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Material

Aluminium

About a third of the density of steel, and corrosion resistant by nature. It is the practical answer wherever the length of a run or the weight of a panel rules out steel, and that covers most ceiling and louver work.

Aluminium sheet surface with a fine satin texture
AluminiumAluminium sheet surface with a fine satin texture

Detail

Specifying aluminium

PropertiesLight and easy to form. Its own oxide layer protects it from corrosion. It takes powder coating in any RAL colour.
Where to specifyMetal ceilings, baffles, linear systems, louvers, façade panels, brise soleil and large cladding panels where dead load matters.
FinishesPowder coating in any RAL colour, and mechanical finishes. Aluminium does not take PVD.
Fabrication notesSofter than steel, and it marks more easily in handling, so the protective film stays on until installation. It springs back differently from steel on the press brake, and the bending programme allows for that.
Trade-offWeaker than stainless steel at the same thickness. Sections are often made deeper or stiffened, not simply thinner.
Aluminium swatch plate with the MCS mark laser cut through its bottom right corner
The aluminium swatch plate, from a photograph of the real sheet. Ask for the physical swatch before you specify.

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Specifying aluminium?

Send the detail and MCS will confirm thickness, finish and whether it forms as drawn.