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How to Model Thin Aluminum Construction

I've got some old specifications that describe a wall panel as:

  • Infill panel shall be 5/8" exterior type particleboard with 0.011 mil aluminum bonded to both sides

That's pretty thin aluminum (this thin: 1.1e-5 inches or 0.0002794 millimeters). Based off this post, it seems that there are limits on some of the physical properties of materials in EnergyPlus. Does anybody have any advice on how to model/create this material/construction in EPlus?