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Abstract
There are several brands of aluminum foils for domestic use on the market. The vast majority do not provide consumers with any type of information about the characteristics of the film, in particular its thickness. In this work, we compare the thickness and non-uniformity thickness of aluminum foil on sale in the Portuguese market. The method used was the loss of energy of alpha particles as they passed through the foil. For all tested brands, the thickness value is approximately 11 µm. Regarding the non-uniformity thickness, we conclude that the standard deviation is of the order of 5% of the foil average thickness.
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ASM International''s Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance focuses on solving day-to-day engineering challenges, particularly those involving components for larger systems. The journal presents a clear understanding of relationships between materials selection, processing, applications and performance.
The Journal of Materials Engineering covers all aspects of materials selection, design, processing, characterization and evaluation, including how to improve materials properties through processes and process control of casting, forming, heat treating, surface modification and coating, and fabrication.
Testing and characterization (including mechanical and physical tests, NDE, metallography, failure analysis, corrosion resistance, chemical analysis, surface characterization, and microanalysis of surfaces, features and fractures), and industrial performance measurement are also covered