How to Select 5 Bar Aluminum Tread Plate

5 bar aluminum tread plate refers to aluminum plate with the pattern of five-bar groups. The groups are so skillfully arranged on the sheet surface that each group forms a fixed angle with its surrounding groups. What’s more, all the angles formed by any random adjoining groups are of the same degree, which creates perfect anti-skip effect of a sheet as a whole. The 5 bar aluminum tread plate is usually applied as coverage for stair steps, flooring material for refrigeration store rooms, fridge inner panels, wall cladding for gyms and even tool boxes. Then how to select 5 bar aluminum tread plate, anyway?

To pick out satisfying 5 bar aluminum tread plates from confusingly numerous brands and suppliers, you need to check their thickness, process, price and service. Thickness does not refer to that of a finished plate only. Top quality tread plates should meet international standards in thicknesses of both base plates and anodized films. The base plates must be over 1.2mm thick and the anodized film more than 10um. The tensile strength of a qualified plate is no less than 157N per square millimeter, and the yielding strength at least 108N/mm2. Any aluminum tread plates dissatisfying these conditions should be regarded as disqualified. Process refers to the quality, especially surface quality of a piece of aluminum embossed plate. Excellent plates are featured by bright surfaces, clear regular patterns and good flatness. The surface is free from oil, scratches or damages. Inferior patterned sheets, on the other hand, are made of aluminum scraps and featured by dull uneven surface, irregular blurred patterns and poor properties. The price of 5 bar aluminum tread plates varies from supplier to supplier and alloy to ally. Generally speaking, 5xxx plates are more expensive than 3xxx ones, and 1xxx plates prove to be the cheapest. Professional suppliers give offers around 30% higher than unprofessional ones, thus you should not focus only on price. Good service, especially after-sales service, will spare you lots of trouble later.