Expanded Metal Mesh Customized Shapes and Specifications With Wide Usage

Expanded Metal Mesh is a versatile and economical product made from a high-quality metal plate. We can make the expanded metal in many sizes, openings, and material types, can be in coils and sheets. There are many materials for your choice, such as carbon steel, galvanized steel aluminum, stainless steel, copper or other metal alloy plate.

The strands and bonds of the diamonds in the sheet add strength and rigidity. Since no metal is lost in the expanding process, expanded metal is a cost-effective alternative to perforated metal and woven wire mesh at some usage.

Unlimited Expanded Mesh Patterns

The expand metal mesh sheet is uniformly slit and stretched, forming diamond-shaped openings in the sheet that allow for the passage of water, oil, light, air, heat, and sound. There are some samples photos of our expanded metal mesh.

Steel expanded mesh flattened type for security guard

Steel expanded mesh standard type for stair steps

Stainless steel expanded mesh

Stainless steel expanded mesh sheet photo

Small holes aluminum expanded mesh for air filters application

Large holes aluminum expanded mesh for building facade

One way vision mesh/DVA mesh for window &doors

8×13mm diamond HEPA filter mesh powder coated.

Standard raised steel expanded mesh is most common expanded mesh type

Steel expanded mesh flattened type for security guard

Steel expanded gothic mesh is decorative for making fence, guards.

Small holes steel expanded mesh is good material for air filters

Technical information of Expanded Metal Mesh

  • Material Grade
    Carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum alloy, and other metal alloy plate
  • SWD (Short Way Dimension)
    The length of short diamond diagonal from one pitch point center to another pitch point center.
  • LWD (Long Way Dimension)
    The length of long diamond diagonal from one pitch point center to another pitch point center.
  • SWO (Short Way Opening)
    The length of the short diagonal of the hole.
  • LWO (Long Way Opening)
    The length of the long diagonal of the hole.
  • Bond
    The intersection of two strands and it is always the width of two strands. Sometimes referred to as Knuckle.
  • Overall Thickness
    Actual measurement of the thickness of the mesh measured at the bond.
  • Strands
    Individual slit metal strips, or sides of an expanded metal pattern.
  • Strand Width
    Amount and dimensional length fed between the upper and lower tooling to produce the mesh.
  • Strand thickness
    Gauge or thickness of the sheet or coil from which the expanded metal was produced. It is also the thickness of the material after fattening.
  • LW
    Long way of expanded metal sheet
  • SW
    Short way of expanded metal sheet
Table 1: Raised Style Expanded Metal Mesh Standard Specification List
Item Code Minimum Thickness (inch) Weight Design Size Opening Size Strand Overall Thickness Percent Open Area
lbs/SF SWD (Inch) LWD (Inch) SWO (Inch) LWO (Inch) Width (Inch) Thickness (Inch)
1/2"#18R 0.044 69 0.500 1.2 0.437 0.937 0.087 0.048 0.164 65%
1/2"#16R 0.055 87 0.500 1.2 0.437 0.937 0.087 0.060 0.164 65%
1/2"#13R 0.085 148 0.500 1.2 0.325 0.875 0.119 0.090 0.225 60%
3/4"#18R 0.044 46 0.923 2.0 0.812 1.750 0.106 0.048 0.202 77%
3/4"#16R 0.055 57 0.923 2.0 0.812 1.750 0.106 0.060 0.202 77%
3/4"#13R 0.085 87 0.923 2.0 0.750 1.687 0.107 0.090 0.202 77%
3/4"#9R 0.128 194 0.923 2.0 0.69 1.58 0.16 0.135 0.300 65%
1-1/2"#16R 0.055 43 1.330 3.0 1.250 2.750 0.115 0.060 0.222 83%
1-1/2"#13R 0.085 65 1.330 3.0 1.250 2.750 0.115 0.090 0.222 83%
1-1/2"#9R 0.128 130 1.330 3.0 1.125 2.500 0.155 0.135 0.280 77%
Table 2: Flattened Style Expanded Metal Mesh Standard Specification List
Item Code Minimum Thickness (inch) Weight Design Size Opening Size Strand Overall Thickness Percent Open Area
lbs/SF SWD (Inch) LWD (Inch) SWO (Inch) LWO (Inch) Width (Inch) Thickness (Inch)
1/2"#18F 0.037 66 0.500 1.26 0.312 1.000 0.098 0.041 0.041 61%
1/2"#16F 0.047 84 0.500 1.26 0.312 1.000 0.099 0.051 0.051 60%
1/2"#13F 0.072 168 0.500 1.26 0.240 0.915 0.132 0.076 0.076 47%
3/4"#18F 0.037 43 0.923 2.10 0.750 1.812 0.118 0.041 0.041 74%
3/4"#16F 0.047 54 0.923 2.10 0.750 1.812 0.118 0.051 0.051 74%
3/4"#13F 0.072 83 0.923 2.10 0.625 1.750 0.120 0.076 0.076 74%
3/4"#9F 0.108 170 0.923 2.10 0.562 1.687 0.165 0.114 0.114 64%
1-1/2"#16F 0.047 41 1.330 3.15 1.062 2.750 0.128 0.051 0.051 81%
1-1/2"#13F 0.072 62 1.330 3.15 1.000 2.625 0.130 0.076 0.076 80%
1-1/2"#9F 0.108 132 1.330 3.15 0.037 2.625 0.165 0.114 0.114 72%

Advantages of Expanded Metal

  • Cost efficiency
  • Greater strength
  • Anti-skid qualities
  • Lightness
  • Ideal for secondary operations
  • Wide usage

Application of Expanded Metal Mesh

The expanded metal mesh is ideal material for many fields, wildly used for filters, Walkways for footbridge, anti-slip stair steps , safety fences, reinforcing of concrete, as metallic lath to support plaster or stucco, shielding in buildings and constructions, facade;ade, Ceiling, Curtain wall, Cladding, Interior decoration, Security guard, Window protection, Sunshade, Balustrade & railing, Privacy separation.

Steel Expanded Metal is a good material for walkway

Steel Expanded Metal is a good material for anti-slip stair steps

Steel expanded metal for fence is beautiful and cost efficiency

Steel expanded mesh for reinforcing of concrete, as metallic lath to support plaster or stucco.

Weather steel expanded mesh for facade;ade is favored by designers

Aluminum expanded mesh with light weight and various patterns are welcomed for ceiling

Aluminum expanded mesh is an important material for air filter

Micro holes stainless steel expanded mesh better strength than woven mesh is good material for industrial filters

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