weathering steel Tag
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.
16 Feb Project Spotlight: Dri-Design Building Panel Systems
Dri-Design is an industry leader in architectural facades with nearly endless design possibilities, offering an unlimited palette of colors, finishes, materials, textures and custom perforations. We supply Dri-Design with ASTM A606-4 weathering steel sheet for building panel systems for a variety of projects – office buildings, mixed use, universities and hotels.
11 Feb FAQ: Is Corten Steel Rust Proof?
Most low alloy steels have the tendency to rust, or corrode, over time as they are exposed to water and/or moisture in the air. Overtime, this rust layer becomes porous and detaches from the metal surface. One of the benefits of using corten steel, also referred to as weathering steel, is its ability to resist the corrosion that other low alloy steels experience.
18 Jan Applications for ASTM A588 Weathering Steel
Weathering steels are a family of ASTM specifications manufactured to exhibit superior corrosion-resistant properties. ASTM A588 is one of the most popular and widely used weathering steel specifications. What is ASTM A588? ASTM A588 is a high strength, low-alloy structural steel that provides higher strength and enhanced...
12 Jan FAQ: Does Climate Impact the Rate Weathering Steels Form a Patina?
Weathering steel, commonly referred to as corten steel, is the only type of steel that does not require paint or a sealant to protect it from atmospheric corrosion. In fact, weathering steels are intentionally manufactured to provide this resistance to atmospheric corrosion as well as enhanced yield and tensile strength properties.
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.”
03 Nov Project Spotlight: The ConNectar
The aesthetic and practical benefits of weathering steel make it a great choice for various park, greenway and trail applications. Trees Atlanta recently unveiled their second large-scale public artwork for the Atlanta BeltLine Arboretum, and corten steel took center stage.