Tin foil - Wikipedia Tin foil For other uses, see Tin foil ( disambiguation ). Tin foil, also spelled tinfoil, is a thin foil made of tin. Actual tin foil was superseded after World War II by cheaper and more durable aluminium foil, which is still referred to as `` tinfoil '' in many regions. History Foil made from a thin leaf of tin was commercially available before its aluminium counterpart. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, tin foil was in common use, and some people continue to refer to the new product by the name of the old one. Tin foil is stiffer than aluminium foil. It tends to give a slight tin taste to food wrapped in it, which is a major reason it has largely been replaced by aluminium and other materials for wrapping food. The first aluminium foil rolling plant, `` Dr. Lauber, Neher & Cie., Emmishofen. '' was opened in 1910 Kreuzlingen, Switzerland. The plant, owned by aluminium manufacturers J.G. Neher & Sons, was founded in 1886 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, at the foot of the Rhine Falls -- capturing the falls ' energy to produce aluminium. Neher 's sons together with Lauber invented the endless rolling process and the use of aluminium foil as a protective barrier, and tin foil began to be superseded by aluminium foil. Tin foil was used as a filling for tooth cavities prior to the 20th century. The first audio recordings on phonograph cylinders were made on tin foil. See also Tin foil hat List of common misnomers References Jump up ^ A.M. Howatson, P.G. Lund, and J.D. Todd, Engineering Tables and Data, p. 41 Jump up ^ `` foil ''. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 27 February 2012. Jump up ^ `` Difference between Aluminum Foil and Tin Foil ''. DifferenceBetween.info. Retrieved 13 March 2014. Jump up ^ Lauber, Erwin Richard and Lauber, Robert Victor ( 1911 ). Methods for producing bands of aluminum. U.S. Patent 1,178,863. Retrieved 24 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` History Of The Use Of Tin Foil Pre 1850 ''. Informational Site Network. Home Dentistry.ca. Retrieved 27 February 2012. Jump up ^ The Encyclopedia Americana ( Volume 22 ). Encyclopedia Americana Corporation. 1919. p. 792. Retrieved 8 January 2011. This material - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tin_foil&oldid=815594315 '' Categories : Tin Materials stubs Talk About Wikipedia Azərbaycanca Čeština Deutsch Esperanto Nederlands Русский Svenska Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 15 December 2017, at 20 : 24. About Wikipedia

Question: when was tin foil replaced by aluminum foil
Answer: after World War II