Expanded Metal Sheet: What is the Expanded Metal?

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Expanded metal is an intermediate raw material that allows light and air to flow freely through it and that has more rigidity than the sheet from which it was produced.

Expanded metal is a form of metal stock made by shearing a metal plate, sheet or coil in a press, so that the metal stretches, leaving diamond-shaped voids surrounded by interlinked bars of the metal. These openings are of uniform size and regularity. Expanded metal is also referred to as perforated metal. It is a large part of the metal industry and plays a key roll in fabrication.

Expanded metal is used in grates and in outdoor furniture or fencing. It is often used for guarding to prevent contact with hot surfaces or machinery.

Expanded metal is often used for architectural details and finds use in security applications such as in the walls of a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility because, in heavier grades, it is difficult to breach without heavy cutting equipment or explosives.

According to the expanded metal materials, there are Galvanized Expanded Metal, Aluminum Expanded Metal Sheet, Stainless Steel Expanded Metal, Copper Expanded Metal, Nickel Expanded Metal and other materials needed.
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