
CF Santa Fe® Wall Panel
- Manufacturer
- Metl-Span
- Product
- CF Santa Fe® Wall Panel
- Status
- Current
- Market
- United States
- Last verified
- September 20, 2026
Overview
CF Santa Fe is a Metl-Span insulated metal wall panel with a flat exterior profile and a heavy embossed stucco texture that resembles a masonry stucco finish. It has a polyurethane (PUR) foam core and is used on commercial and industrial buildings in the United States, indoors and outdoors. The listed industries are automotive, healthcare, manufacturing and self-storage. The texture resembles masonry stucco with a southwest desert look.
It is one of the textured panels among the insulated metal wall panels in the CF range.
Dimensions
- Widths: 24 in.*, 30 in.*, 36 in. and 42 in.
- Thicknesses: 2, 2-1/2, 2-3/4*, 3 and 4 in.
- Lengths: 8'-0" to 32'-0" horizontal; 8'-0" to 40'-0" vertical
- Reveal: up to 1 in., in 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and 1 in. increments
* Available only from the Nevada plant.
Data sheets and technical documents
Current product files and retained historical revisions.
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Archived files
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Faces and profiles
The exterior is flat with heavy embossing resembling a desert southwestern appearance. It is G-90 galvanized or AZ-50 aluminum-zinc coated steel in 24 and 22 gauge.
The interior is Light Mesa, nominally 1/16 in. deep, embossed or unembossed, in G-90 galvanized or AZ-50 coated steel of 26, 24 or 22 gauge.
Finishes and colors
- Finish systems: Fluropon, Fluropon Premier, Fluropon Classic, Flurothane, Flurothane Coastal, WeatherXL and Igloo White Polyester
- Metallic finishes can show color shift, shade variance, striations and longitudinal patterning
- Light Stone in the Tuff Cote system does not match Light Stone in the Standard SP offering
- Pricing varies by color, gauge and quantity
Core and joint
The foamed-in-place core is a zero ozone depletion potential Class 1 PUR foam. The panel edges form an offset double tongue-and-groove, with the metal shelf extended for positive face fastening. It can be used with other Metl-Span joint profiles and uses concealed clips.
Thermal values
The k-factor is 0.114 BTU·in/hr·ft²·°F at 35°F mean core (ASTM C518). Panel values are for 42 in. width at 35°F.
- 2 in.: U 0.059, R 17.5
- 2-1/2 in.: U 0.046, R 21.9
- 3 in.: U 0.038, R 26.2
- 4 in.: U 0.028, R 35.0
Fire testing
- ASTM E84: flame spread under 25, smoke developed under 450
- ASTM E119: one hour non-load-bearing with two layers of Type X gypsum
- FM 4880: Class 1, product approved; an exterior wall requires FM 4881
- NFPA 285-19: assembly met the standard
- NFPA 286: met IBC Section 803.1.2.1
- CAN/ULC S101: one hour rating with two layers of Type X gypsum; 15 minute stay-in-place
- CAN/ULC S102, S134 and S138: requirements met
Structure, air and water
- ASTM E72 and ASTM E1592: results in a load chart
- FM 4881: Class 1 exterior wall structural performance, with an FM wall load chart
- ASTM E283: air infiltration under 0.01 cfm/ft² at 20 psf
- ASTM E331: no uncontrolled leakage at 20 psf
Regional approvals
The panel has a City of Miami and Dade County Notice of Acceptance and State of Florida approval.
Accessories and details
The panel is listed with the V6 X-Span Clip and the V6 X-Span Edge Trim.
- Specification section: MasterFormat 2012 Section 07 42 13.19
- Load span tables are based on Allowable Stress Design (ASD)
- Thermal values are based on ASTM C518, ASTM C1363 and thermal modeling
- Base: H-BE-01 extended trim leg, H-BE-02 overhang with drip edge, H-EB-01 flush extruded base
- Corners: H-CE-01 outside, H-CE-02 inside, H-CE-03 formed, H-CE-04 trimless inside, H-EC-01 extruded outside
- Eave, parapet and soffit: H-BE-03 wall and soffit
- Header, jamb and sill: H-EW-01, H-EW-02, H-EW-03, H-WH-01, H-WJ-01, H-WS-01
- Joints: H-JT-01 and H-JT-02 side joint, H-VJ-01 vertical joint with gasket, H-VJ-02 vertical joint with wet seal
- Vertical: C&I CF Vertical Detail Book, in PDF and CAD