FAQs

All Foils supplies aluminum in coils, rolls and sheets, in gauges as thin as .0002″. Our inventory of over 2 million pounds covers light-gauge foil through heavier sheet stock, giving manufacturers a single source for material purchasing, processing and converting rather than juggling multiple vendors.

Material is available on aluminum, steel, fiber or plastic cores with diameters from 1 5/16″ to 20″, and can be supplied in a range of alloys and tempers to match your application’s tensile strength, formability and corrosion-resistance requirements. For customers who need contaminant-free material, we also offer a full line of Ultra High Vacuum (UHV) aluminum foil.

Each product line is backed by our converting capabilities, including slitting, sheeting, rewinding, laminating, coating and printing, so material can move from raw stock to a finished, application-ready format without leaving our facility. Explore our aluminum products page for a full breakdown of coils, rolls and  sheets, or request a quote to discuss specifications for your application.

All Foils supplies aluminum and other light-gauge metals to a broad, multi-industry customer base built on production-ready material and repeatable quality. Core markets include aerospace and aircraft, automotive, building and construction, electronics, food and beverage, heating and air conditioning (HVAC), medical and pharmaceutical, cosmetics, cryogenics, arts and crafts, education and film and photography.

Each industry has its own set of requirements. Aerospace and medical applications typically call for tight tolerances and documented material traceability. Food and beverage customers need FDA-compliant alloys with barrier and heat-seal properties. HVAC manufacturers rely on coated aluminum for duct liner and insulation facing. Electronics and battery applications require etched or high-purity foils processed to precise gauge and surface specifications.

As a material supplier to both manufacturers and end users or installers, All Foils works within your supply chain to deliver aluminum that’s ready for your production line, not just off a shelf. Our team’s combined industry experience helps match the right alloy, gauge, temper and finish to your specific application, whether you’re producing packaging, insulation, components or coated products.

Visit our industries page for a full list of the sectors we serve, including application-specific detail for each, or contact a foil specialist to discuss your industry’s requirements directly.

Aluminum foil, as ASTM International and the broader industry define it, covers a wide thickness range: from .0001″ extending all the way to .020″ and above. Despite that range, it’s all one product family, produced by cold-rolling aluminum between rolls under pressure until it reaches the thickness and length you need.

Aluminum plate is a fundamentally different product. It typically starts around .250″ thick, is produced through hot rolling rather than cold rolling, and is built for structural applications like tank fabrication, heavy equipment, marine components and structural framing, where load-bearing strength matters more than flexibility. All Foils does not supply plate. Even our heaviest foil-gauge material remains dramatically thinner, more flexible and more formable than true plate, and it’s processed through slitting, sheeting, laminating and coating rather than the machining or structural welding plate typically requires.

So when we refer to “sheet” in our product line, we mean foil-gauge sheet, .0079″ to .250″ thick, not structural plate. Every gauge within our foil family, from the thinnest capacitor-grade foil to our heaviest sheet stock, is available across the same range of alloys and tempers, with the right choice driven by your application’s flexibility and forming requirements. For more on how these gauge categories are defined explore aluminum sheets and aluminum coils directly.

Hard and soft foil describe opposite ends of aluminum’s temper scale, which measures strength and workability rather than alloy or gauge. Soft foil is in the annealed condition, designated by an O temper—alloy 1145-O, for example—produced by heating the metal to the correct temperature for the correct period of time. This gives the alloy its lowest strength and its maximum workability. Every aluminum alloy can be annealed, and re-roll stock is typically given this treatment before rolling begins, so it retains enough workability for the reduction that follows.

Hard foil sits at the other end of the scale. Aluminum foil alloys are non-heat-treatable, meaning they gain strength only through strain hardening, the cold work applied during rolling, not through heat treatment. These conditions carry H-number tempers, where the digit after H indicates the degree of strain hardening, ranging up to H19 for fully hard. Alloy 1145-H19 is a common full-hard foil temper. Between O and H19, intermediate tempers such as H14, H18 and H22 offer graduated combinations of strength and formability.

The right choice comes down to application. Soft foil forms and wraps more readily around irregular shapes, making it well suited to packaging and laminating. Hard foil holds its shape better under handling and mechanical stress, which matters for applications like capacitor winding or components that need dimensional stability. For help matching temper to your application, contact a foil specialist or view current temper availability on our aluminum products page.

