Noun

1. An alloy that has expanded upon cooling
2. sheet metal that has been slit and stretched at right angles to the slits to form a lattice; used for making screens etc and for reinforcing concrete.

Quotations

• 1848 Charles Vincent Walker - Electrotype Manipulation

  If the action is carried on at an elevated temperature, the adhesion is greater, because the contraction of the expanded metal binds the film more closely.

• 1999 Engineering Life-Cycle Cost Comparison Study of Barrier Fencing Systems

  . . . the infill is atlernately steel panels, reinforced concrete panels, and steel mesh (eg, chain link, expanded metal, and fine mesh).