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Alucobond is a Brand of light-weight composite material consisting of two pre-finished 0.02" (0.5mm) thick aluminium cover sheets heat-bonded (laminated) to a core made of polyethylene plastic.

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 [[Image:Spaceship Earth tiles (close).jpg|thumb|The tiles of Spaceship Earth at [[Epcot]], which are made out of Alucobond.]]
 '''Alucobond''' is a Brand of light-weight [[composite material]] consisting of two pre-finished 0.02" (0.5mm) thick aluminium cover sheets heat-bonded (laminated) to a core made of [[polyethylene]] [[plastic]].
-Alucobond comes in 3mm, 4mm, and 6mm thicknesses and can be curved, and bent to form corners. With certain techniques, it may be bent to have tight outside corners bent at 90 degrees.
-The 0.02" thick sheets of aluminium are pre-finished, meaning they are pre-painted, with a durable paint system called [[Kynar]]. This paint is claimed to stand up to exterior weather for 20+ years without fading, chalking, or peeling. The color of the paint can be standard or custom, with virtually any color and finish being possible as a special order.
-Alucobond panels are noted by the manufacturer as having the property of maintaining an extremely flat surface due to the laminated construction of the material, thus reducing or eliminating [[wiktionary:oil-canning|oil-canning]].
-The components are designed be fabricated and fitted on site. The product is available for interior and exterior applications.
-Other claims made by the manufacturer for the product include:
-* Formability and stability
-* Diversity of colors.
-* Individual design and simple processing.
-* Low weight and large panel sizes. Maximum panel sizes must be sized based on engineers calculations for wind forces.
-The "Original" Alacabond product is further claimed by the manufacturer to be the most popular aluminium composite panel in the world since 1969.
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