Name for this?

[sodamo]

What is the perforated metal used in the bonnet/grill of many tractors. Same stuff seems to be in my LS, was in my Case DX and I need to repair/replace a small piece on front on my Kioti.

Here is a side panel of same

 

[MossRoad]

expanded metal?

decorative expanded metal - Google Search

 

[tomplum]

Perforated metal?

 

[Evets Tsorf]

Available at MSC or Metals on Line, as perforated sheet metal

 

[countrybumpkin]

Perforated metal?

This , you can buy it at may metal suppliers.

 

[sodamo]

Yea, think it may be called perforated, not expanded, but curious how to get same gauge and hole pattern

Wonder if in a hardware store? Didn’t find at HD.

 

[dragoneggs]

Perforated metal?

I always called it perforated if it is stamped holes vs. expanded that typically has a more diamond shape. Try Onlinemetals.com... I found some aluminum sheet.

Buy Aluminum Perforated Sheet Online

 

[Big Barn]

Your metal supplier should have all sizes. I buy it by the sheet but they can shear up whatever you need.

 

[sodamo]

Thanks, guys

 

[SmallChange]

Yes, expanded metal is something different. It is actually expanded, or stretched, in manufacturing. They cut little slits, then pull them open. This puts all the solid parts on a tilt, too. Then they may also calender this through rollers to flatten it again, or may leave them tilted, which creates more of a tread grip. Perforated metal manufacture creates a zillion little disks of scrap. Expanded metal manufacture doesn't create anything like that.

 

[5030]

Perforated is what is inside an oil filter too (at least the good ones).

 

[dougtrr2]

Be aware that expanded metal can tend to have more sharp edges. DAMHIKT

Doug in SW IA