i-Corten Steel Plate
Iphela le-Corten steel, bekwa ngokuthi weathering steel, ibonisa ukuphumelela okukhulu kwezimali zokuvulindlela, ngokuhlanganisa ubunzima obunzima nokuvumelana kwemigqa. Le steel plate esiyenzelwe ngokuthunyelwe ngu alloying elements, ngokwesibonelo copper, chromium, ne-nickel, okusebenza ngokwesibonelo ukwakha isicathami esivumelana ne-rust okuphela umoya ophakeme. Xa kuvikelwa kwezulu, isihlobo siphumela ngokuvumelana okuthile kwayo okungase kuthole ukuphela kwayo kodwa kwenza futhi ukuvumelana okuthile kwezulu. Imekanismo yayo yokuphela kwayo iyavimba ukudinga ukuphawula noma ukulungiswa ngokudla, lokhu kwenza kube yimali le ndaba ngokugcwele. Kusetshenziselwa kakhulu kuma facades, ama sculpture ezingaphandle, nezinye iindawo zokusebenzela, i-Corten steel plate ibonisa ukungena kwezulu kwayo futhi ibe yimali le ndaba ngokugcwele. Ububanzi bawo bangelela phakathi kwe 2mm kuya e 50mm, lokhu kwenza kube yimali le ndaba ngokugcwele. Iziphawo zalo eziqondile zenza kube yimali le ndaba kakhulu kwezinye izinkampani ezifunayo ukulungiswa okuningi noma ukubuyiselwa kwezinye i-steel.