When it comes to corten steel, there will certainly be a lot of people asking what is corten steel. Here we will answer this question. By the way, we can also talk about the advantages of weathering steel and some relevant questions about where it can be used
Corten steel is an alloy steel that has a very tight layer of rust on its surface. This rust layer gives the steel a very long service life and its corrosion resistance is so high that it does not need to be protected by paint.
Its own dark brown oxide layer formed on its surface is resistant to corrosion, to withstand nature's different weather, such as rain, snow, ice; Generally speaking, all steel will be oxidized and rusted, and the rust of corten steel itself will form a protective layer, so that the corrosion rate becomes slow, and the rust only on the surface will not go deep into the center, so that we can use for a long time and do not have to worry about expensive maintenance costs.
The speed of color change of corten steel depends on its atmospheric conditions and the quality of the surrounding air. In the sulfur-containing environment, it will accelerate its oxidation process, resulting in a darker color. Of course, it will also accelerate its oxidation in wet and dry weather conditions
The color of the initial surface of the corten steel is a very tight copper green. On the surface of the steel, to prevent further corrosion of the steel, its color changes from very bright orange brown at the beginning to light brown green, and finally to form the final dark brown over time.
Corten steel was first developed by U.S. steel companies in the 1930s, when they were looking for a very strong and durable alloy steel for the hopper trucks used to transfer iron ore and coal to smelters. Only later did they notice that the alloy steel had excellent corrosion resistance and could be sold to other industries, so they trademarked it COR-TEN®.It was not until the 1950s that corten steel was introduced as a building metal.
√ Long service life
√ Low maintenance cost
√ Beautiful appearance and color
√ Security of use is very high
√ Long-term performance in outdoor use
1.Used for outdoor bridge construction
2.Outdoor landscape architecture design
3.Garden municipal project sculpture
4.Personal outdoor garden gardening items
Famous building
John Deere headquarters in Moline, Illinois, was one of the first buildings to be clad in weathering steel, which has since become widely available.
A modern weathering steel outdoor sculpture in Gateshead, a suburb of Newcastle, UK, has a wingspan of 54 meters and a height of 20 meters. It was designed by renowned sculptor Antony Gormley and completed in 1998 as a famous landmark in the North of England.
Corten steel screen panel is also very common in life, you can cut it into any pattern you like according to your needs, and it is easy to install, can be used as your garden or outside partition wall, to create your own private sphere is not infringed.
It can also be used as a privacy screen panel, which can be installed in the environment you want to cover, such as around the pool, so that you don't have to worry about being disturbed while enjoying your own private time in your garden or pool.
Different degrees of hollow patterns can create privacy panels with different degrees of transparency. If you want complete privacy, you can design it directly as a privacy panel wall without cutting a pattern on the panel.
Some people also wrap a circle of lights around the screen panels to turn on at night, and then the light from the lights shines through the patterns you design, it is definitely a very beautiful landscape, and it can also provide your garden with illumination.
When you use it as a flower tray, you can make a leak hole in the bottom, so that the water can soak into the soil better, so that the plants can absorb the water better.Because it's made of corten steel, you don't need to worry about surface damage from being left outdoors for a long time, because corten steel is extremely resistant to corrosion.
Corten steel is also commonly used to create water features, such as fountains and water curtains.
You can place it in your garden or on your patio, and the constant flow of water will increase the negative oxygen ions in your garden, purifying the air and refreshing the air in your garden.
In the park, some small animals and plants cut with corten steel will be inserted on the lawn or beside the flowers and trees, and some architectural designers will design some very special landscapes and sculptures. The performance of weathering steel can keep these landscapes located in these places for a long time, without corrosion, and the later maintenance cost is very low, which is why many municipal projects choose corten steel.
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