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Formacore Curtain Wall Specifications

Formacore aluminum curtain wall panels meet the challenges of today's creative designers by using a unique composite design featuring an aluminum honeycomb core bonded to an aluminum face and liner. The result is a very flat and even panel with excellent peel strength and outstanding fire performance characteristics that weighs just 1 lb. per square foot. Available in a variety of panel edges, thicknesses and densities, it can interface anywhere in the curtain wall system as a spandrel panel, for soffits or fascia... in conjunction with glazing.

 

 

 

 

Module Dimensions Aluminum Components
(Thickness)		 Available colors Joinery
Width Length Thickness Core Face Liner Std. PVDF colors and custom colors Custom extrusion
48" Up to 20' 1/4", 1/2" (custom thickness available) ¼" and
½" cell honey-comb		 .040" and .060" .020" and .040"

 

General Specifications

Architectural Panels

  • PortaFab Formacore Honeycomb Panels, sandwich panel with aluminum skins laminated with a structural adhesive to an aluminum honeycomb core.
    • Panel Thickness: Panel thickness as specified.
      • 0.25”, 0.50”, 0.75”, 1.00”; or
      • Specify custom panel thickness; or
      • Refer to drawings

Panel Materials and Fabrication

  • Face Sheet:
    • Aluminum Skins: ASTM B209, Aluminum Association specification sheet [3003-H14/3105-H14 for painted finish][5005-H34 for anodized finish].
    • Aluminum sheet thickness:
      • 0.040" for coil coated or coil anodized finish; or
      • 0.063" for spray painted or batch anodized finish.
  • Back Sheet:
    • Aluminum Skins: ASTM B209, Aluminum Association specification sheet [3003-H14/3105-H14 for painted finish][5005-H34 for anodized finish].
    • Aluminum sheet thickness:
      • 0 .020” for clear conversion coating (mill finishes); or
      • 0.040" for coil coated or coil anodized finish; or
      • 0.063" for spray painted or batch anodized finish.
  • Core: 3003 aluminum alloy structure fabricated to form a hexagonal-shaped cell when expanded.
    • Commercial grade aluminum honeycomb (Per MIL-C-7438)
    • Specify cell size and thickness based on Structural Values Chart below:

3003 Aluminum Honeycomb Typical Property Values
Cell Size Foil Gauge Density (PCF) Strength
(PSI)		 Modulus
(KSI)		 Strength (PSI) “L” Direction Strength (PSI) “W” Direction Modulus (KSI) “L” Direction Modulus (KSI) “W” Direction
0.25” .003 5.2 620 148 345 215 63 31
0.375” .003 3.6 325 92 210 130 40 20
0.50” .003 2.5 165 40 130 70 25 15
0.75” .003 1.8 110 24 95 55 16 8
1.00” .003 1.2 75 16 55 40 14 7
Tested at 0.625T      

  • Finishes:
    • Coil-Coated or Spray-Applied Fluorocarbon Resin
      • Color: Selected by Architect/Engineer from manufacturer’s standard colors.
      • Number of Coats: [2-coat][3-coat][4-coat].
      • Provide factory applied strippable plastic film for protection during fabrication and installation.
    • Coil Anodized Finish
    • Batch Anodized Finish
      • Color: Selected by Architect/Engineer from manufacturer’s standard colors.
      • Film Thickness: Test Method ASTM B137; by weight.
        • Class I, 0.7 mils (minimum).
      • Provide factory applied strippable plastic film for protection during fabrication and installation.
  • Colors: As selected by the Owner from manufacturer's standard panel color. See Standard Color Chart.
  • Tolerances
    • Panel bow shall be a maximum 0.5 percent of panel dimension in width and length.
    • Panel dimension shall allow for fields adjustments, as recommended by manufacturer, where final dimensions cannot be established by field measurement before completion of panel manufacturing.
    • Panel lines, breaks, and angles shall be sharp and true, and surfaces shall be free from warp or buckle.
  • Panel Edge:
    • Cut edge panel (unsealed); or
    • Formed edge pane (unsealed); or
    • Formed edge panel with caulked and sealed edge