1.Coil widths from 2.0625"minimum to 48"wide 2.Coil length usually 2,000 ft 3.LWD ranges from .250"-1.250" 4.SWD range up to

              Expanded Metal 

  A rigid piece of metal that has been slit and drawn into an open mesh pattern in a single operation.  It is stronger, lighter in weight and more rigid than the original base metal.  Conventional mesh is formed in a diamond pattern.

Base Metal  Original metal before it is expanded; thickness is usually stated as gauge.

Finished Thickness Thickness of expanded metal after it’s final secondary operation(s).

Strand      One side of expanded metal design. (See Diagram)

Bond      The solid intersection of two strands - Double the strand width. (See Diagram)

SWD     Short way of design measured from center of bond to center of bond. (See Diagram)

LWD   Long way of design measured from center of bond to center of bond. (See diagram)

Flattened  Expanded metal that has been cold-rolled after expansion, to provide a smooth, flat, and level sheet. The flattening process usually reduces the original gauge of the base metal.

Unflattened  Expanded metal as it is produced off the expanded metal press with no secondary flattening operation. Material looks similar to a louvered design.

Coil    Expanded metal that is produced to a specific width and then wound on a core. Typical footage per coil is 2,000 or more feet.

Cut to length (sheet)  Expanded metal that is produced to a specific width and length.

                                                      

                                                             

                                                       

3 4 5 6 mm thickness expanded metal mesh die cut to size