Expanded Metal Raised Vs Flattened

The shearing and stretching of the expanding process creates strands and bonds that are set at a uniform angle to the plane on the sheet.

Expanded metal raised vs flattened.

Because it is sometimes difficult to predict how much expansion will occur in the mesh during the flattening process. The stretching creates a unique diamond pattern opening with one of the strands protruding at a slight angle. Flattened expanded metal flattened expanded metal is manufactured by passing the standard expanded metal through a cold roll reducing mill providing a flattened surface and. By flattening the sheet the bonds and strands are turned down to produce a smooth and flat surface reducing the overall thickness and elongating the diamond pattern.

The strands of standard expanded metal are angled rather than fixed on a horizontal plane which makes the material less smooth than its flattened counterpart. Expanded metal is manufactured in 2 ways flattened and raised. Standard expanded metal sheets are passed through a cold roll reducing mill parallel to the diamond pattern lwd to form flattened expanded metal. There are standard expanded metal styles and numerous variations in strand width and opening sizes can be produced to create whatever architectural or industrial pattern is required.

This makes the expanded metal mesh thinner flatter and wider longer. Flattened expanded metal on the other hand may be more useful for certain parts handling applications or for making larger custom mesh baskets slightly lighter by thinning out the. All about standard expanded metal as the name implies standard expanded metal is the form that expanded metal exhibits when it comes straight off the expanding press. I finally a note about flattened expanded metal.

These raised strands can be flattened later in the process if desired. Also named standard expanded metal. The raised configuration adds rigidity and anti slip resistance to the mesh. Standard expanded metal mesh is expanded metal as it comes off the press.

Flattened expanded metal is what results when standard expanded metal is put through a cold rolling steel mill to flatten the expanded metal mesh out. Expanded metal sheet is made by first creating multiple slits in the sheet and then stretching the sheet. Standard expanded metal is often more useful for parts washing applications because the raised centers of the bonds prevent liquids from pooling in the basket. Ordered correctly a 4 x 8 piece of mesh would look like the reversed diamond orientation piece you see to the right.

It is a finished product as it comes from the press.