Curtain wall is a kind of external wall enclosure component which hangs on the outside of the structural frame of a building. Its dead weight, wind load and earthquake resistance are good.
Benefits of Curtain Walls
1 The visual effect is ideal, because glass is used in many construction industries, and is the latest structure and technology in most buildings.
2 The weight of the wall is light, the weight of the glass curtain wall and the metal plate curtain wall is 1/7-1/8 of that of the wall surface of the concrete foundation board and 1/10-1/12 of that of the brick wall, thereby greatly reducing the pressure on the main structure and the foundation and reducing the engineering cost. improves the seismic performance of the building.
3 The materials used are few, mainly modern industrial products, which are basically processed by factories, especially the unit curtain wall, with stable performance, high processing precision, easy control, less installation workload, small weather shadow in rainy season and short construction period.
4 The curtain wall component is convenient to replace and maintain and has low maintenance cost.
5 improve indoor permeability and increase comfort.
6 The form of building curtain wall structure can be designed and selected according to the need of building shape, which is well adapted to the renovation of the old building facade. The building curtain wall organically integrates the mechanical properties of the surrounding protection structure such as rainproof, heat insulation, lighting, sound insulation, physical properties and decoration functions, and is a synthesis of architectural art, function and technology.
Curtain wall can be divided into: Building curtain wall, component type building curtain wall, unit type curtain wall, glass curtain wall, stone curtain wall, metal plate curtain wall, full glass curtain wall, point support glass curtain wall, etc.
Classified by panel material
Glass curtain wall: all glass curtain wall, hanging glass curtain wall, ground glass curtain wall; glass brick curtain wall, frame type glass brick curtain wall, filled glass brick curtain wall; point connection type glass curtain wall, pull rod type glass curtain wall, stay cable type glass curtain wall, truss type glass curtain wall. Glass curtain wall refers to the external enclosure structure or decoration structure which can be displaced by the supporting structure system and does not share the function of the main structure. The walls are available in single and double glazing. The glass curtain wall is divided into structural glass curtain wall and unit glass curtain wall. The former is assembled in sequence by metal frame, glass and filling layer at the construction site. The latter is a factory prefabricated assembly system that is assembled from panels and metal frames. There are three installation methods for glass curtain walls: Full hidden frame installation, visible hidden frame installation, and semi hidden frame installation.
Glass curtain wall building in Houston
Non-metallic sheet (excl. glass) curtain wall: stone board, honeycomb composite board, Trespa board, ceramic board, calcium-plastic board, artificial board, pre-cast cement processing board.
Stone curtain wall: combined curtain wall, pin stone curtain wall, short channel stone curtain wall, through channel stone curtain wall, back bolt stone curtain wall, small unit stone curtain wall, wet-stick stone curtain wall, honeycomb Stone stone curtain wall. The stone curtain wall is usually composed of stone panels and supporting structures (beam columns, steel structures, connectors, etc.). It does not bear the load and function of the main structure. It can be installed in three ways: Foldable back bolt type, support plate type, long slot type.
Residential building with stone curtain walls
Sheet Metal Curtain Wall: Single-piece aluminium plate, composite aluminium plate, aluminium-plastic plate, stainless steel plate, brushed titanium plate, color steel plate, copper plate (no longer used), honeycomb plate.
Commercial building with brass curtain wall
Gens Metal has been researching, designing and fabricating all kinds of metal curtain wall panels and claddings, including copper & brass, aluminium, zinc, stainless steel and so on. Besides the metal parts themselves, Gens metal provides the whole plan for curtain wall and cladding systems, a turnkey solution supplier you can rely on.
Aluminium curtain wall under installation
Classification of metal curtain wall (by block fixing method)
Single layer aluminum alloy sheet curtain wall (common)
Aluminum-plastic composite panel curtain wall (general)
Aluminium honeycomb panel (general)
Color steel plate
enamel coated steel sheet
stainless steel plate
zinc (titanium, copper) alloy plate
Aluminium curtain wall
Basic design requirements for metal selection
The thickness of single-layer aluminium sheet for curtain wall shall not be less than 2.5mm.
The thickness of the upper and lower layers of aluminium alloy plates for the curtain wall shall be 0.5 mm, and the standard value of the peel strength of the aluminium alloy plates and the sandwich layer shall be greater than 7N/mm.
The thickness of the honeycomb aluminium plate shall be 10mm according to the requirements of the use function and durability of the curtain wall. The 12m-socket aluminum plate shall be made by bonding the front aluminium alloy plate of 1mm thickness, the back aluminium alloy plate of 0.5-0.8mm thickness and the aluminium honeycomb; The thickness of the honeycomb aluminium plate above 10mm, the front and back aluminium alloy plate thickness shall be 1mm.m，15mm，20mm, 25mm aluminium honeycomb panels. Honeycomb 10mm thick
Single layer aluminium alloy sheet curtain wall
Aluminium alloy: The alloy series of aluminium alloy plates commonly used in construction is 11xxx series: Containing 99.00% or more pure aluminum. 23xxx Series: The main alloying element is manganese, the strength is more than 20% higher than that of 1xxx series, but it can not be strengthened by heat treatment. 35xxx series: The main alloying element is magnesium, can work hard, good weldability, corrosion resistance.
