, transportation, environmental protection, durability and other functions and can adapt to a variety of harsh circulation conditions, so the majority of brands favored it.
What is aluminium laminated tube (ABL tube）?
Aluminium laminate tube is made of two materials, plastic and aluminum, spliced together. Plastic is a synthetic polymer, its composition contains some additives such as stabilizers, plasticizers, lubricants, etc. These additives may migrate into the contents, and the contents may also be absorbed by the plastic, thus affecting the stability and effectiveness of the contents. Synthesis of aluminum laminate tubes from two materials, the manufacturing process is more complex, easy to appear in the longitudinal weld of the tube body welding; and the tube body and shoulder of two different materials injection, because of the process is not stable to reliably ensure the airtightness of each individual product in mass production. This is also a disadvantage that affects its development.
Advantages of Aluminum tubes VS Aluminum laminated tubes
Compared with the aluminum laminate tube, the collapsible aluminum tube has the following outstanding features.
1. Excellent airtightness.
Because of the high density of aluminum, and the aluminum tube is a single aluminum material a press molding, there is no composite different materials welded splices and the possibility of leakage.
2. No rebound phenomenon
Aluminum material stability, good processing performance, extruded from aluminum ingot directly, has good ductility, no rebound phenomenon, and ABL tube because of two different material injection, stability is poor, easy to produce rebound.
3. 100% recylable
Remelting scrap aluminum production of recycled aluminum ingots can require only 5% of the energy consumption for the transformation of alumina into primary aluminum ingots, very easy to recycle. And ABL tube and PBL tube contain polymer plastic material, waste in nature is difficult to degrade. There are still considerable difficulties in its recycling.
4. Fine printability
The surface of the aluminum tube is very smooth, with good printing performance and can be used for high-grade color printing. ABL tube due to the uneven surface of the tube body, the ink adhesion is not strong, and it is difficult to obtain a satisfactory printing effect.
5. Excellent processability
Aluminum tube has good processability, it can be cut and bent according to the needs of customers, easy to open the cover. And because ABL tube contains polymer material, it is difficult to achieve cutting and bending.
6. Good mechanical properties
Aluminum tube has good compressive strength and crushing strength. It can withstand a certain degree strength.
Summary
Aluminum tubes, aluminum-plastic composite tubes, plastic tubes, three are currently the most widely used packaging materials on the market, commonly used in cosmetics packaging, daily chemical packaging, glue packaging, ointment, and ointment packaging, etc. Packaging is an indispensable component of all products, only to choose the appropriate packaging materials and packaging methods to effectively ensure the quality and safety of products.
With the growing call for green environmental protection, the recycling of packaging materials is more and more important to change the high consumables, high pollution production, and packaging mode, the use of environmentally friendly materials is the future direction. So aluminum tubes will be more and more important packaging materials in the future!
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