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Alulight®-sandwiches
can also be produced with plain or shaped aluminum cover sheets
either on one or both sides, if higher bending strength or specific
surface quality is required.
Alulight®-panels
can be machined as easily as wood, using conventional techniques
like sawing, drilling, turning, etc. Care should be taken, as the
very thin surface skin can be removed by machining, thus revealing
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Alulight®-panels can be nailed, screwed, bolted or
joint, using connection elements built in the foamed structure. They
can also be soldered at temperatures below the melting point of the
base alloy.
One has the choice between pure aluminum foam and
additionally reinforced panels with
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densities ranging from 0,4 - 0,6 kg/dm3. Expanded metal may be
embedded within the aluminum foam in order to improve bending
stiffness. |
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Deflection
of Alulight®-panels and sandwiches with Al sheet
of the same weight (four point bending test under various
loads).
Test: hx 450 x 50 mm. |
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