What makes honeycomb panels a favoured choice for innovative modern constructions? Nothing but their special design and versatility. Consumers are opting for environmentally friendly choices, and that’s why going for 100% reusable, recyclable, and flexible honeycomb sheets.
Precisely, these panels improve the attraction and aesthetic of a place. Therefore, honeycomb panels are not only used by industrial facilities but also the homeowners. Did I mention that honeycomb sheets are equally strong and durable with high corrosion resistance properties? If missed, we will discuss this further in the blog.
Honeycomb and ACP Sheets
Ranging from a wide variety of colours, patterns, and finishes, ACP panels are synonymous with strength, durability, and versatility. There is no doubt why the market for these building materials is growing so fast. No matter their uses, they are available in different core materials like LDPE (low-density polyethylene), Aluminium Corrugated, and Fire-retardant properties. So both residential and commercial owners can choose them for exterior and interior applications.
The aluminium honeycomb panels have got their inspiration from the natural honeycomb, where they look like conjoined hexagonal structures. Being sandwiched between two layers of aluminium sheets, the core forms an I-beam arrangement that offers a proper strength-to-weight ratio and support to the panel. In addition to this, their impact resistance capabilities pave the way for exterior cladding or facade installations pretty well.
Here’s Why You Can Choose Honeycomb Panels
The honeycomb panels are made by using different materials such as porcelain or stone on the surface or cosmetic face. There are many benefits of honeycomb panels, but the primary benefit is its weight and density:
1. Lightweight and Low Density.
The typical weight of honeycomb panels is between 5.0 and 9.5kg/sq.m. But what features determine their weight? It’s the core layer of the honeycomb panel that gives it a typical cellular structure. The continuous and regular arrangement of the polygonal cells forms a small cross-sectional area in the solid portion of the honeycomb panels.
That’s why the density of honeycomb sheets is much lower than that of the other sandwich materials. It’s even smaller than ordinary sheets like laminates and steel sheets.
The mixture comprises only 9% of FRP laminate, 11% of steel, and 23% of aluminium alloy. Hence, the ACP honeycomb panels are suitable for saving energy during aircraft applications. Aerospace engineering uses honeycomb panels for their lightweight, energy-saving and environmentally friendly materials.
2. High Strength and Durability
The mechanical analysis states that the honeycomb panels connect each other like I-beams. The surface bears the in-plane load like an I-beam flange. Moreover, the function of the honeycomb core is the same as the I-beam web. It bears the overall stress and connects both skin sheets. But there’s a difference as well — the rib is not really thin but has a dense reinforcement.
The core layer bonds to the entire surface of the board, and as the height of this layer is much larger than the thickness of the skin sheet, the section’s inertia moment gets multiplied.
3. Sound and Heat Insulation Properties
The materials used in the production of honeycomb panels don’t have heat insulation and sound insulation features. But we should not forget about aluminium; it is a good conductor of heat and sound. However, the unique structure of the honeycomb panel makes it a good heat and sound insulator.
Moreover, the core is a cellular structure where the hexagon hole occupies most of the space. Take an example, a honeycomb sheet is nearly 51.96×48.00×12.20mm, the foil thickness is 0.1mm, and the solid part weighs only 4% of the total volume.
So, after putting together the honeycomb core and the outer layer, we get hexagon-shaped closed spaces. The outer layers prevent air movements, not allowing the heat to escape. This also limits the spread of sound waves.
Bottom Line
Honeycomb Panels have opened the door for varied applications in the construction and architecture industry, aerospace and aviation sectors, marine industry, packaging and shipping, automotive industry, and so on. These sheets are taking toward a more sustainable and efficient future.
