Decorative Expanded Metal | for Ceiling & Facades partitions

Decorative Expanded Metal is a versatile architectural material made by stretching and slitting metal sheets to form unique patterns with open areas. It combines strength and lightness while offering excellent airflow, light filtration, and visual appeal. Commonly used for building facades, partitions, ceilings, sunshades, and interior accents, it is available in various designs, thicknesses, and materials such as aluminum, stainless steel, and carbon steel. Its durability, low maintenance, and customizable aesthetic make it ideal for both functional and decorative applications in modern architecture.

Manlei is a professional manufacturer of Decorative Expanded Metal, offering custom-designed expanded mesh solutions for modern architecture, interior design, and functional metal screening. With a wide range of patterns, materials, and finishes, our Decorative Expanded Metal combines both aesthetic appeal and performance, making it ideal for facades, ceilings, dividers, and protective panels.

Materials and Surface Finishes

Decorative Expanded Metal is available in aluminum, carbon steel, stainless steel, Al-Mg alloy, brass, copper, and nickel. Popular finishes include powder coating, anodizing, galvanizing, and PVDF, enhancing corrosion resistance and visual effect. Natural and plated color options such as bronze, gold, silver, and antique finishes are offered to meet design needs.

Applications

• Building facades and sunshades

• Room dividers and ceiling panels

• Metal mesh curtains and stair features

• Security partitions and signboards

• Furniture panels, chair backs, and architectural highlights

Features

• Strong yet lightweight

• Provides ventilation, light, and heat flow

• Anti-corrosion and durable

• Customizable shapes: diamond, hexagonal, round, square, slotted

• Anti-skid, wear-resistant, and decorative

Standard Sheet Sizes

Decorative Expanded Metal is offered in standard roll widths and lengths, including:

• Width: 0.5 m, 0.6 m, 1.4 m, 1.8 m, 2.0 m

• Length: 1.0 m, 2.0 m, 2.5 m, 2.6 m, 2.7 m, 4.0 m

• Custom dimensions available based on design or installation needs

Thickness and Weight Range

Available in a wide range of thicknesses to suit various structural and decorative applications:

• Thickness: from 0.5 mm to 8 mm

• Weight: from 0.73 kg/m² to 28.26 kg/m² depending on material and thickness

Opening Dimensions

Expanded mesh openings are defined by SWD and LWD values, expressed as:

• SWD (Short Way of Diamond): 2.5 mm to 50 mm

• LWD (Long Way of Diamond): 4.5 mm to 100 mm

• Custom opening sizes available per design requirement

Strand Width and BondStrands are the metal strips forming the mesh, while bonds are intersections:

• Strand Width: ranges from 0.5 mm to 8 mm

• Mesh patterns are formed from these two elements and can be adjusted for visual density or strength

Open Area

Decorative Expanded Metal offers open area ratios from 30% to 70%, allowing for air, light, and visual transparency. This makes it ideal for ventilation screens, sunshades, and safety barriers without obstructing visibility.

Technical Terms

• SWD: Distance across the short side of the mesh diamond

• LWD: Distance across the long side of the mesh diamond

• SWO/LWO: Actual opening widths excluding strand width

• Thickness: Measured in mm or gauge

• Open Area: Percentage of open space in the mesh