methlab (Newbee)
01-19-04 12:58
No 483302
       0.6 or 0.15 foil in Al/Hg, what is better?     

HI! I can't get a reynolds foil in europe, so i want to know what is better. SHould i use 0.6 pie tinns or 0.15 alufoil?
Do i have to prepare the 0.6 tinns? 		 
 
 
 
    Just4Fun
(Stranger)
02-11-04 01:07
No 487762
       SWIM would prepare the .15 al foil.     

SWIM would prepare the .15 al foil. 		 
 
 
 
    abolt
(Hive Addict)
02-12-04 02:37
No 488001
       Check your facts     

I think your Al thicknesses are wrong.

Standard Al foil is 0.015 millimetres thick, not .15 millimetres.

This unit of measurement is commonly referred to as a "micron".

Standard thick aluminium from the hardware store (also known as "flashing") is 0.3 millimetres or 300 microns thick.

Pie pans are usually 0.06 to 0.08 millimetres (or 60-80 microns) thick.

If you are using standard aluminium foil (0.015, 15 microns) then DO NOT USE IT IN AN AL/HG!

It is way too reactive.

Pie pans are, usually, best.wink