Types of Expanded Metal
Standard Expanded Metal
Standard expanded metal is a finished product as it comes from the press after having been die cut and expanded. The strands and bonds are set at a uniform angle to the plane of the sheet, giving it added strength and rigidity. Standard expanded metal is often referred to as “raised" or "un-flattened".
Flattened Expanded Metal
Flattened expanded metal is standard expanded metal which has been cold rolled and reduced leaving a flat, smooth surface. Flattened expanded metal is manufactured by processing regular expanded metal in a rolling mill, reducing the thickness of the original base metal and is lighter (approx. 5%) than standard expanded metal.
Crowned Expanded Metal
Crowned expanded metal is standard expanded metal which has been partially or semi-flattened to remove the raised surfaces, but not fully reduced to a flattened state. Crowned expanded metal provides a smoother surface than Standard expanded metal, but still provides a “profile” appearance.
Product Types and Typical Applications
- Standard Meshes have a variety of diamond sizes and spacing options for countless industrial, mechanical, and functional applications
- Decorative Meshes have smaller diamond sizes, or unique shaped openings
- Architectural Meshes have unique shaped openings, appealing to architects and designers
- Fine Mesh a precise, miniature version of conventional expanded metal that can be manufactured from a wide range of raw material
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Standard Expanded Metal
Flattened Expanded Metal
