Ply versus aluminium planks - weight?

[sychnant]

Does anyone know how much aluminium planking weighs per square foot or metre? Trying to work out if I would save any weight by using planking.

Thanks

 

[turnbuckle]

I should know this!

Aalco will give you a weight m2 for their planking. Not overly helpful sales staff but Google, phone and you will get an answer.

Buffalo board - any decent timber merchant will give you a weight.

Pretty sure ali saves weight but do check.

 

[sychnant]

Great, thankyou!

Yes, I'm pretty sure it will, but I have no idea how much!!! And I like to know these things.

 

[Dave the dog]

For timber, length x breadth x thickness divided by 1728 gives you cu ft. Each species has it's own density therefore weight Google dry weight per cu ft of say yellow pine then google weight per cu ft ally bobs your uncle. If you are thinking of horse box floor ? Then you have to use a mahogany called keroin, all other timbers fizz and bubble when soaked in horse pee and give out after a few hissy fits. Kerion is gut bustingly heavy, A clue to it's popularity in horse box floors. Ply wood is not an option unless covered in armored plating. Hope that helps.

 

[turnbuckle]

Ply (esp phenolic coated with edges sealed) works perfectly well, just has to be considered a consumable on a two or three year view. A bit longer if you're lucky and yr horses cross their legs.

 

[neddy man]

ply is no good unless it is covered in rubber matting (then gross weight is very high )

 

[turnbuckle]

With respect, that's rubbish. A rubber paint (granulistic) properly applied works brilliantly, mats always let pee through somewhere

And what are you going to do on the ali floor? Not have rubber mats?

Sorry...had always said I would never become a forum bickerer. Deduct 10000000 points

 

[neddy man]

rubber painted means its not slippy and dangerous like bare ply !