Expanded Metal Sheeting

Expanded metal, Expanded sheet metal, expanded metal mesh, expanded metal

Raised Expanded Metal goes through a process of slitting and stretching metal sheet to form the standard or regular style of expanded metal. The expanded metal now has strands and intersecting strands called bonds forming a sharp angle to the original plane of the solid sheet. This process creates the unique pattern and allows a single sheet of metal to be processed into several sheets of expanded metal.

Metals commonly expanded include but are not limited to…

Steel-Cold Rolled (CRS)
Hot Rolled (HRS)
Electro Galvanized Steel
Stainless Steel
Aluminum
Titanium
Brass
Copper
Expanded Metal Steel

Products

Drawings

Expanded metal is defined by Type, Class and Grade per ASTM F1267. Type and Class are required when specifying and ordering.

Type I—Expanded

Type II—Expanded and flattened

Class 1—Uncoated.

Class 2—Hot-dip zinc-coated (galvanized).

Class 3—Corrosion-resisting steel.

Grade A—0.0025 in. (0.06 mm) minimum coating thickness.

Grade B—0.0012 in. (0.03 mm) minimum coating thickness.

The illustration to the right shows that the strands and bonds form a sharp angle to the original plane of the solid sheet.

Sheets are expanded in the regular form.

Tables

Style and Listing	Min. Thickness in -inches (A)	Nominal weight in lbs. Per 100-Sq Ft (B)	Design Size - Inches (C) SWD	Design Size - Inches (C) LWD	Design Size - Inches (C) SWO	Design Size - Inches (C) LWO	Strand Size - Inches (C) Width	Strand Size - Inches (C) Thickness	Overall Thickness (Inches)	Number of Diamonds per ft SWD	Number of Diamonds per ft LWD	% Open Area
STANDARD - Raised) CARBON STEEL - ASTM A1011
1/4" - #20	.032	85	.250	1.00	.157	.718	.072	.036	.146	48	12	42
1/4" - #18	.042	113	.250	1.00	.146	.718	.072	.048	.151	48	12	42
1/2" - #20	.032	42	.500	1.20	.407	.938	.072	.036	.146	24	10	71
1/2" - #18	.042	69	.500	1.20	.382	.938	.088	.048	.180	24	10	65
1/2" - #16	.053	85	.500	1.20	.372	.938	.087	.060	.183	24	10	65
1/2" - #13	.083	141	.500	1.20	.337	.938	.096	.090	.212	24	10	62
3/4" - #16	.053	54	.923	2.00	.783	1.750	.101	.060	.208	13	6	78
3/4" - #13	.083	77	.923	2.00	.760	1.688	.096	.090	.212	13	6	79
3/4" - #10	.083	117	.923	2.00	.718	1.625	.144	.092	.300	13	6	69
3/4" - #9	.127	178	.923	2.00	.675	1.562	.150	.134	.329	13	6	67
1" - #16	.053	43	1.00	2.40	.872	2.062	.087	.060	.183	12	5	83
1 1/2" - #18	.042	20	1.33	3.00	1.229	2.625	.068	.048	.144	9	4	90
1 1/2" - #16	.053	40	1.33	3.00	1.184	2.625	.108	.060	.221	9	4	84
1 1/2" - #13	.083	58	1.33	3.00	1.160	2.500	.105	.090	.228	9	4	84
1 1/2" - #10	.083	76	1.33	3.00	1.132	2.500	.138	.090	.288	9	4	79
1 1/2" - #9	.127	119	1.33	3.00	1.087	2.375	.144	.134	.318	9	4	78
1 1/2" - #6	.184	247	1.33	3.00	.979	2.313	.203	.198	.452	9	4	69
2" - #10	.083	65	1.85	4.00	1.630	3.438	.164	.090	.335	7	3	82
2" - #9	.127	88	1.85	4.00	1.603	3.375	.149	.134	.327	7	3	84

Patterns

1/4″ 20R

3/4″ 9R

1/2″ 13R

1-1/2″ 9R

Edge Condition

Closed diamonds all four sides. No open diamonds.

Random shear 1 side and 1 end causing open diamonds on 1 side and 1 end.

Random shear 2 sides causing open diamonds on both LWD’s

Random shear 2 LWD sides causing open diamonds on LWD.

Random shear 4 edges causing open diamonds on all 4 sides.

Orientation

When describing or ordering expanded metal the SWD (Short Way of Diamond) is referenced first and the LWD (Long Way of Diamond) is listed second. The illustration below on the left is standard orientation with the SWD running the short length of the panel.

The illustration on the right shows reverse diamond with the SWD running the long length of the panel.