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SANDWICH PANEL COMPOCEL AL

COMPOCEL® AL​ is a sandwich panel with a core in aluminium honeycomb bonded to two skins of aluminium. 

Its certified version finds application in various sectors: from railways to naval, from building construction to interiors. This panel can be ordered with raw, primed or colored sheets. The colors are available in various RAL after having verified minimun order quantities and delivery times.

This panel can be edged, shaped, perforated, see processing and finishes. CEL, upon customer request, can offer perforate this panel in order to transform it into a vacuum table. 

 

 

A -  ALUMINIUM SKINS
Thickness mm: 0,5 - 0,8 - 1 (standard)

 

B - STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE

 

C - CORE IN ALUMINIUM HONEYCOMB
Aluminium honeycomb (Alloy series 3000*)
with hexagonal cells
Diameter: Ø1/4”, Ø3/8”, Ø1/2”, Ø3/4”
Thickness Foil: from 50 to 70 microns

 

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* To Aluminium alloy series 3000 belong: Aluminium alloy 3003, Aluminium alloy 3005, Aluminium alloy 3103, Aluminium alloy 3104.

 

Compocel AL
Application areas Shipyards and Shipbuilding Stone Reinforcement Stone Reinforcement Building Industry Interiors Railway sector Sandwich panels for floor applications Automotive

 

TECHNICAL FEATURES

Technical data sheet for standard panels (dimensions, materials and special finishes on request)
panel size mm
standard 1250 x 2500 / 1250 x 3000 / 1500 x 3000; On request up to 2000 x 7000
thickness’ tolerance mm
± 0,3
dimension’s tolerance mm
± 30
planarity *** mm/m
+/-1
skins’ thickness mm
from 0,5 to 5,0
skin alluminium alloy
1000 series, 3000 series, 5000 series
honeycomb alluminium alloy
3000 series, 5000 series
thickness of honeycomb foil μm
50 and 70
diameter of honeycomb  Ø = mm
from 3 to 19
honeycomb density Kg/m³
from 20 to 163
adhesive

two-components polyurethane adhesive/thermoplastic film/ epoxy film/ 
two-components epoxy adhesive
skin characteristics
rough/primer/polyester/PVDF/ anodised
type panel (some examples) - Panel Thickness mm
                                                               
type panel (some examples) - Skin Thickness mm
6
10
15
10
15
20
25
0,5 + 0,5
1,0 + 1,0
panel weight ‡  Kg/m2
3,8
4,0
4,3
6,7
7,0
7,3
7,6
compressive stabilised strength MPa ** ‡
ASTM C 365-365 M Mpa
2,9
maximum load **  ‡ ASTM C 393 † N
190
340
520
600
1.000
1.350
1.700
deflection at maximum load ‡  
ASTM C 393 † mm
14
8
6
8
6
4
3
skins E Elastic Modulus Mpa
68.000 - 70.000
moment of inertia I **   mm4/m
7.600
22.000
52.000
40.000
98.000
181.000
288.000
average resistance to peeling ** ‡
ASTM D1781-98 (2012)
> 280 N/76 mm or 40 Nmm/mm
maximum service temperature **  °C
- 40 / + 60; on request + 80 / + 100 / + 150
thermal expansion coefficient **  °C-1
2,3 x 10-5


**    Tested by Internal Laboratory
***  Approximate value
†  Sample dimension with 4 support points (L, W) 540x50mm;
    distance among the lower points 500mm, distance among the upper points 250mm
‡  Values for a panel with a honeycomb core of Ø6 56kg/m3 (Ø 1/4”)

 

PROCESSING METHODS

Pittogrammi lavorazione

COMPOCEL AL FR- FIRE REACTION - CLASSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Certified version COMPOCEL AL FR must be required while asking for a quotation might have a price surcharge due to certified materials. 

Honeycomb core’s properties 
50 Microns
Type
ALUMINIUM ALLOY 3003/3005/3103/3104
Ø honeycomb in mm
6
9
12
19
Ø honeycomb in inches
1/4"
3/8"
1/2"
3/4"
Density Kg/m3
56 - 59
39 - 40
29 - 30
20 - 21
Compressive stabilised strength MPa 
3,0 - 3,5
1,4 - 1,95
0,8 - 0,95
0,4 - 0,6
Honeycomb core’s properties 
70 Microns
TipoType
ALUMINIUM ALLOY 3003/3005/3103/3104
Ø honeycomb in mm
6
9
12
19
Ø honeycomb in inches
1/4"
3/8"
1/2"
3/4"
Density Kg/m3
80 - 83
54
40 - 42
27 - 29
Compressive stabilised strength MPa 
4,3 - 4,6
2,5 - 2,6
1,41 - 1,5
0,85 - 0,9

STANDARD DIMENSIONS (other dimensions available on request)

Disclaimer

LIABILITY DISCLAIMER: The above data are to the best of our knowledge correct and are intended to give information about our products and their potential applications. No warranty is given or implied in respect of certain properties of the products or their suitability for a particular application. We reserve the right for technical changes without further notice. We guarantee impeccable product quality under our terms of sale.