Expanded Metal as it comes off the machine. The strands and bonds are set at a uniform angle to the plane of the sheet giving a dimensoinal appearance to the finished product. This also adds strength and rigidity , allows air circulation, as well as making a skid resistant surface. This is the original and most popular type of expanded mesh with the familiar diamond shaped opening.
Raised Expanded Metal products are produced from solid sheets or plates of carbon, aluminum, stainless steel, as well as a variety of alloys of copper, nickel, silver, titanium, and other metals.
Flattened Expanded Metal
Manufactured by passing the raised expanded sheet though heavy rolls that flatten the sheet, the bonds and strands are turned down to produce a overall level surface
Flattened Expanded Metal products are produced from solid sheets or plates of
carbon, aluminum, stainless steel, as well as a variety of alloys of copper, nickel, silver, titanium, and other metals.