3000 Series Aluminum Honeycomb Core

Superior Strength Lightweight Aluminum Honeycomb

ARGOSY 3000 Series Aluminum Honeycomb is a lightweight honeycomb core that offers superior strength and corrosion resistance to meet a broad range of demanding applications. It is a high performance, low-cost structural core material that is perfect for architectural, transportation, marine, and other industrial applications.

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Typical Applications

ARGOSY 3000 Series Aluminum Honeycomb is utilized in a wide range of applications where: Lightweight, High flex strength, Corrosion-resistant, low-cost honeycomb core panels are desired. These include:

Marine interior panels
Automotive and truck panels
Industrial equipment
Tooling board
Energy Absorbing Applications

Architectural building panels and curtain walls
Rail and subway car flooring, wall and storage compartment panels
General door, shelving and cover panels
airflow control

Features

Excellent energy absorption qualities
Corrosion and fungus resistant
Low cost/high value
Available with RoHS compliant chrome-free
coating
Excellent strength-to-weight ratio overbroad
temperature range beyond 350°F/177°C

How to Order

When ordering, please specify material type using the following format: Example 5.2 1/4 -N-E

wdt_ID	PRODUCT	DENSITY	CELL SIZE	PERFORATED OR NON-PERFORATED	EXPANDED or UNEXPANDED
1	Aluminum Honeycomb	5.2	1/4	P or N	E or U

Available Dimensions and Tolerances

wdt_ID	wdtcolumn	STANDARD	MAXIMUM	TOLERANCE
1	Ribbon (L)	48 inches (1220 mm)	72 inches \| (1829 mm)	+2.0/-0.0 inches \| +50.8 / -0.0 mm
2	Transverse (W)	96 inches (2440 mm)	354 inches (9000 mm)	+4.0 / -0.0 inches (+101.6 / -0.0 mm)
3	Thickness (T) Block	N/A	34.5 inches (876 mm)	+1.0 / -1.0 inches (+25.4/ -25.4 mm)
4	Thickness (T) Slice	Up to 4 inches (102mm) T	Up to 4 inches (102mm) T	±0.004- (±0.1 mm)
5	Expanded Panel	Over 4 inches (102mm) T	Over 4 inches (102mm) T	±0.062- (±1.575 mm)
6	Density	See Product Availability Chart	See Product Availability Chart	± 15%
7	Cell Size	See Product Availability Chart	See Product Availability Chart	± 15%

Product Availability

wdt_ID	ALLOY	NOMINAL CELL SIZE	NOMINAL DENSITY PCF	NOMINAL FOIL THICKNESS INCHES	NOMINAL FOIL THICKNESS MICRONS
1	3000	3/16	4.4	.00185	47
2	3000	1/4	3.4	.00185	47
3	3000	1/4	3.4	.00285	72
4	3000	3/8	2.3	.00185	47
5	3000	3/8	3.6	.00285	72
6	3000	1/2	1.7	.00185	47
7	3000	1/2	2.6	.00285	72
8	3000	3/4	1.2	.00185	47
9	3000	3/4	1.8	.00285	72
10	3000	1	1.3	.00285	72

Typical Mechanical Properties

wdt_ID	CELL SIZE (INCHES) / DENSITY (LBS)	STABILIZED COMPRESSION	STRENGTH "L DIRECTION" (MPa)	MODULUS "L DIRECTION" (PSI)	STRENGTH "W DIRECTION" (MPa)	MODULUS "W DIRECTION" (PSI)
1	1/4 Inches \| Density 3.4	2.00 MPa \| 543 PSI	1.60	258	0.90	128
2	1/4 Inches \| Density 5.2	2.80 MPa \| 998 PSI	2.20	438	1.30	221
3	3/8 Inches \| Density 2.3	1.11 MPa \| 242 PSI	0.86	189	0.59	88
4	3/8 Inches \| Density 3.6	1.56 MPa \| 632 PSI	1.20	283	0.82	144
5	1/2 Inches \| Density 1.7	0.65 MPa \| 94 PSI	0.7	102	0.4	58
6	1/2 Inches \| Density 2.6	0.86 MPa \| 274 PSI	0.80	222	0.55	99
7	3/4 Inches \| Density 1.2	0.35 MPa \| 51 PSI	0.4	58	0.3	44
8	3/4 Inches \| Density 1.8	0.48 MPa \| 163 PSI	0.48	111	0.35	54
9	1 Inches \| Density 1.3	0.35 MPa \| 51 PSI	0.4	58	0.3	44

*Information contained above is typical only and should be verified for any specific applications

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