Modern manufacturers offer users a huge range of metal products, which are indispensable in so many areas. Among various rolled metal products, corrugated aluminum is in special demand. What contributes to the popularity of the material - more on this later.
Manufacture and features
Corrugated aluminum is rolled sheets with a non-uniform surface and volumetric patterns. Such products are made hot or cold, after which the products pass alloying. To increase the durability of products, to make them more practical, at the final stage, the sheets are anodized. Finished products have a matte silver finish.
Thanks to the application of similar technology in production, the released material is different:
- extraordinary durability;
- easy, simple handling;
- excellent technical properties;
- long term of operation at which all inherent qualities are not lost;
- resistance to various negative factors.
In addition, if sheet products will be used for the manufacture of decorative elements, they can be painted in any color or shade.
The main feature is the presence of convex patterns formed by protrusions that have a symmetrical arrangement. Such protrusions are called “grooves”, “grooves”, but most often they are called “flutes”. It is the combination of lightweight sheets and the presence of corrugations that give rolling products unique properties.
Varieties of material
Corrugated aluminum, depending on what tasks it is intended for, differs in several factors:
- The thickness of the sheets.
- The height of the flutes.
- The number of riffles.
- Composition - the presence of copper impurities in a percentage ratio.
If we consider the figure, then it, in accordance with GOST, is classified as follows:
- Diamond or Diamond . The simplest sheets with many single notches. All of them are perpendicular to one another.
- "Duet . " It is called so because of the presence of paired notches.
- "Quintet". This is the most complex design among the drawings that a sheet may have. Corrugated aluminum of this kind - with a convex pattern in the form of ovals with pointed ends.
Specifications
Corrugated sheet aluminum is produced in the form of sheets of a rectangular shape. Dimensions, in accordance with the requirements of GOST, can be as follows:
- width - from 0.6 to 2.2 m;
- length - from 1.4 to 8.0 m;
- thickness - minimum 1.5 mm, maximum 4.0 mm, while the height of the bulges is not taken into account;
- the weight of the sheet depends on the overall dimensions, the composition of the alloy and can be from 2.8 to 180 kg. But this applies only to standard products.
The most popular dimensions are 1.5 x 5.0 m, 1.5 x 4.0 m, 1.5 x 3.0 m.
Material benefits
The main advantage of aluminum sheets is their impressive resistance to environmental hazards. Due to this, corrugated aluminum is used for the construction of open-air structures.
Other benefits include the following features:
- High quality surface treatment.
- High thermal conductivity.
- Non toxicity.
- Immunity of magnetization.
- Good electrical conductivity.
- Light weight.
- Compliance to any type of processing.
- Bactericidal properties.
- Excellent anti-corrosion properties.
- Aesthetics.
- The presence of high-quality anti-slip effect.
Application area
These products are ideally suited for both indoor use and for the manufacture of external elements in the following areas.
- Landscaping . Corrugated aluminum is used for the manufacture of various designs of the desired configuration.
- Industry (food, chemical, oil industries) . Transitions, maintenance platforms and many other elements are made of aluminum sheets, as the most suitable for these areas.
- Construction. Such products are indispensable for the arrangement of premises for residential and industrial purposes. One option is interior decoration (for example, the manufacture of coatings for walls, floors).
- Shipbuilding and aircraft industry. These are various passages, bridges, stages, etc.
- Road construction, mining .
- Gardening . Products serve as a reliable basis for various designs.