8mm Square Hole Stainless Steel Perforated Sheet Plate – 12mm Pitch – 1mm Thick

Description

Stainless Steel Perforated Sheet

8mm stainless steel perforated sheet is produced by punching flat sheet metal with a specific pattern. This is driven by the customer’s requirement for the metal for cosmetic or application purposes.

The steel perforated sheet is a simple yet highly functional product, designed to cater to various needs. Crafted from stainless steel, this sheet is resilient, durable, and resistant to rust and corrosion, making it suitable for both indoor and outdoor applications. Its primary feature is the 8mm square holes, spaced at intervals (or pitch) of 12mm. This means that for every 12mm, there’s an 8mm hole and a 4mm gap between each hole. The total thickness of the flat sheet is 1mm, ensuring sturdiness while retaining a degree of flexibility.

The square pattern of the perforations lends a unique aesthetic to the sheet, making it not just functional but also visually appealing. This makes it suitable for decorative applications as well as practical ones like ventilation, filtration, or protection. The openness of the perforations allows for good airflow and visibility, while the stainless steel provides strength and longevity.

Being easy to cut and shape, the steel perforated sheet is versatile and can be used in various projects. From protective barriers in machinery to decorative panels in architecture, its applications are diverse. When looking for a balance between aesthetics, functionality, and durability, this perforated stainless steel sheet stands out as an optimal choice.

Specification Of This Mesh:

• Hole Size (Aperture) – 8mm square hole
• Pitch – 12mm. The pitch is measured from the start of one hole to the next or the hole size plus the gap between the hole
• Thickness – 1mm thick flat sheet
• Pattern – Square

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We also offer a massive range of stainless steel perforated metal sheet options from immediate stock. In order to produce stainless steel perforated metal sheet, flat sheet metal is punched with round or square holes. Perforated sheets are commonly often used in applications where the passing of air is required. Because the holes are punched, it is possible to have a far stronger finished metal product than it would be for the equivalent thickness in woven or welded mesh.

FAQs For This Product

How Does It Compare To Non-Perforated Stainless Steel Sheets?

Ventilation and Airflow: Steel perforated sheets, with their 8mm square holes set in a square pattern, allow for significantly improved airflow compared to non-perforated stainless steel sheets. This characteristic makes the perforated sheets particularly valuable in applications that require efficient ventilation.

Weight: When comparing sheets of the same dimensions, perforated ones are generally lighter due to the presence of holes. This reduced weight can be advantageous for specific applications, especially where the overall weight of the material matters, such as in transportation or mounting.

Transparency and Aesthetics: The design of perforated sheets can offer a certain degree of transparency, which is not possible with solid sheets. This unique feature is often capitalized upon in design or architectural contexts. The square pattern in the perforated sheets provides a distinct visual appeal, differentiating it from the uniform appearance of non-perforated sheets.

Sound Absorption: Interestingly, perforated sheets can contribute to sound dampening, especially when combined with materials that absorb sound. This quality contrasts with non-perforated sheets, which don’t inherently offer this benefit.

Strength and Rigidity: Non-perforated stainless steel sheets tend to have higher strength and rigidity due to their solid structure. This makes them more suitable for applications demanding higher resistance or durability. However, the perforated sheets, with a thickness of 1mm, still maintain substantial strength, catering to a range of uses.

Is There A Weight Limit To What Perforated Stainless Sheet Can Support?

There is a direct correlation between the thickness of the perforated stainless sheet and its weight-bearing capacity. Typically, thicker sheets can support more weight. The given sheet has a thickness of 1mm.

The size and arrangement of the holes can affect the sheet’s strength and weight-bearing capacity. Compared to sheets with smaller or fewer holes, sheets with larger holes or more frequent perforations may be less structurally sound.

Different grades of stainless steel have different strengths and characteristics. Weight capacity of the perforated sheet depends on the grade of stainless steel.

The way the sheet is supported and fixed in place impacts its capacity to bear weight. Weight can be handled more effectively if support points are evenly distributed.

Weight limits are also affected by the type and distribution of loads (static or dynamic). Typically, a static load that is uniformly distributed is easier to support than a static load that is concentrated or dynamic.

What Makes The Steel Perforated Sheet Different From Other Meshes?

In terms of construction, appearance, and functionality, steel perforated sheet is unique from other meshes. At its core, a perforated sheet is a flat sheet of steel that has had holes systematically punched out, while meshes typically involve individual wires or threads interwoven or welded together. Because of this structural difference, perforated sheets are often more rigid and uniform than wire meshes. Additionally, the pattern in which holes are punched in perforated sheets, such as the square pattern mentioned, can give a distinct aesthetic appeal, making them suitable for decorative purposes, architectural designs, and even for specific acoustic properties. In contrast to woven or welded meshes, perforated sheets maintain a continuous grain of the material, enhancing their structural integrity.

In addition, the precision manufacturing process of perforated sheets allows for a wider variety of hole shapes and sizes, ranging from square to triangular, to custom patterns. Perforated sheets and meshes can both serve filtration, separation, or protective purposes, but the choice depends on a project’s specific requirements, such as mechanical strength, aesthetic appeal, or application nature.

Check out our blog ‘the benefits of stainless steel perforated metal sheets’ for more information on that large range of materials.  We have also written an everything you need to know guide about this metal mesh. 

Our goal for our blogs and help guides is to answer as many questions as possible to help to explain the possibilities of mesh to our customers.  Contact our team today if you have any questions at all. We are always really keen to help in any way that we can. 

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