Expanded metal is plate or sheet that has been cut and stretched into a mesh. Stretching the metal results in a mesh with diamond-shaped spaces – although many other patterns can be created. Many types of metal can be expanded, including: titanium, stainless steel, hot rolled steel, cold rolled steel, aluminum and more.
| Material | Steel, stainless steel and aluminium, titanium metal, nickel, etc. |
| Technics | After stamping and stretching, the metal plate processed into expanded mesh |
| Shape of hole | Diamond , square, round , triangle scale, etc. |
| SWD | 0.3mm-50mm |
| LWD | 0.5mm-100mm |
| Thickness | 0.02mm-4mm |
| Features | Cost-effective, Good conductor, Protective reinforcement, High strength, Low weight, Allows circulation, Acoustic properties. |
| Application | The expanded metal mesh is widely used for civil construction, cement pouring, machinery and equipment protection, artware manufacture, high-grade speaker net hoods. It is also be used as reinforcement in the construction industry, roads and bridges. Expanded metal mesh can also be used as fence for sports places and road greening belt. Heavy expanded metal mesh can be used for oil tank truck pedal nets, heavy machinery, as well as the working platforms, staircases and walkways of boilers, locomotives, 10,000-ton ships, etc. |
