This document provides an overview of aluminium composite panels (ACP). It discusses that ACP is made up of two aluminium sheets bonded to a low-density core. This creates a lightweight yet rigid sandwich structure. The core takes shear loads while the skins take tension and compression loads. ACP offers advantages like aesthetics, insulation, light weight, durability, and low maintenance. It can be installed using rivets or screws and cut using saws. ACP has properties such as heat and weather resistance, sound dampening, and comes in various colors and sizes for façade cladding and signage. Examples of its use include spaceship earth and buildings at Amity University.

1. ALUMINIUM COMPOSITE
PANEL
SUBMISSION BY-
BHARAT WADHWA

2. CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. CLASSIFICATION
3. PROPERTIES OF ACP
4. ADVANTAGES
5. INSTALLATION OF ACP
6. MARKET SURVEY
7. FEATURES

3. INTRODUCTION
Aluminium Composite Panel (ACP) is a general term for panels constructed
from two sheets of aluminium bonded to a core.
Also known as Sandwich panel, it is a structure made of three layers:
▪ Low density core inserted in between two relatively thin skin layers.
▪ This sandwich setup allows to achieve excellent mechanical performance at
minimal weight.
▪ The very high rigidity of a sandwich panel is achieved thanks to interaction of
its components under flexural load applied to the panel.
▪ Core takes the shear loads and creates a distance between the skins which
take the in-plane stresses, one skin in tension, the other in compression.

4. CLASSIFICATION

7. PROPERTIES OF ACP
▪ Aesthetically pleasing: Other means of making a structure
cannot deliver the result as Aluminum Composite Panel
does.
▪ Good Insulation Material: Thermal and acoustical
▪ Dead weight of the Composite material is very low.
▪ Is resistant to heat up to a temperature as high as of 113
degree Celsius after which it starts deforming in the first
place and then fails.
▪ Aluminum can be painted in any kind of color, and ACPs
are produced in a wide range of metallic and non-metallic
colors as well as patterns that imitate other materials,
such aswood or marble.

8. Adding true
beauty to a
structure
An economical
option
Easily and quickly
processed Long
lasting durability
Excellent
weather
resistance
Outstanding
thermal comfort
Improved sound
dampening
Least
maintenance
required
ADVANTAGES

9. INSTALLATION OF ACP
▪ Aluminium composite panel are installed on aluminium by rivet or screw Or
Cutting.
Panel can be cut by suitable kinds of saws and lathes.

10. SALIENT FEATURES OF ACP
• Very light reducing the dead weight of the building and frame loading.
• Resistant to extremes of weather exposure and temperature.
• Excellent UV characteristics retaining colour after long exposure.
• High impact resistance
• 100% maintenance free
• Good sound insulation.
• World renowned 3M tape is used for fixing the ACP to the aluminium
frame.
• Anti-Fungal protection
• Lightweight, reducing frame loading and installation costs
• Capable of being shaped and formed without loss of surface integrity
• High strength and rigidity - outstanding deflection and bending strength

11. • Short time for Mounting : as result cuts down construction time
• Good Sound insulation - reduces unwanted vibrational noise
• Ease of installation - can be bent, cut, drilled, punched &
stamped
• Resistant to extremes of weather exposure and temperature
• Excellent UV characteristics retaining colour after long exposure
• Smooth paint finish and locquering - 3 layer PVdF 70% Kynar -
500
• Superior flatness - ideal of creating smooth, monolithic surfaces
• High impact resistance
• Pollution, acid, alkali, and self-spray resistant finish
• Very low coefficient of expansion
• Minimal maintenance
• Wide range of choice available.

12. MARKET SURVEY PANEL DIMENSIONS
Standard sizes - 1220mm x 3660mm
1220mm x 3050mm
1220mm x 2440mm
PANEL OPTIONS
LENGTH upon request
WIDTH up to1550m
(on order)
PANEL 1mm to 4mm
THICKNESS
Special thickness & sizes are also available on request.
The Cost of panels vary from Rs. 40 to 125 per sq. feet (depending upon the thickness
of panels)
ACP COLOURS
Standard colours are
available & different
textures are available on
request
(approx. - 100 colours).
Standard colours

13. Aluminium can be painted in any kind of colour, and ACPs are produced in a wide range of metallic and non-
metallic colours as well as patterns that imitate other materials, such as wood or marble. ACPs are frequently
used for external cladding or facades of buildings, insulation & signage

14. Some famous examples
ACP material has been used in several famous structures as spaceship earth, orlando(U.S)

15. Amity University, Rajasthan

16. SUBMITTED TO
AR. ISH GROVER