All Foils stocks an extensive range of aluminum alloys to support production-ready programs across industries. Common alloys include:

• 1100, 1145, 1200, 1235 and 1350 for foil and packaging applications
• 3003 and 3004 for general-purpose sheet and coil stock
• 5005 and 5052 for applications requiring higher strength and corrosion resistance
• 6061 for structural and heat-treatable application
• 7072 and 8000-series alloys (8011, 8079, 8111) for specialty and cladding uses
• Braze alloys, including 12 Braze and 13 Braze, are also available for joining applications.

Each alloy is available across a range of tempers, from fully annealed (O) to fully hard (H19), and in gauges from .0002″ up through heavier sheet stock. Alloy selection affects tensile strength, formability, wettability, weldability and corrosion resistance, so the right choice depends on your specific application and processing requirements.

Because alloy availability can shift with gauge, temper and format combinations, we recommend confirming current stock for your exact specification. Visit our aluminum products page for more detail, or use our request a quote tool, which lets you select your alloy, gauge, temper and core size directly.

Choosing the right alloy starts with understanding the conditions your material will face in use. Key properties to evaluate include tensile strength, formability, wettability, weldability and corrosion resistance, since different alloys perform very differently across these characteristics even at the same gauge.

Application type is usually the fastest way to narrow the options. Packaging and food-contact applications typically call for FDA-compliant alloys like 1145 or 1235 for their formability and food-safe status. HVAC coatings and duct liner applications often use alloys selected for corrosion resistance and coating adhesion. Structural or heat-treatable applications generally point toward 6061. Electrical and battery applications require high-purity foils processed to tight thickness tolerances, since conductivity and consistency matter more than mechanical strength.

Temper adds another layer of selection. A fully annealed (O temper) alloy offers maximum workability for forming operations, while strain-hardened tempers (H-series, up to fully hard H19) provide greater strength and rigidity for applications that need to hold their shape under stress.

Because alloy selection directly affects performance, cost and processing options, we recommend discussing your application’s specific requirements with our team rather than guessing from a spec sheet alone. Visit our aluminum products page for property guidance, or contact a foil specialist to get a recommendation matched to your exact application.

“Tin foil” is a term that’s stuck around in everyday language, but true tin foil has been almost entirely replaced by aluminum in industrial and consumer applications alike. The shift happened decades ago because aluminum offers a better combination of strength, ductility, corrosion resistance and cost than tin, along with better barrier performance for packaging use.

The more important distinction is safety and compliance. Tin is considered toxic to humans in food-contact applications, while specific aluminum alloys are FDA-approved for both direct and indirect food contact. That’s why virtually everything sold or referred to as “tin foil” today, from household wrap to food service packaging, is actually aluminum foil. The name simply outlasted the material it originally described.

For manufacturers, the practical takeaway is that a specification or legacy document referencing “tin foil” is almost always describing what’s now produced and supplied as aluminum foil. All Foils supplies aluminum foil across the alloys, gauges and tempers used in food-contact and packaging applications, including FDA-compliant alloys suited to wraps, lidding and container applications. If you’re working from older documentation that references tin foil, our team can help translate those requirements into a current aluminum alloy and gauge that meets the same functional need. Visit our food and beverage industry page or contact our team to confirm the right aluminum equivalent for your application.

Aluminum foil offers a combination of properties that make it well suited to packaging applications across food and beverage, pharmaceutical and consumer goods manufacturing. As a barrier material, it blocks moisture, oxygen, light and aroma transfer more effectively than most alternatives, which directly extends shelf life and protects product integrity, particularly for food, pharmaceutical and other sensitive products.

Aluminum is also approximately one-third the density of copper or steel, keeping packaging lightweight without sacrificing barrier performance, which matters for shipping costs and material handling. Its ductility and malleability allow it to be formed, wrapped or sealed tightly around irregular shapes, a property that’s harder to achieve with more rigid packaging materials.

Specific aluminum alloys are FDA-approved for direct and indirect food contact, giving manufacturers a compliant option for wraps, lidding and container applications. Aluminum also holds up well against normal atmospheric corrosion, supporting long-term product stability, and it can be heat-sealed, printed or coated to add branding, tamper-evidence or additional barrier properties as needed.

