Product Description

What is Expanded metal?

Expanded metal is an extraordianrily versatile material,It comes in four basic types and it has four primary areas of application.

Basic types are raised(or standar),flattened,gridwalk,and architectural(or decorative)meshes.The major areas of use are for enclosure,protection,support and decoration.

Expanded Metal products are produced from solid sheets or plates of carbon,galvanized and stailness steel,as well as aluminum and a veriety of alloys of copper,nickel,silver,titanium and other metals. 

 

Raised expanded metal

Expanded metal as it comes off the machine.The strand and knuckles are set at a uniform angle to the plane of the sheet.This adds strength and rigidity,allows air circulations,and distributes the load on the metal to the supporting frame.

Flattened expanded metal

Manufactured by passing the raised expanded sheet through a cold roll reducing mill.By flattening the sheet,the knuckles and strands are turned down to produce a smooth and flat surface,reducing the overall thickness and elongation the diamond pattern(LWM).

 

Order Procedure

When ordering expanded metals,give complete profile specifications to avoid possible error:

1. mesh reference
2. quantity of sheet
3. sheet size(LW Dimensions first see diagram)
4. types of material,e.g.steel,aluminum,etc
5. finish,e.g,untreated or galvanized
6. tolerance(if required)
7. where applicable specify raised or flat