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What kind of metal are food cans made of?

I've started recycling aluminum cans (mostly soda and beer cans), but occasionally also have food cans (spaghetti-o's, slim fast drinks, canned tomatoes, etc), and was wondering if these are also aluminium.

Answer:

Usually they are steel (which you can test with a magnet)'Round here, goes in a different bin next to the aluminumSteel is mostly low-carbon iron.
it is aluminum that you can use to clean tarnish off silver.

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