Aluminum label materials

Aluminum when used in sheet form has a number of advantages over other metals and materials:

• Lightweight and easier to handle, less expensive to ship.
• Strong.
• Resists Corrosion…aluminum does not rust.
• Nonmagnetic…it is useful for high-voltage applications, as well as for electronics.
• Not Combustible…does not burn and, even at extremely high temperatures, does not produce toxic fumes.
• Suited to Extreme Cold. The strength of aluminum actually increases under very cold temperatures.
• Appealing Appearance.
• Accepts a Variety of Common Finishes.

Standard aluminum materials from Can West Label include:

.003 gloss or matte aluminum foil – full benefits of aluminum and unique ability to mix and match it with a variety of 3M adhesives, as described in this section. UL recognized and CSA certified for indoor and outdoor use. Excellent for asset labels, calibration labels, serial number labels, specification labels, warning & caution labels and identification labels. Sequential numbering will emboss into the material creating a permanent record of the number.

3M aluminum foil – Designed to meet a wide range of difficult nameplate application requirements, 3M foil features an ink receptive vinyl top coating, full hard alloy aluminum foil facestock, excellent adhesion to a wide range of surfaces. UL recognized and CSA certified for indoor and outdoor use. Comes standard with 3M #320 High Tenacity Acrylic Adhesive. Excellent for asset labels, calibration labels, serial number labels, specification labels, warning & caution labels and identification labels. Available in:

• 7940 Matte Silver Aluminum Foil
• 7942 Bright Silver Aluminum Foil