Expanded Aluminum Sheet

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.

Expanded aluminum sheet.

Expanded metal sheets are created by slitting and cold forming metal as it expands in a. 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. Direct metals offers expanded metal materials such as aluminum carbon steel galvanized steel or stainless steel. Our expanded aluminum sheet comes in two sizes both are flattened.

Aluminum expanded metal specifications. Common alloy expanded aluminum sheet. 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. Security sifting machinery guards flooring walkways window protection etc.

Aluminum expanded sheets have openings to permit the passage of light air heat and sound. The strands and bonds of the diamonds in the sheet add strength and rigidity. Expanded sheet metal is a sheet product that has been slit and then pulled apart or stretched to create the diamond shaped openings. Easy to weld cut and form with proper equipment mechanical.

The 3003 aluminum expanded sheet has a flat unpolished mill surface. The 3003 aluminum alloy provides good strength and corrosion resistance and is lighter weight than steel copper and brass. Mil m 17999b 3003 h14 available in flattened smooth and standard raised surface.