Why use Alupanel Smart?
- Flexible Performance for Light Fabrication
- Has a 100% Recycled LDPE core Panels can be fully recycled after use
- Meets fire test EN 13501-1:2018 to class
C-s2,d0 * - Available in a wide range of colours
- UV Resistant for outdoor use
- Flat, smooth, uniform surface
- Versatile and easily formable
- Lightweight yet rigid
- Easy-peel film for processing and protection
- 3-year limited warranty *
* Includes all PE painted finishes, excludes Brushed and Mirror finishes
Overview
Alupanel Smart: The Cost-Effective Solution for Lightweight Fabrication
Alupanel Smart is a specialized, economical version of the standard Alupanel, specifically engineered for projects where full structural thickness isn't a necessity. By utilizing a thinner 0.26mm surface, this composite sheet offers a more budget-friendly alternative for short-term installations or applications that don't face extreme structural loads. This reduction in the skin makes the material more agile and easier to manipulate, providing a "smart" middle ground between heavy-duty industrial panels and thinner, less durable materials.
The primary advantage of Alupanel Smart lies in its exceptional suitability for light fabrication. Because the aluminium skins are thinner, the material is responsive to easy folding, forming, and bending, allowing for quick and efficient shaping. This makes it an ideal choice for creating lightweight fabricated projects such as displays, temporary signage, or decorative elements where ease of fabrication is prioritized over long-term structural rigidity. The uniform, flat surface ensures that even with its thinner profile, the sheet maintains a premium look and feel during the forming process.
Despite its focus on economy and light fabrication, the product does not compromise on versatility. It is supplied as a dual-sided sheet- with a high-gloss finish on one side and matt on the reverse—offering multiple aesthetic options within a single cost-effective panel. For projects with a shorter lifespan or those that require a high volume of fabricated parts on a budget, Alupanel Smart delivers the essential characteristics of a professional aluminium composite while significantly reducing material costs.
Key Benefits:
Design Versatility:
Easily fabricated, folded, and formed to achieve complex, three-dimensional designs.
Durable Performance:
Built for high wear environments and UV resistant for stable exterior use.
Efficient Substrate:
Lightweight yet rigid, providing a uniform, flat surface ideal for graphics applications.
Cost Advantage:
Offers significant value as the optimal economical choice for fabrication projects.
Aesthetic Flexibility:
Supplied dual-sided with high-gloss and matt finishes to meet diverse project needs.
Fabrication Guide
Learn how to the get the best out of the product
Applications
Alupanel Smart is suitable for a huge range of applications in a variety of industries including those where fabrication is required.
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This product can be used for the following applications:
- Sign Making
- Wayfinding
- 3D Lettering
- Standoff Lettering
- Lightweight Hanging Signs
- POS Displays
- Vinyl Application
- Modular Sign Systems
- Shop/External Fascias
- Corporate ID
- Exhibition Design
- Outdoor Advertising
- Interior Panels & Decoration
- Direct UV & Screen Printing
Fabrications
The following fabrication techniques are commonly undertaken with this product and more information can be found in the Fabrication Guide in the download section
- Sawing & Cutting
- Routing
- Drilling
- Riveting
- Bending (3 Roller Panel Folder)
- Folding
- Hot Air Welding
- Clamping & Bolting
- Shearing
- Spray Painting & coating
- Punching
Colours
As standard Alupanel Smart generally comes with a high-gloss polyester paint finish on one side with the same colour in a matt finish on the reverse, giving you 2 finish options with each panel.
Alupanel Smart's signature white point is Signal White
Alupanel Smart is available in a wide range of other colours and formats, however stocks can vary due to demand so please reach out regarding the colours we currently have available.
Additionally, Alupanel Smart can also be colour matched to almost any RAL colour - allowing corporate colours to be matched with ease- subject to minimums and a lead time which will vary based on the specification of the panel and finish. Please talk to us about any special project requirements so we can get provide more specific information for your project.
Technical
Here are the sheet sizes and thicknesses available as standard along with the technical specification of Alupanel Smart.
Please note, some finishes are stocked in a limited selection of sizes, please contact us for specific details.
| Panel Thickness | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminium Skin Thickness | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 |
| Weight | 2.72 | 3.62 | 4.57 | 6.42 |
| 1000 x 2050 | ||||
| 1000 x 3050 | ||||
| 1000 x 3200 | ||||
| 1220 x 2440 | ||||
| 1220 x 3050 | ||||
| 1250 x 2550 | ||||
| 1250 x 3050 | ||||
| 1250 x 3200 | ||||
| 1250 x 4000 | ||||
| 1500 x 3050 | ||||
| 1500 x 3200 | ||||
| 1500 x 4000 | ||||
| 1500 x 4050 | ||||
| 1525 x 3050 | ||||
| 1560 x 3050 | ||||
| 2000 x 3050 | ||||
| 2000 x 3200 | ||||
| 2000 x 4000 | ||||
| 2000 x 4050 | ||||
| 2050 x 3050 | ||||
| 2050 x 4050 |
| Panel Thickness | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound Absorption NRC | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Sound Attenuation Rw db | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Water Absorption % by Volume | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Thermal Performance R Values | 0.0047 | 0.0080 | 0.0113 | 0.0180 |
| Core Composition | 100 % recycled LDPE | 100 % recycled LDPE | 100 % recycled LDPE | 100 % recycled LDPE |
| Fire Performance | EN 13501-1:2018 Class C-s2,d0 | EN 13501-1:2018 Class C-s2,d0 | EN 13501-1:2018 Class C-s2,d0 | EN 13501-1:2018 Class C-s2,d0 |
| Tensile Strength of Aluminium Layers | 149MPa | 149MPa | 149MPa | 149MPa |
| Thickness (mm) | +/- 0.2 |
| Width (mm) | -0 +2 |
| Length (mm) | -0 +3 |
| Diagonal (mm) | -0 +5 |
| Thermal Expansion | 2.4mm/m @100ºC Temp Difference |
| Aluminium Thickness | As specified in EN485-4 |
| Pencil Hardness | 2H |
| Toughness of Coating | 3T |
| Temperature Resistance | -50ºC to +80ºC |
| Impact Strength (kg/CM2) | 50 |
| Boiling Water Resistance | Boiling for 2hrs without change |
| Acid Resistance | Surface immersed in 2% HC1 for 24hrs without change |
| Alkali Resistence | Surface immersed in NaHO engine oil for 24hrs without change |
| Oil Resistance | Surface immersed in 20# engine oil for 24hrs without change |
| Solvent Resistance | Cleaned 100 times with Dimethylbenzene without change |
| Cleaning Resistance | >1000 times without change |
| Peel Strength | >5 Newton/mm |
Downloads
Here you will find a range of supporting documents for our product range which will be updated and added to periodically. In the meantime, if you require any further information please contact us here
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