The Rigidized textured aluminum sheet has an anodized finish and a 5WL pattern. Aluminum is lightweight and strong with good corrosion resistance. The anodized finish provides additional corrosion resistance while also allowing for secondary processes such as coloring and sealing. The textured surface minimizes surface contact area compared to flat metal surfaces for reduced friction and static cling, which facilitates movement on conveyors, packaging machinery, and food processing machinery, and other material handling applications. The 5WL pattern can also be used in architectural and elevator applications. Textured metal helps conceal scuffs, dents, and fingerprints.

Aluminum and aluminum alloys are lightweight compared to steel, brass, and copper, and have high strength-to-weight ratios. They offer good corrosion resistance and conductivity of heat and electricity, as well as moderate formability and machinability. Aluminum alloys include elements that modify the aluminum to achieve specific properties such as better weldability or greater strength. All series of aluminum alloys are nonmagnetic. Aluminum alloys have temper designations, indicating that the material has undergone a process to achieve certain properties of strength and hardness.

Tensile strength, used to indicate the material's overall strength, is the peak stress it can withstand before it breaks. Corrosion resistance describes the material's ability to prevent deterioration caused by atmosphere, moisture, or other medium. Wear resistance indicates the ability to prevent surface damage caused by contact with other surfaces. Toughness describes the material's ability to absorb energy before breaking, while hardness (commonly measured as indentation hardness) describes its resistance to permanent surface deformation. Formability indicates how easily the material can be permanently shaped. Machinability describes how easily it can be cut, shaped, finished, or otherwise machined, while weldability characterizes the ability to be welded.

Rigidized Metals manufactures textured metal and architectural components. The company, founded in 1940, is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.