They can be formed and welded.
Stainless steel flattened expanded metal.
Expanded metal sheets are created by slitting and cold forming metal as it expands in a press.
Use them to create safety guards for equipment and machinery.
It is typically nonmagnetic.
The flat sheet has been rolled for a smooth level surface.
Expanded panels are more rigid than perforated panels and are for use when structural stability is important.
The 304 stainless steel grade provides good strength and weldability and is resistant to corrosion.
The diamonds have been flattened to create a smooth even surface.
Expanded metal grating and catwalk grating are also part of our vast in stock selection.
However they are more difficult to cut than perforated panels.
Expanded metal is supplied in a standard raised diamond pattern or a flattened variety and materials include aluminum carbon steel galvanized steel and stainless steel.
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.
304 stainless steel is more corrosion resistant.
Raised panels have strands that overlap to provide a skid resistant surface.