SL-16S Smooth Aluminum Flush Door

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Smooth aluminum flush door with a silver handle and a rectangular vent panel in the center.

Refined Design, Remarkable Versatility

Special-Lite® Aluminum Flush Doors provide an appealing, easy-care solution. They offer a stylish, up-to-date look that is remarkably suited for industrial and institutional facilities dominated by moderate to heavy traffic. They are corrosion resistant, making them a good fit for water treatment facilities or other high-humidity areas.

The SL-16S Smooth Aluminum Flush Door features a smooth aluminum face sheet with two options for door-face thickness to customize the level of protection against impacts. Beyond our stock and special anodized finishes, doors can be painted with one of our standard colors or any custom color to match your facility’s aesthetic and functionality.

Flush Aluminum Doors With a Reputation You Can Trust

For more than 50 years, Special-Lite has built a reputation for providing the most requested doors for educational, institutional, and other high-cycle commercial facilities. Our extremely heavy-duty yet lightweight door panel design integrates the highest-quality materials for a durable, secure, and long-lasting door system.

Aluminum Flush Door Features

Low Maintenance: The anodized aluminum surface doesn’t require painting and maintains a like-new appearance.

Easy to Clean and sanitize: Maintain appearance with routine cleaning (mild soap and water).

Security and Durability: The poured-in-place closed-cell polyurethane core creates a minimum of 5-lb./cubic foot density. It bonds firmly to rails, stiles, reinforcements, and face sheets giving this door incredible impact endurance.

Superior Weather and Moisture Resistance: Withstands precipitation, extreme temperatures, and high humidity without warping, rusting, or rotting.

Customization: Beyond our stock and special anodized finishes, doors can be painted with one of our standard colors, or any custom color to match your facility’s aesthetic and functionality.

Hardware: Order your doors with hardware installed, reinforced only, or prepped for field installation.

Warranty: Experience peace of mind with a 10-year, 100% parts & labor warranty and a limited lifetime warranty against corrosion, failure of corner joinery, and more.

Sustainability: Thermally efficient, Buy America Act compliant, LEED declaration available, and GreenGuard Gold certified

Commercial Building Applications

  • K-12 schools
  • Colleges and universities
  • Sports arenas
  • Hospitality
  • Retail storefronts
  • Restaurants and food service
  • Parks and recreation buildings
  • Public/municipal buildings
  • Wastewater treatment plants
  • Healthcare and assisted living facilities

Customize Your Aluminum Flush Door System

Product Ratings and Performance

  • Blast Resistance

    Please see configuration sheets for restrictions.

    • ASTM F2927-12 6.9 PSI @ 41 PSI-mesc
    • ASTM F2927 Damage Rating (damaged but operable)
    • ASTM F2927 Damage Level: 2
    • ASTM F1642 Glazing Hazard Rating: Minimal
    • ASTM F1642 Glazing Hazard Level: H2
  • Hurricane and Windstorm

    Florida Approvals

    Please see configuration sheets for restrictions.

    • FL9875-R6
    • FL13789-R3
    • FL21856-R3
    • FL27723-R2

    Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) Approvals

    Please see configuration sheets for restrictions.

  • Thermal Performance and Sustainability

    U-Value (NFRC 100)

    (Door with thermally-broken framing)

    • Opaque U-Factor = 0.33 BTU/hr·ft²·°F
    • Glazed U-Factor = 0.66 BTU/hr·ft²·°F

    R-Value

    (Door with thermally-broken framing)

    • Opaque R-Value = 3.03 BTU/hr·ft²·°F
    • Glazed R-Value = 1.52 BTU/hr·ft²·°F

    Air Leakage (NFRC 400, ASTM-E283)

    Opaque Door with Less Than 50% Glass

    • 0.08 cfm/sqft @ 1.57 psf infiltration
    • 0.05 cfm/sqft @ 1.57 psf exfiltration
    • 0.18 cfm/sqft @ 6.24 psf infiltration

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