What is BS EN 546-4 —Special properties of aluminium foil about?

BS EN 546-4 is the fourth part of an international multi-series standard that covers the best practices for manufacturing high-quality aluminium and aluminium alloy products.

BS EN 546-4 specifies the requirements for special properties of wrought aluminium and wrought aluminium alloy foil and their tests. It applies to flat-rolled products.

BS EN 546-4 covers special properties of aluminium foil such as porosity, wettability, stickiness, burst strength, etc.

Note 1: BS EN 546-4 does not apply to lacquered, painted, embossed or laminated products.

Note 2: The technical conditions for inspection and delivery of foil are specified in EN 546-1.

Who is BS EN 546-4 — Special properties of aluminium foil for?

BS EN 546-4 on special properties for aluminium foil is relevant to:

Manufacturers of aluminium foil
Designers of aluminium foil
Metal engineers
Testing labs for aluminium and its alloys
Regulatory authorities
Quality control personnel

Why should you use BS EN 546-4 — Special properties of aluminium foil?

Aluminium foil is produced by the single rolling and double rolling process of aluminium and its alloys. It provides a strong blockage to light, air, moisture, or impurities; thus, it is used widely in food industries.

BS EN 546-4 provides you with guidance on technicalities to be considered while performing various tests on single rolled and double rolled aluminium and aluminium alloy foil, which helps the users to verify the special properties of aluminium foil. It lays down the detailed information about the different tests to be performed, the apparatus needed to perform the test, explains the test principle, and helps the users to execute other steps relevant to the tests.

Thus, BS EN 546-4 provides you with comprehensive information useful for designing high quality, cost-effective single-rolled and double rolled wrought aluminium and aluminium alloy foil with minimum or no manufacturing defects.

BS EN 546-4:2006

Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Foil - Special property requirements

Current

Published:

28 Feb 2007