2006-09-10 16:05:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
OK on some bottles I bet you are right.
On this particular bottle it is not Al as it is not nearly brittle enough.
2006-09-10 16:12:27 · update #1
See source. Various materials are now used for wine capsules (that's what that piece of metal or plastic civering the cork is called). According to this article, tin was used in 56% of the wine capsules used in 2006. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic was used in 19%, plastic/aluminum laminate was used in 15%, and aluminum alone in 8%.
Lead (actually a lead-tin alloy) is no longer used due to the worry about the possibility of contaminating the wine during pouring with residual lead left on the rim of the bottle from the capsule.
2006-09-10 20:10:46 · answer #1 · answered by hfshaw 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You mean the cork cover? It's aluminum. The cork suppressor? It's usually either brass or steel, like a paper clip.
2006-09-10 23:08:16 · answer #2 · answered by Rockstar 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YES LEAD IS USE IN BOTTLES
BUT DONT WORRY LEAD ON GLASS CAN
NOT PASS TO YOUR BODY.
MAYBE IN CERAMICS.
2006-09-11 00:27:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