Aluminum Flattened Expanded Sheet

The flat sheet has been rolled for a smooth level surface.

Aluminum flattened expanded sheet. The 3003 aluminum alloy provides good strength and corrosion resistance and is lighter weight than steel copper and brass. Guards fencing panels grating grilles screens shelves ramps greenhouses walkways infill panels and more. Can be cut with tin snips. Aluminum expanded sheets have openings to permit the passage of light air heat and sound.

Flattened expanded metal is metal that has been cold flattened leaving a smooth flat surface with diamond shaped openings. These extremely versatile aluminum sheets are easy to cut to fit and install. Aluminum flattened expanded metal sheets are a durable economic solution for a wide variety of applications including metal. After the expanded metal has been flattened the expanded sheet is then sent through a leveler to maintain its flatness.

Smooth sharp edges with a file or an emery cloth to reduce the risk of injury. Aluminum expanded metal is a sheet product that has been slit and stretched to a wide array of diamond shaped openings. Use sheet metal screws or rivets to attach to other materials. Item 168753 model 11786.

Use indoors or outdoors. Browse a selection of aluminum expanded sheets from grainger suitable for a range of applications including security sifting machinery guards flooring walkways window protection and more. During this process the length of the sheet is elongated usually by about five percent. Aluminum offers good strength and corrosion resistance as well as a lighter weight than steel copper and brass.

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. Expanded sheet metal is a sheet product that has been slit and then pulled apart or stretched to create the diamond shaped openings. Black finish perforated aluminum sheet. Flattened aluminum alloy 3003 h14 1 2 no 051 flattened 66 open area mcnichols expanded metal flattened aluminum alloy 3003 h14 mill finish 1 2 no 051 flattened 0 500 short way of design swd 1 260 long way of design lwd long way of opening lwo parallel to length of sheet 66 open area.

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. Made of em 2 expanded aluminum. Aluminum expanded metal offers savings in weight and metal free passage of light liquid sound and air while providing a decorative or ornamental effect. Our expanded aluminum sheet comes in two sizes both are flattened.