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Performance Comparison of Aluminum Formwork and Wooden Formwork
For your better understanding of the performance difference of aluminum formwork and wooden formwork, we made a list as follows.
| No. |
Items |
Aluminum Formwork |
Wooden Formwork |
|
1 |
Materials |
4.0mm Aluminum Plate |
15mm Laminated Plywood |
|
2 |
Template Thickness(mm) |
65mm |
15mm |
|
3 |
21~25kg/m2 |
10.5kg/m2 |
|
|
4 |
30~50KN/ m2 |
30KN/ m2 |
|
|
5 |
Construction Period |
4~5 Days |
5~7 Days |
|
6 |
Construction Difficulty |
Easy |
Difficult |
|
7 |
Maintenance Charge |
Low |
High |
|
8 |
Construction Efficiency |
High |
Low |
|
9 |
Range of Application |
Wall, Pillar, Beam, Panel |
Foundation, Wall Column, Beam, Panel |
|
10 |
Surface Quality of Concrete |
Smooth and Clean, Meet the Finishing and Decoration Requirements. |
Rough Surface |
|
11 |
The overall quality of Concrete |
No Deformation, High Accuracy of Horizontal Perpendicularity |
Mold Deformation, Large Deviation of Horizontal Perpendicularity |
|
12 |
Windows and Doors Holes Installment |
High Accuracy, Can be installed from bottom to top without leveling point. |
Large deviation, outdoor plaster is needed to install. |
|
13 |
Hoisting Machine |
No |
Yes |
|
14 |
External Shelf Requirement |
Low |
High |
|
15 |
Mortar Leakage Situation |
No Mortar Leakage, no require for cleaning |
Mortar leakage, need for cleaning |
|
16 |
On-site Garbage Cleaning Cost |
Low |
High |
|
17 |
Cost on Engineering Change |
High |
Low |
|
18 |
Technical requirements for concrete pouring and reinforcement |
High |
Low |
|
19 |
Construction Personnel Requirements |
Medium technological requirements required fewer people. |
High technical requirements, required for more people. |
|
20 |
Formwork Removal Conditions |
The plate can be removed first, then remove the support. Interchangeable Operation is available |
All the formwork should be removed before entering the next work |
|
21 |
Site Safety and Sanitation after Formwork Removal |
No cement mud, No scrap nail, Ensure the safety and sanitation of the construction site. |
Lots of cement mud, scrap nails and such kinds of garbage. There are safety hazards on the construction site. |
|
22 |
Construction Decoration Project Cost |
No require for indoor and outdoor leveling and plastering fee |
Require for indoor and outdoor leveling and plastering fee |
