Expanded panels are more rigid than perforated panels and are for use when structural stability is important.
Stainless steel flattened expanded metal.
Stainless steel expanded metal is made from a stainless steel sheet that has been slit and stretched to create a surface of diamond shaped openings.
It is typically nonmagnetic.
However they are more difficult to cut than perforated panels.
The 304 stainless steel grade provides good strength and weldability and is resistant to corrosion.
They can be formed and welded.
Mil s 46044a aisi 304 304l available in flattened smooth and standard raised surface.
304 stainless steel is more corrosion resistant.
Raised panels have strands that overlap to provide a skid resistant surface.
The flat sheet has been rolled for a smooth level surface.
Expanded metal sheets are created by slitting and cold forming metal as it expands in a press.
Expanded metal grating and catwalk grating are also part of our vast in stock selection.
Stainless steel expanded metal offers savings in weight and metal free passage of light liquid sound and air while providing a decorative or ornamental effect.
Use them to create safety guards for equipment and machinery.