Expanded Aluminum Sheet

Aluminum expanded sheets have openings to permit the passage of light air heat and sound.

Expanded aluminum sheet.

Expanded sheet metal is a sheet product that has been slit and then pulled apart or stretched to create the diamond shaped openings. Aluminum offers good strength and corrosion resistance as well as a lighter weight than steel copper and brass. The strands and bonds of the diamonds in the sheet add strength and rigidity. Expanded metal sheets are created by slitting and cold forming metal as it expands in a.

Aluminum expanded metal ryerson s aluminum expanded sheet metal is available in the popular 3003 and 5052 grades in both standard raised sheet and flattened sheet styles in a variety of thicknesses opening sizes and widths. Easy to weld cut and form with proper equipment mechanical. The 3003 aluminum alloy provides good strength and corrosion resistance and is lighter weight than steel copper and brass. Common alloy expanded aluminum sheet.

Our expanded aluminum sheet comes in two sizes both are flattened. This metal sheet is uniformly slit and stretched forming diamond shaped openings in the sheet that allow for the passage of light air heat and sound. Aluminum expanded metal specifications. Mil m 17999b 3003 h14 available in flattened smooth and standard raised surface.

Direct metals offers expanded metal materials such as aluminum carbon steel galvanized steel or stainless steel. Security sifting machinery guards flooring walkways window protection etc. If you need more options we stock several more sizes in steel expanded sheet metal all of them also flattened except for our 3 4 pattern which is raised.