These properties show up across a wide range of packaging formats, from candy wrap and cheese wrap to container lidding and flexible packaging. Explore our food and beverage industry page or specific applications like flexible packaging and container and lid for more

Yes. All Foils provides a full range of converting and finishing services alongside our aluminum inventory, so material can be processed to your specifications without involving a separate vendor. Custom cutting is handled through precision slitting, using razor, rotary and solid knife processing to protect material integrity, along with sheeting services that convert coil stock into cut-to-length sheets sized to your application.

Finishing options include laminating, rewinding onto specified core sizes and diameters, and coating with epoxies, urethanes, adhesives and specialty HVAC coatings, monitored and reviewed by our in-house lab to ensure consistency from batch to batch. We also offer color and flexographic printing, including custom colors, tints and logos, backed by over 100 formulated colors and an in-house lab technician who can match specific branding requirements.

Cleaning is available as well, applied only when an application specifically requires it rather than as a default step, so you’re not paying for processing you don’t need. All of these services can be combined, for example coating followed by slitting to a custom width, to deliver material that’s ready for your production line on arrival.

Explore our full services page for details on each capability, including slitting, sheeting, coating and color printing, or request a quote for your specific finishing needs.

All Foils is an ISO 9001:2015 certified company, meaning our quality management system meets internationally recognized standards for consistency, process control and continuous improvement. This certification requires us to consistently meet changing industry demands while working within our customers’ individual specifications, and it’s backed by ongoing internal audits and process reviews rather than a one-time qualification.

Beyond ISO certification, All Foils maintains compliance with several material and environmental regulations, including RoHS III, SVHC and REACH, along with Conflict Minerals compliance covering the sourcing of materials in our supply chain. These certifications matter most to customers in regulated industries, including electronics, medical and aerospace, where documented material compliance is often a purchasing requirement rather than a preference.

Our formal Quality Policy outlines our commitment to satisfying all applicable requirements and continuously improving our processes and capabilities, supporting long-term customer relationships and on-time delivery of high-quality goods to customers worldwide.

Full documentation, including our ISO certificate and Quality Policy, is available on our Quality & Compliance page. To request specific compliance documents for your own supplier qualification process, contact our team directly at compliance@allfoils.com.

Quality at All Foils is built into our process rather than checked at the end of it. Our ISO 9001:2015 certified quality management system governs process controls from incoming material through converting and shipping, with a focus on continuous improvement and satisfying documented customer requirements on every order.

Our in-house lab supports this system directly, performing physical, color and visual testing to confirm that material properties, coating consistency and appearance meet specification before it ships. This is particularly important for coated and printed aluminum, where color match and adhesion need to be verified batch to batch, not assumed from a formula.

Experienced staff play an equally important role. Our team averages over 40 years of combined experience in the foil industry, which means quality issues are often caught and addressed based on pattern recognition and process knowledge, not just measurement against a spec sheet. That experience feeds back into how we handle alloy selection, processing parameters and troubleshooting for specific customer applications.

Together, these systems support our track record of over 98% on-time delivery, since quality issues caught early avoid the rework and delays that would otherwise disrupt a shipping schedule. For more detail on our quality systems and compliance standards, visit our Quality & Compliance page.

All Foils sets minimum order quantities based on the type of material you need. Bare, uncoated metal carries a minimum order of 5 lbs, making it accessible for smaller runs, prototypes and trial orders. Processed metal, including coated, printed or laminated material, carries a higher minimum of 250 lbs, reflecting the additional setup and processing time required to run these value-added services.

This structure gives customers flexibility depending on where they are in their production cycle. A smaller bare-metal order might suit early-stage testing or a one-off application, while coated, printed or laminated orders are generally better suited to production runs, where the 250 lb minimum aligns with typical processing batch sizes for our coating, printing and laminating lines.

For customers with lower-volume or intermittent needs beyond these minimums, our toll processing services, including slitting, sheeting and coating, can sometimes be applied to material you already hold. For recurring or higher-volume programs, our material stocking arrangements are built around your specific delivery and quantity needs. To confirm minimums for your exact alloy, gauge and finish, use our request a quote tool or contact our team directly.

