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41800.711.4939www.directmetals.comEXPANDED METALREGULAR EXPANDED METALFLATTENED EXPANDED METALSHEARINGRegular Expanded Metal is a nished product, as it comes from the press after having been die cut and expanded. Illustration shows that the strands and bonds form a sharp angle to the original plane of the solid sheet.Flattened Expanded Metal is regularexpanded metal, which has been cold rolled, leaving a at, smooth surface.SIDE SHEARINGThe process of cutting a piece ofexpanded metal parallel to the longdimension of the diamond. Random Side Shearing - Side shearing is a cut made parallel to the LWD dimension of the sheet, which usually leaves open diamonds. Flat expanded metal SWD shearing tolerance is plus or minus 1/8" when both sides are sheared. Bond Side Shearing - This cut is made along the length of the sheet on the center line of the bond over the specied width. In most cases, it is not practical to attempt to Bond Side Shear either regular or attened expanded metalbecause of camber. END SHEARINGThe process of cutting a piece of expanded metal parallel to the short way of the diamond. End Random Shearing - The process of shearing a piece of expanded metal to a specied length (LWD). This cut normally leaves open diamonds at both ends, but accomplishes close tolerance (plus or minus 1/8") when both ends of atexpanded metal are sheared. End Bond Shearing - The process of shearing a piece of expanded metal to a specied length (LWD). A plus or minus 1/8" tolerance applies when both ends of at expanded metal are sheared. One end is cut on the Bond parallel to the SWD, the other end usually has open diamonds.NOTE: When end bond shearing isrequested for both ends of at expanded metal, the sheet is sheared at the center line of the bond over the specied length. A tolerance minus 0 plus 1/2" diamondapplies. It is possible to end bond shear, but extraordinary care must be exercised to maintain the squareness of the sheet. SQUARENESSWhen all four sides of a sheet of expanded metal are sheared, the maximum toler-ance will be plus or minus 1/16" per foot of width.1/4" #20 Regular 1/4" #20 Flattened1/2" #16 Regular 1/2" #16 Flattened3/4" #13 Regular 3/4" #13 Flattened1-1/2" #9 Regular1-1/2" #9 FlattenedPatterns Shown Actual SizeSIDE BOND SHEARINGSIDE BOND SHEARINGSIDE RANDOM SHEARINGSIDE RANDOM SHEARING