colored, harder, tougher stainless steel
colored, harder, tougher stainless steel
Richard Storer-Adam explains how metals are altered through anodizing and the anti-corrosive benefits and coloring options this process provides to product manufacturers.
Richard Storer-Adam runs through how this weathering steel alloy quickly moved beyond transport uses to give a distinct, rusted look to some iconic buildings and sculptures.
Nickel is an element, and it has an atomic weight of 58.6934. Nickel sits in the periodic table between cobalt and copper – atomic number 28. It is a beautiful color being mainly silvery-white with gold tones. There is an abundance of this element on Earth. Nickel is the 23rd most common element in the…
Metals added to stainless steel include Chromium (Cr). Chromium is an element – atomic number 24 – and it has an atomic weight of 51.9961. Chromium sits in the periodic table between the metals vanadium and manganese and possesses a beautiful and appealing color, being a mainly lustrous silvery-white. The origins of chromium Chromium is…
Titanium is a chemical element (Ti) – atomic number 22 – and it has an atomic weight of 47.867. On the periodic table, titanium sits between manganese and cobalt, possessing a beautiful pale silver color. The discovery of titanium Titanium was discovered in the year 1791 by the Reverend William Gregor in the county of…
An explanation of the truly ancient art of engraving, etching and intaglios on copper, mild steel, aluminium, brass and stainless steel by Richard Storer-Adam.
An introduction to hard-anodised aluminium coatings, their advantages and environmental implications for architectural cladding. What is anodised aluminium? Anodising is a common, stable and cost-efficient electrochemical process. It was first used in 1923, on an industrial scale. It’s an anodising process that thickens and toughens the naturally occurring protective oxide that forms on the surface…
A comparison between Goldplating and Gold PVD for jewellery. How to make Gold If you are a manufacturer of jewellery, there are several different options available to enable you to achieve a gold look for your products. If you are producing rings, chains or even watches the two of the most common ways to get…
Describing the various processes of case-hardening. Case-hardening is a metal surface process also referred to as surface hardening. It is an ancient technology that goes back to approximately 1400BC. The origins of case-hardening Around 1400 BC, hardening methods began to appear in armouries around the world. It was well known that the sharpness and hardness…
A look at the pros and cons of electroplating Why do we electroplate? Tragically there is no such thing as alchemy or magic when it comes to metals. If we could use alchemy, we would all be driving around in 24k gold cars. Whom amongst us would not want the ability to change common, low-value…
A discussion on space-travel, Mars, the Moon and Metal. Commercial space travel The year 2019 will see Earth’s first commercial, privately owned and funded spaceships blasting out of our fragile atmosphere. Not quite the science fact that science fiction predicted for us, but we are marching towards it every day. I am owed a jetpack…
A round up of some interesting facts about this fascinating metal. In the beginning there was Gold Gold is such a remarkable material, firstly it was created in the resultant blast of energy due to the collision of two neutron stars. This monumental collision produces enormous amounts of heavy elements including gold. The gold is…
Imagine creating colored stainless steel was a cooking process – Federico de Paoli gives an explanation of the PVD process involving titanium, thermal evaporation, sputtering and ion-plating using comparisons from everyday life.
Richard Storer-Adam reviews the philosophy behind the organic steel sculpture built from weathering steel, nowadays known as corten steel, that has strikingly rusted both outside and inside, and that became a house over a period of 33 years.
Richard Storer-Adam investigates the use of stainless steel as cladding used decoratively for interiors and exteriors of buildings, including the famous Frank Gehry New York skyscraper, with a focus on its durability, aesthetic qualities and technical performance.
Richard Storer-Adam looks at these wonder metals, both alloys of copper and tin, that last the ages and how they compare to each other in practical and artistic use.
All our fabrications are available in Double Stone Steel PVD colored stainless steel.