Corten Steel applications Tag
11 Aug Project Spotlight: Primate Canopy Trails at the Saint Louis Zoo
The Michael and Qursis Riney Primate Canopy Trails now weave weathering steel with nature in a new and interactive outdoor primate exhibit at the Saint Louis Zoo.
13 Jul Weathering Steel in the Industrial Manufacturing Industry
Since 1981, Central Steel Service, Inc. has distributed specialized, high strength weathering and abrasion resistant steel products for the most demanding industrial manufacturing applications. In fact, Central Steel Service began as a corrosion-resistant steel supplier for industrial equipment manufacturers. Now, several of our industrial equipment manufacturer customers utilize weathering steel, also known as Cor-Ten, as an enhancement to the quality of their end product.
20 Jun Get the Look: COR-TEN Steel Cladding
While metal cladding has been around for decades, it is making a big comeback in architectural design. Many architects say that the biggest driver of metal cladding is its versatility, resiliency and simplicity for custom fabrication.
09 May Weathering Steel in Infrastructure
President Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure plan signed in November of 2021 secured more than $1 trillion in federal funding to rebuild the nation’s deteriorating roads and bridges as well as fund new climate resilience and broadband initiatives. As one of the largest infusions of federal investment into infrastructure projects in over a decade, the plan allots $110 billion for highways, roads and bridges. Plus, more recently, the Biden administration issued new guidance requiring that the construction material purchased for these infrastructure projects must be produced domestically.
09 Mar Get the Look: Corten Steel Planters and Raised Garden Beds
From commercial landscapes and outdoors spaces to residential gardens and backyard escapes, raised garden beds and planter boxes serve as major structural elements while creating a sense of coherence in outdoors spaces. Finding the right material for planter boxes and raised beds can be tricky.
15 Dec How Weathering Steel was Used in 2021
From impressive pieces of public art to beautiful bridge design, the beauty and function of corten was used in various ways this year. As 2021 comes to an end, we rounded up a few of our favorite ways our customers used weathering steel this year.
16 Nov FAQ: Can Weathering Steel be Purchased Pre-Rusted?
The unpolished, rustic texture and orange-brown color of weathering steel is sought after for a range of applications. As a trusted weathering steel supplier, we are often asked if weathering steel, also referred to as corten steel, can be purchased “pre-rusted.”
18 Oct The Emergence of Corten Steel, Everywhere
Back in 1933, the United States Steel Corporation (USS) patented atmospheric corrosion-resistant steel under the trade name Cor-Ten®. The name is a combination of its two main features: “cor-rosion resistance” and “ten-sile strength.” Cor-Ten® was and is still designed to be used where higher strength and longer life cycle material is desired.