STANDARD EXPANDED METAL (click here to view product details) is a finished product as it comes from the press after having been die cut and expanded. The illustration shows that the strands and bonds form a sharp angle to the original plane of the solid sheet.
FLATTENED EXPANDED METAL (click here to view product details) is a regular expanded metal which has been cold rolled, leaving a flat, smooth surface. The length of the sheet is elongated usually by 5% while the width stays the same.
Standard Expanded Metal
Carbon Steel – ASTM A 1011
Standard Stainless Steel – Type 304
(Also Available in Type 316)
Standard Aluminum – Alloy 3003 – H14
Flattened Expanded Metal
Carbon Steel ASTM A 1011
Flattened Stainless Steel –
Type 304 (Also Available in Type 316)
Flattened Aluminum – Alloy 3003 – H14