Expanded Metal

EXPANDED METAL           

Expanded Metal (sometime called wire mesh) is formed from a metal plate, pressed, sheared and stretched, which creates a diamond-shaped hole surrounded by interlinked bars of the metal.  In the expanded opening, the diamond truss formation adds rigidity and strength.  This is inherent in all standard Expanded Metal sheets (not flattened).  Materials most commonly expanded are Steel, Stainless Steel and Aluminum.