Timber Look Aluminum Coils/Sheets

Timber look aluminum coil is a color coated aluminum coil material with a specially treated surface that imitates the wood texture. Timber look color coated aluminum coil has become a popular material in modern architecture and decoration due to its beautiful appearance and superior performance, and can meet diverse design needs and functional requirements.

The core advantages of timber look aluminum coil

1. Decorativeness and design flexibility of simulated wood grain

- Natural texture restoration: Through thermal transfer, lamination or roller coating process, the natural wood grain texture of walnut, oak, pine, etc. can be accurately reproduced, with a grain clarity of more than 90% and high color saturation, meeting the needs of indoor and outdoor natural style design.

- Customized adaptation: Supports customization of texture direction and color depth (such as antique and high-gloss wood grain) according to the design draft, and even develops exclusive textures in combination with architectural style, adapting to modern, new Chinese, Nordic and other decoration styles.

2. Physical properties and durability beyond wood

- Lightweight and high strength: The density of aluminum substrate is only 2.7g/cm³ (about 1.5 times that of wood), but the tensile strength is 110-200MPa (3003 alloy), and the wind pressure resistance is better than solid wood, which is suitable for high-rise building exterior walls or large-span ceilings.

- Weather resistance and corrosion resistance:

The surface coating (PE/PVDF) has UV resistance and will not fade or powder after 20 years of outdoor use (PVDF coating warranty period can reach 30 years);

The aluminum substrate itself is acid and alkali resistant, and will not mold or be eaten by insects in humid, coastal or industrial pollution environments, and does not need to be regularly painted with anti-corrosion paint (the average annual maintenance cost of traditional wood is about 3-5 times that of aluminum coils).

- Fire and moisture-proof: Aluminum is a non-combustible material (fireproof grade A1), which does not burn or release toxic gases when exposed to open flames. It is suitable for high-demand fire scenes such as hospitals and shopping malls. It has strong dimensional stability in humid environments (expansion rate <0.01%), which prevents wood from being deformed by moisture.

3. Environmental protection and sustainability

- Low-carbon production: The energy consumption of color coated aluminum coil production is about 1/3 of that of steel, and the coating process uses water-based paint or environmentally friendly resin, and VOC emissions are lower than the national standard (GB 30981-2020).

- Recyclable: The recycling rate of waste aluminum coils exceeds 95%, and the performance does not decay during recycling, which meets the requirements of green building LEED and WELL certification; while the use of wood involves the consumption of forest resources and is less environmentally friendly.

4. Processing and installation efficiency advantages

- Easy to form: Aluminum coils can be made into complex shapes such as arcs and waves through rolling, stamping, bending and other processes (the minimum bending radius can reach 1.5 times the thickness of the board), while solid wood processing is difficult and has a high waste rate.

- Easy installation: light weight (about 2.16kg per square meter for 0.8mm thick aluminum coil), dry construction (such as clips and screws) can be used, the construction efficiency is 40% higher than that of wood, and the on-site cutting dust pollution is reduced.

Typical application scenarios of timber look aluminum coil sheet:

1. Building exterior wall and curtain wall decoration

- Case: wood grain aluminum sheet (3003 alloy + PVDF coating), and the imitation walnut texture is matched with the glass curtain wall to create a "modern wood grain" visual effect, while meeting the salt spray resistance requirements of coastal areas (salt spray resistance test > 1000 hours without corrosion).

- Advantages: Replace traditional wooden curtain walls, avoid cracking caused by sea breeze erosion, and reduce maintenance costs by 80%.

2. Indoor ceilings and partitions

- Applicable scenarios: high-end hotel lobbies, office building conference rooms, restaurant private rooms, etc.

- Process: 0.5-1.0mm thick 3105 alloy aluminum coils are commonly used. The thermal transfer process presents light-colored wood grain (such as ash and maple), which is installed with hidden keels to achieve seamless splicing effects and meet indoor fire protection standards (B1 level or above).

3. Outdoor landscape and facilities

- Garden landscape: The scenic area corridors, flower boxes, and guardrails use wood-grain aluminum coils (H44 state, hardness 1H), which are resistant to rain erosion and do not require regular maintenance.

- Municipal engineering: Bus station shelters and subway entrance and exit decorative panels use the weather resistance and fire resistance of aluminum coils to take into account both beauty and safety.

4. Furniture and kitchen and bathroom decoration

Furniture panels: Cabinets and wardrobe door panels use 0.4-0.6mm thick 3003 alloy color-coated aluminum coils (PE coating), the surface imitates cherry wood texture, is waterproof and moisture-proof, suitable for humid environments such as kitchens and bathrooms, and solves the problem of wooden door panels swelling when exposed to water.

- Bathroom partitions: Hospital bathroom partitions use antibacterial wood grain aluminum coils (silver ion antibacterial agent added to the coating), with an antibacterial rate of >99%, and are easy to clean (stain wiping efficiency is 2 times higher than that of wooden partitions).

5. Transportation and special fields

- High-speed rail/subway interiors: Car roofs and side panels use wood grain color-coated aluminum coils (lightweight design, reducing vehicle energy consumption), with flame retardant coatings (oxygen index >32%), which meet rail transit fire protection standards (EN 45545-2).

- Container transformation: The exterior walls of modular buildings use timber look aluminum coils, which are both thermally insulating (can be compounded with rock wool) and beautiful.