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Takeaway soup boxes always leak? Why can the sealed edge of aluminum foil boxes withstand bumps?

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1. Aluminum foil material characteristics

Aluminum foil is usually made of manganese-titanium reinforced alloy, and its elongation can reach 15%-25%. During bumpy transportation, aluminum foil can absorb impact energy through micro-deformation to avoid brittle fracture (traditional PP plastic elongation is only 5%-10%). Under the same thickness of the product, the aluminum foil box can resist pendulum impact up to 0.6J, which is 3 times that of PP plastic box. The water vapor permeability of aluminum foil is 0 g/(m²·24h), which isolates liquid penetration; while the water vapor permeability of ordinary PP lunch boxes is 5-10 g/(m²·24h), which is prone to leakage during long-term storage.

 

2. Product sealing technology

The aluminum foil lunch box uses high-frequency vibration to fuse the aluminum foil molecules with the PE coating layer to form a seamless sealing belt with a peel strength of ≥15N/15mm.

Compression test: In the 1.2-meter drop test, the aluminum foil box loaded with 350 ml of soup leaked less than 0.3 ml, which is 97% less than the PP box. When simulating an electric car's 40 km/h emergency brake, the displacement of the magnetic cover was ≤0.5 mm, and the amount of soup spilled was controlled within 0.3 ml.

 

3.Performance comparison of aluminum foil box vs. traditional plastic box

index

Aluminum Foil Box

Ordinary PP plastic box

Seal Strength

≥15N/15mm (ultrasonic edge pressing)

≤6N/15mm (heat sealing)

Anti-drop height

1.2m (leakage <0.3ml)

0.8m (leakage volume>10ml)

Breathability

0 g/(m²·24h)

5-10 g/(m²·24h)

Environmental protection

Recyclability>95%

Difficult to degrade, recovery rate <20%