What is the difference between aluminum curtain walls and aluminum honeycomb panels

Aluminum veneer curtain walls and aluminum honeycomb panels are the main products, which are also recognized by the market for their superior quality. Despite this, most consumers are unable between aluminum veneer curtain walls and aluminum honeycomb panel curtain walls.

Honeycomb aluminum panels:

Firstly, let us begin by looking at honeycomb aluminum panels. When compared to curtain wall aluminum veneer, honeycomb aluminum panels can reach a height of 1500mm to 4500mm. The internal aluminum honeycomb ensures that honeycomb aluminum panels will be able to fully withstand their weight since they are composite materials, so reinforcement is not required. In the case of ordinary curtain wall aluminum veneers with a width or length greater than 1 m, reinforcement must be welded to the back. Due to the different thermal expansion coefficients between the reinforcement bars and the panel itself, the front side of the panel will become uneven within six months to one year of completion.

Further more, it is imperative to note that honeycomb aluminum panels are installed using a buckle cover system. You can choose between two types of glue seams, hidden glue seams, and exposed glue seams. As these two systems take into consideration the influence brought about by thermal expansion and cold contraction, the surface can be freely expanded in four directions, significantly reducing the influence of temperature stress on the surface flatness; the surface of ordinary single-layer aluminum panels is easily warped since it is a system of exposed glue seams, and the installation code is used to install the fixed keel without adequate room to release the temperature stress.

Besides, there are some advantages of Aluminum honeycomb panels. Since they are composite panels, they are lightweight, have high strength, and excellent flatness, have a large surface area, are easy to install, and are easy to maintain. Due to its reusability and ability to resist thermal expansion and contraction, it is also very environmentally friendly.

Aluminum veneer curtain walls:

As curtain wall aluminum veneer is a single-layer product, it is relatively simple to process and has strong modeling capabilities. Due to the slow processing speed and an inability to ensure precision, aluminum honeycomb panels as a composite product are relatively poor in precision.

Compared with aluminum honeycomb plate, aluminum veneer for curtain walls does not have the above advantages, although it does have their advantages and is slightly less expensive. In general, the cost of a 25MM thick aluminum honeycomb plate is 15 to 20% higher than the cost of a 3MM thick aluminum veneer for curtain walls. Because of the self-weight and modeling reasons, 4MM thick curtain wall aluminum veneer is rarely used, but there is only a 5% difference in the cost between 4MM curtain wall aluminum veneer and aluminum honeycomb panel.