Sculptform Wood Finish Aluminium
WOOD FINISH ALUMINIUM
WOOD FINISH ALUMINIUM
A natural, timber aesthetic with all the benefits of aluminium.
Our Wood Finish Aluminium range is a desirable combination, the benefits of aluminium with the beauty of wood.
WOOD FINISH ALUMINIUM
WHY USE WOOD FINISH ALUMINIUM?
Our Wood Finish Aluminium battens provide value to specifiers, installers and clients alike. Cost-effective, fast to install and providing a range of colour options, our wood finish range can meet any budget and design intent.
Deemed non-combustible under AS1530.1, our battens meet the fire compliance requirements for most external applications.
Providing the beautiful, natural look of timber whilst avoiding hassles such as fire compliance and maintenance schedules, our Wood Finish Aluminium battens offer value to specifiers, designers and clients alike.A range of benefits over other wood-look alternatives, such as powder coating, wrapped aluminium provides far better fade resistance under UV exposure (see page 5 for details), a high quality textured finish, all while maintaining minimal environmental impact
FILM STRUCTURE
By applying a top coat with special cross-link structure, our Wood Finish aluminium provides superior weather and marring resistance. Polyolefin resin is used for the base of the film providing an environmentally friendly product
FEATURES
LARGE BLADE SIZES
Available in depths up to 150mm, our Click-on Batten system offers large timber look blades for your project. The aluminium profiles offer a lightweight alternative to solid timber battens. See our entire range of aluminium sizes here. For large scale facade applications requiring deeper blades, our Facade Blades system offers depths of up to 300mm.
POWDER COATED END CAPS TO MATCH
Our aluminium battens come complete with end caps. Powder coated to suit the colour of the wood finish, the end caps easily snap in place and provide a neat finish to the exposed ends of the battens. Due to the variation in texture of the wood finish, accurate colour representation cannot be guaranteed.
WRAPPED END CAPS TO MATCH
We also offer wrapped end caps in the chosen wood finish at an extra cost to provide a more accurate aesthetic. The end caps easily snap in place and provide a neat finish to the exposed ends of the battens.
OTHER FEATURES
INFORMATION
FINISHES
- Smoked Oak
- Chocolate Oak
- Walnut
- Rivergum
- Blackbutt
- Spotted Gum
- Greywash Oak
- White Oak
- Whitewash Oak
PRODUCT NAME
Wood Finish Aluminium
MATERIAL
Polyolefin Exterior Film
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
Japan
GLUE
Polyurethane Reactive (PUR) Hot Melt
COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL CONTRACTION (SHRINKAGE)
- Vertical: less than 0.5%
- Horizontal: less than 0.5%
BATTEN END CAPS
End caps are powder coated to match each individual wood finish colour.
HEAT/MOISTURE RESISTANCE
- Thermo-hygrostat at 60±2 ̊c, 95±2%RH for 72 hours.
- No noticeable change of surface.
PATTERN
- 1200mm in length. A textured surface with a matt finish.
- Wood grain running the length of batten.
WEAR RESISTANCE
Taber Abrasion tester with 500g load of S-42 sandpaper after 100 cycles. Printed layer is not affected.
WEATHER RESISTANCE
Tested under accelerated weather conditions in a S.W.O.M in accordance with JIS A1415 for 4000 hours. No noticeable colour change or fading. See page 5 for more information.
SUITABLE APPLICATIONSSUITABLE APPLICATIONS
- Used for decorative wall and ceiling linings for internal and external application
- Can be used as a finish with our Click-on Battens, Click-on Cladding and Click-on Screen systems in all profiles and sizes
- When Group 1 fire compliance is required for a project
- To minimise maintenance of an exterior project • For large blade sizes, offering an lightweight alternative to timber
QUALITY TIMBER FINISH
The world-class polyolefin film is manufactured in Japan, using an electron beam coating technology. The coating makes the film highly durable and resistant to scratching and abrasion. The film is bonded to the aluminium boards using European wrapping technology. The German-made reactive hotmelt PUR adhesive gives it superior resistance to moisture and temperature. This interlaminar bond is continually subjected to strict testing rigour.
COLOUR FADE TEST RESULTS
The film also has excellent resistance to fade. In the table below we compare the fade of Sculptform timber finish to a sublimation powder coat alternative. The samples were tested under accelerated weathering conditions to compare fade over time.
