Cel Components ALUSTEP 500 SL Honeycomb Composite Panel

Description

Alustep® 500 SL is a sandwich panel with a Core in aluminum honeycomb faced with fibreglass impregnated with epoxy resin. The application of Alustep series’ panels permits huge savings as far as weight and thickness of slabs of natural stones, such as marbles and granite and mosaics are concerned. With the reduction of material and weight, material, logistics and installation costs can be significantly reduced.

A composite is a combination of materials with different properties. This combination gives the composite material mechanical characteristics such as lightness and resistance that are superior to those of single materials. Sandwich panels with honeycomb core and fiberglass skins impregnated with epoxy or phenolic resin (Step Series), are used to reinforce marble and semi-precious stones. This reduces the weight and increases strength at the same time. Lightweight Sandwich panels are not only used with marble and precious stones but also with any stone or ceramic material.

The Step series and the COMPOCEL AL offer various advantages and they are used in order to:

• Reduce the overall weight of the product
• Save stone material
• Improve mechanical properties
• Facilitate handling and installation
• Reduce transport costs
• Reduce CO2 emissions

Structure:

A: Skins in bidirectional glass fibre fabric

• 490 g/m2 impregnated with epoxy resin

B: Core in aluminum honeycomb

• Alloy Series 3000 with hexagonal cells
• Diameter: 1/4″ 
• Thickness Foil: from 50 to 70 microns

Technical Characteristics:

Thickness of panel: from 5mm to 50mm
Thickness’ tolerance: +-0,3mm 
Dimension’s tolerance: +-30mm
Skins’ thickness: 0,4mm
Impregnation: epoxy resin
Thickness of honeycomb foil: 50 and 70 microns
Diameter of honeycomb: from 3 to 19 mm
Honeycomb density: from 20 to 116 kg/m³
Adhesive for aluminum honeycomb: epoxy resin

See TDS for more information

Applications:

Due to their lightness and high mechanical properties, these panels can be used both in:

• buildings interiors (as marble or stone support for floors and worktop surfaces)
• boats and mega yacht interiors
• support for marble workers and art galleries