Expanded Sheet Metal

Specialty Metals > Expanded Sheet Metal

Ideal for screens, signage, and more, IMS offers a wide selection of in-stock expanded sheet metal options. IMS offers competitive volume pricing, same day will call pickup, or local next day delivery for your expanded sheet metal.

Flat and Raised Steel

Common Alloy Aluminum

Find the Right Expanded Sheet Metal for Your Project

Standard Expanded Sheet
- A finished product as it comes off the press after being die cut and expanded. Often referred to as raised expanded sheet.
Flattened Expanded Sheet
- A standard expanded sheet that is then cold rolled, leaving a flat, smooth surface. Flattened expanded sheet is about 5% lighter than standard expanded sheet.
Expanded Metal Grating
- A heavy duty expanded sheet manufactured from carbon steel sheet or plate. Expanded metal grating has no joints or welds, as each sheet is a single piece of sturdy steel. Ideal for catwalk and platform applications.

Features & Benefits of Expanded Sheet

Versatile
Durable
One-piece construction
Excellent strength-to-weight ratio
Easy cutting and shearing
Ventilation properties
Economical
Attractive
Easy handling
Low wind resistance
Screen and guarding properties

Expanded sheet metal is a versatile and economical product. As the name suggests, expanded sheet is made from a single sheet of metal that has been uniformly slit and then stretched (expanded) to form diamond-shaped openings in the meet.

Expanded metal sheet offers one-piece construction that won’t unravel and, under normal circumstances, and will hold its shape for many years. The strands and bonds of the diamond-shaped trusses add strength and rigidity. Expanded sheet metal is available in standard (raised) or flattened diamond patterns, in a variety of gauges, opening sizes, and sheet sizes.