Features of Alpolic

Superior flatness: Our continuous laminating process results in excellent flatness in our panels.
Excellent color uniformity: Our coil coating process ensures complete color consistency.
Lightweight and high rigidity: Our materials are extremely durable, yet lightweight when compared with solid aluminum sheets with equivalent rigidity.
Workability: Our materials are easy to cut, bend, groove and shape with regular aluminum working and woodworking machines and tools.
Fire safety: With its non-combustible mineral-filled core, ALPOLIC®/fr meets fire code requirements.

RIGIDITY

ALPOLIC®/fr is highly rigid, compared to solid aluminum sheet. Its parallel aluminum sheets behave like a small H-beam when pressure loads are uniformly distributed on the panel. Its flexural rigidity or bending strength is one of the characteristics of aluminum composite material.  Compared with solid aluminum panels, flexural rigidity or bending strength of ALPOLIC®/fr is high, yet it's lighter by approximately 15% than a solid aluminum panel of the equivalent rigidity.

Comaprison of Flexural Rigidity of ALPOLIC®/fr

 

COMPOSITION DETAIL OF ALPOLIC®/fr ALPOLIC®/fr is composed of multiple layers. Corrosion normally takes place at the cut edge and tends to penetrate inside. This results in de-lamination between the aluminum skin and core material. To protect the cut edge from this type of corrosion, we apply rust-preventing paint behind the aluminum skins. We coat the backside with wash coat or service coat, protecting the backside aluminum from either alkali attack from cement or galvanic corrosion from steel.

PAINT FINISH
1.Color variation 
The high performance Lumiflon-based fluorocarbon coating for ALPOLIC®/fr is highly resilient. Our four finishes (Solid Colors, Metallic Colors, Sparkling Colors and Stone Series) are available in standard and pre-formulated colors; please refer to our Color Chart for more information. Custom colors are also available for all finish types upon request (subject to respective minimum quantities). 
Note: Some custom colors might be very difficult to match due to the availability of paint pigments. 

2. Coating system
Solid Colors are a two-coat, two-bake system. Total dry film thickness is a minimum of 25 microns.
Metallic Colors and Sparkling Colors are a three-coat, three-bake system. Total dry film thickness is a minimum of 35 microns.
Stone Series is coated with a unique image transfer process. Total dry film thickness is a minimum of 45 microns.
Please refer to "Specifications" for further details.

3. Coating performance
Our Lumiflon-based fluorocarbon paint is known for its high durability. We apply this paint in our manufacturer's continuous coil coating lines for all finish types, and its paint performance complies with the all of the "specifications for coated coil for exterior building applications" issued by both the ECCA (European Coil Coating Association) and the AAMA (American Architectural Manufacturers Association). 

4. Comparison of paint performance
Our Lumiflon-based fluorocarbon coating is so durable that it will last much longer with less cleaning frequency under normal atmospheric conditions than such coventional paints as polyester, acrylic and polyurethane paints.

Coating warranty: 
Lumiflon-based fluorocarbon coating has a coating warranty of 10 years.

Stone Series

MG1W-G80 Black Granite	MG2W-G80 White Granite	MG3W-G80 Red Granite	MG4W-G80 Pink Granite	MG5W-G80 White Marble

ALPOLIC®/fr Stone Series was developed as an alternative to natural granite or marble. The stone pattern is produced with a unique image transfer process, and the paints are applied to the aluminum coil in our coil coating line with our Lumiflon-based fluorocarbon paint. While this finish is highly decorative, it has the same coating performance as our Solid Colors, Metallic Colors and Sparkling Colors. 
ALPOLIC®/fr Stone Series has several unique advantages. Its total weight is only 15% of natural granite. It is both bendable and workable, so curving panels can be produced easily. Available in the same sizes as standard ALPOLIC®/fr, our Stone Series panel size is also superior to natural granite.

		Granite 30mmt	ALPOLIC®/fr 4mmt
weight	Material	81kg/m2	7.6kg/m2
	Sub-structure		4.8kg/m
	Total	81+kg/m2	12.4kg/m2
Panel size		Not so large	Large(1.5mx3.0m or longer)
Bendability		Not bendable	Bendable
Cleaning		Not easy	Easy

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