Commonly used grade 3003, status H12, H24,Thickness: 2.5 mm, 3 mm, film thickness: 2 coatings > 25um, 3 coatings or 4 coatings > 40um
Surface treatment: fluorocarbon coating
Aluminum-plastic composite panel curtain wall (4 mm)
The inside and outside are 0.5mm thick aluminum plates, which are coated by PVDF roller and bonded with 3mm thick flame-retardant inorganic core plate (or POLYETHYLENE).
simple processing equipment and convenient processing.
light weight, good rigidity, heat insulation, sound insulation and vibration damping
Bends must be reinforced due to low slotting strength
Honeycomb aluminum plate
is formed by bonding and compounding surface material and honeycomb core material by structural adhesive, wherein the thickness of the panel material is 0.8-1mm, the thickness of the honeycomb core material is 0.03-0.08mm, and the shape is hexagonal, flat hexagonal, rectangular, square, etc. the side length is 3-7mm, the thickness of the honeycomb plate is 6-25mm, and the common thickness is 10, 12, 15, 20 and 25.
Main features: large external stiffness, good flatness, good sound insulation performance, a certain thermal insulation performance.
Copper curtain wall
Material: PT2 copper purity ≥ 99.90%
Coating: fluorocarbon resin coating (PVDF) with excellent weatherability, wherein the soluble fluorine content is not less than 18%;
Advantages: rich color, easy to process and extremely anti-corrosion; The service life is over 100 years.
Vitality: The copper curtain wall building will change its luster in 200 years. The color will gradually change from bright red to dark red, black, dark green, and finally keep the light green, which will remain unchanged for hundreds of years. The change of red copper reflects the life of the building. (Special treatment can also be used to make the copper not change color)
Gens Copper Honeycomb Panel
Gens curtain wall adopts the combination of copper plate and aluminum honeycomb inner panel, which greatly enhances the load-bearing capacity of curtain wall and makes curtain wall more solid. Gens curtain wall has the characteristics of light weight, high strength, customization and multi-purpose. Gens copper honeycomb board is made of two thin aluminum plates, firmly bonded to a thick layer of honeycomb-shaped core material on both sides of the plate, also known as honeycomb sandwich structure. In addition, the honeycomb plate also refers to a panel that welds a large number of cut-off waveguides together to form a cut-off waveguide array, forms a large opening area, and can prevent electromagnetic wave leakage.
Features of Gens Copper Honeycomb Board:
1. Gens copper honeycomb panel is made of T2 copper plate and AL3003H24 aluminium alloy plate, and the thickness is 20mm.
2. The fluorocarbon resin coating (PVDF) with excellent weatherability is adopted, wherein the soluble fluorine content is not less than 18%;
3. the thickness of the aluminum honeycomb plate is 20mm, the surface adopts a roller coating process (fluorocarbon resin coating), and the film thickness is more than or equal to 25mu m;The glossiness on the surface is high (glossiness ≥ 70%). The color and highlight effect are subject to the final color swatch.
4. The aluminum honeycomb core is hexagonal structure, the side length should not be more than 6mm, and the thickness of the aluminum foil should not be less than 0.05mm. The aluminum honeycomb core has been professionally treated with anticorrosion and has air pressure balance holes.
Gens copper honeycomb board
Aluminum honeycomb inner panel features:
1. Fire protection: The aluminum plate is noncombustible material.
2. Corrosion resistance: The surface of the aluminum honeycomb plate is treated by epoxy fluorocarbon, which has strong corrosion resistance. No pinholes, cracks and foaming are produced by spraying salt spray for 48 hours.
3. Environmental protection: Honeycomb panel belongs to pure aluminum products, does not volatilize any harmful gas to human body, no radioactivity and can be completely recycled, 100% environmental protection products.
4. Convenient transportation: The honeycomb aluminum plate is easy to disassemble and assemble, and the plate can not be damaged. Because of its light weight and convenient transportation, it can be transported to different places for repeated use. This is other partition board can not be compared with it.
Copper veneer is the simplest copper curtain wall structure, available in primary colors, patina and various Genius colors.
Gens copper veneer
The copper hollow board is made by the German imported laser cutting machine, which can cut the copper plate to create more shapes and make the building more dynamic.
Are you looking for reliable good supplier of metal curtain wall panels? Gens is your trustable one to work with.
