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Stainless
Steel is everywhere. It takes a great series of finishes, can be
welded, formed, punched, drilled, forged, blackened, and visually it
stays put - barring abuse, in years it will still look like it was made
yesterday.
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This
is an image of the different shapes
and forms commonly available in Stainless Steel. Click on the image to
go to our sister-site we've built specifically for architects and
designers who want to use metals in their designs. You'll be able to
see much more information on
the stock stainless steel materials palette regularly available in the USA.
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Below are more images of Stainless Steel work that we've built.
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This piece is a corner detail of a Hi-rise balcony. The stainless
steel portion of the balcony is made from what's called "True Bar"
which is a form of cold-finished stainless steel that is held to more
exacting dimension and finish than standard bar. This gives the
finished piece a much more machined look. The glass is tempered.
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There are two stainless steel pieces in this photo.
The first is the parsons table, made from stainless steel
angle, finished with a satin polish, with a water-white clear glass insert.
The second is the stainless steel surround of the
fireplace, with a white-glass panel. The stainless steel shelf pierces
the glass to give it a floating appearance.
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This is a stainless steel fireplace screen. As you can see, the
stainless steel has been chemically blackened. Steel can also be
blackened, but in the presence of the heat of the fire that the client might light behind this unit the steel would
corrode, so stainless steel's non-corrosion capacity is important here.
The insert is also blackened stainless steel mesh.
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This piece is a steel and stainless
steel truss-style media desk. The left and right blackened portion of
the unit is steel, and the top and truss structure is stainless steel.
They are welded together, ground flat, and the steel blackened, leaving
the stainless bright. This gives a very interesting pattern in the
weld-zone where the steel and stainless steel mix. However, the steel is subject to corrosion in the presence
of oxygen and must be coated with a clear finish to minimize this
effect.
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