Full disclosure: this is a question that i stemmed off of from writing an academic paper. i was looking through my books and unless i missed it somewhere i could not find any references to the strength of plywood, sheet metals, metal tubing, or wood and metal in general when concerned with platforming.. The common raw materials available are tubes and sheet metal. steel, due to its high density, is not used as shear webs like aluminum sheets or plywood. where we would need, say a .100" plywood, a .032 inch aluminum sheet would be required, but only a .010 steel sheet would be required, which is just too thin to handle with any hope of a nice. Sheet metal walls are a heat sink they will transfer heat and cold. we put sheet metal on the walls at work then after 2 years we put plywood over the sheet metal. now we can hand things on the wall. dr stan. 04-22-2010, 03:06 pm..
The following data apply to wood screws and sheet metal screws. lateral resistance: performance of plywood-and-metal connections is dependent upon the strength properties of all three elements.. Osb vs. plywood diffen › home improvement while osb (oriented strand board) is generally cheaper than plywood , it is heavier and not as stiff as plywood and can result in soft squeaky floors under weight.. For example, at the time of this writing, georgia pacific says retail pricing in atlanta is $5.22 sheet of 7/16-inch osb and $10.97 per sheet for 3-ply plywood. panel voids..