Lead times depend on alloy, gauge, temper, format and the processing your order requires, so there isn’t a single fixed answer that applies across every product. That said, All Foils maintains an inventory of over 2 million pounds of light-gauge metal products specifically to keep turnaround fast, and our team averages better than 98% on-time delivery.

Standard stock items in common alloys and gauges typically ship faster than custom-coated, custom-slit or specialty-alloy orders, which require additional processing time. For customers with recurring or high-volume needs, we also offer material stocking programs tailored to specific delivery schedules, which can shorten lead times further by keeping material on hand and ready to ship.

Current lead times can also shift with broader market conditions, including LME pricing, Midwest Premium movement and tariff-related supply constraints, all of which we track and communicate to customers directly. For the most accurate, up-to-date lead time on your specific alloy, gauge and quantity, request a quote or contact our team, and a foil specialist will provide current availability for your order.

Industrial aluminum pricing isn’t a single fixed number. It’s built from several components that shift independently, which is why quoted prices can change from week to week even for the same alloy and gauge. The base cost starts with the London Metal Exchange (LME) price for primary aluminum, which reflects global supply and demand for the metal itself.

On top of the LME price, domestic buyers typically pay the Midwest Premium (MWP), a regional surcharge covering delivery, storage and market conditions specific to the U.S. Midwest, where much of the country’s aluminum supply chain is centered. Section 232 tariffs add a further layer of cost on applicable imported aluminum, and this component has been an active factor in recent pricing, contributing to notable volatility in the combined cost basis over the past several years.

Beyond these market-driven components, final pricing reflects alloy, gauge, temper, format and any coating, printing or finishing services applied to the material. A thin, high-purity foil processed to tight tolerances carries different costs than standard-gauge sheet stock in a common alloy.

Because LME pricing, the Midwest Premium and tariff conditions all move independently and frequently, the most accurate way to get a current per-pound cost is through a direct quote rather than a published rate. Request a quote for your specific alloy, gauge and quantity, and our team will provide current, sourced pricing rather than an estimate.

Yes. While All Foils is headquartered in Strongsville, Ohio, in the greater Cleveland area, we operate as a domestic converter and distributor supplying manufacturers across the United States and internationally. Our facility and inventory are structured to support customers well beyond Northeast Ohio, with logistics and stocking programs built for reliable delivery regardless of location.

Being based in Cleveland does give us practical advantages for regional customers, including shorter transit times and easier access for facility visits or direct coordination with our team. But the bulk of our customer base spans multiple states and industries, from aerospace and automotive suppliers to food and beverage processors and electronics manufacturers, all relying on the same inventory, converting capabilities and quality systems.

Our quality policy specifically commits to on-time delivery of high-quality goods to customers worldwide, reflecting the scale at which we operate. Whether you’re located in Ohio or elsewhere, the same alloy selection, gauge range, processing capabilities and lead times apply. To discuss shipping to your location or set up a recurring supply program, contact us or request a quote directly.

Cleveland and the broader Northeast Ohio region remain one of the country’s most concentrated manufacturing corridors, and aluminum shows up across nearly every major segment of it. Automotive suppliers in the area use aluminum for components, heat shielding and lightweigh applications, taking advantage of its favorable strength-to-weight ratio compared to steel. The region’s strong HVAC manufacturing base relies on coated aluminum for duct liner, insulation facing and coil stock, where corrosion resistance and coating adhesion are critical.

Electronics and battery manufacturers, a growing segment in the region, use high-purity aluminum foil for capacitor winding and battery components, where precise gauge control and surface consistency directly affect product performance. Cleveland’s food and beverage processors and co-packers use aluminum foil for wraps, lidding and container applications, drawing on FDA-approved alloys for direct food contact.

The area’s building and construction sector also uses aluminum in molding, trim and insulation applications, while regional aerospace suppliers, supported by the broader Ohio aerospace supply chain, require tightly tolerance aluminum foil and sheet for components and heat shielding.

All Foils has supplied this regional manufacturing base for over 45 years from our Strongsville facility, giving us a close, practical understanding of what Cleveland-area manufacturers need and how quickly they need it. Visit our industries page to see the full range of sectors and applications we support.