EXPANDED METAL

Peterson Company carries expanded metal in a variety of materials such as aluminum, stainless steel, galvanized, carbon steel, copper, brass and titanium.

• SWD – Short way of diamond 
• LWD – Long way of diamond
• SWO – Short way of opening
• LWO – Long way of opening

Flat – Expanded metal that is cold-rolled after expansion, to provide a smooth, flat and level sheet. The flattening process will reduce the original thickness by
approximately 10%.
Regular – Standard expanded metal with raised diamonds.
Strand Width – Width of 1 strand.
Strand Thickness – Gauge thickness of strand.
Bond Edge – Part produced with closed diamonds.
Random Sheared Edge – The shearing operation produces an “open” or random edge.
Auxiliary Operations – In-line slitting can be provided holding tolerances as + -.005
inch. Circle shearing, edge flattening and bending are also available.
Squareness – An expanded metal blank will be square to within the largest tolerance of length or width. (Example) Part size 24” (+-1/32) LWD x 24” (+-1/16) SWD will be square t within 1/16”.