ALUCORE® base - Product Properties
In contrast to conventional honeycomb composite panels, the system components of ALUCORE® base are bonded in a continuous process. The material does not become brittle-hard but shows tough and resilient properties and excellent peel strength - the basis for a high product quality. Planners, constructing engineers, architects and designers appreciate ALUCORE® base because it combines high mechanical properties, such as the tensile strength of the cover sheets, with outstanding processing and aesthetic features.
The continuous production process allows the production of large size panels up to lengths of 9,5 m, with superior flatness. Clean, easily fabricated with perfect details, a great variety of applications is possible with the use of ordinary tools. Its particular characteristics make ALUCORE® base the ideal choice for a lightweight base panel for coating.
| | The standard core consists of aluminium foils from AlMn alloys (EN AW 3003).
Cell size B: a12,7 mm.
The cover sheets of the ALUCORE® base panels consist of corrosion-resistant Peraluman alloys (AlMg) |
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Structure
H: total thickness
d1: thickness of AL front sheet
d2: thickness of Al back sheet
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Thickness | Entity | 9.5 mm | 14 mm | 19 mm | 24 mm | Thickness of front sheet | [mm] | 0.5 | Thickness of back sheet | [mm] | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Weight | [kg/m²] | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
ALUCORE® base shows the following properties:
- Low weight and extremely high rigidity
- Unlimited planning and design due to high formability
- Vibration-damping, therefore no additional sound-damping needed
- Simple processing using conventional tools, e.g. for folding and bending
- Smooth handling, even with large size panels
- Perfect flatness
- Low cost for substructures and fasteners
Environment, Safety and Quality
For 3A Composites, effective, continuing environmental protection is a main priority. The company considers natural resources to be a basic asset to be preserved, in order to ensure forthcoming generations a future worth living.
The company commits itself to continuous own improvements in environmental protection, which by far exceed existing regulations. Also in this field, 3A Composites endeavours to play a leading role.
Recycling
ALUCORE® base can be fully recycled with any other aluminium without prior separation or sorting (scrap value).
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