A recent trend in the world of furniture and design is to use stainless steel (i.e. AISI 316). What are the benefits of using this material in furniture?
Why using stainless steel?
The main advantages of the stainless steel used as part of installation are:
- Good structural characteristics
- Good corrosion resistance
- Low maintenance
- Flexibility
- Low Breaking
In addition to these advantages:
- It has a low weight
- It is easy to assemble with other elements (by welding, mechanical joining or bonding etc.)
- Gives the possibility to do surface finishes (like coloring or painting)
Which components can be used?
Modern designers’ imagination has no limits. There are many ways stainless steel products used for the decoration of interiors and exteriors. Some examples?
- Wire ropes – as a support for climbing plants, arbors and gazebo
- Swage jaw terminals or Closed Body Turnbuckle jaw-swages, useful for the realization of load-bearing structural cables tie rods
- Turnbuckles
- Clamps (as support for shelves and panels)
- Threaded rods
- Reinforcing bars
- Wire rope thimbles, D-shackles and eye bolts.
How to use them?
Many of the items mentioned above can be used for building stairs, railings, parapets or balustrades, and much more. They can also be used for awnings or technical, as well as for sails or sails for swimming pools. Applications can be varied in architecture too, stained glass windows and curtain walls or industrial structures.
In short, the use of stainless steel in this world allows for an interest for aesthetics, other than structural reasons. With a look for simplicity and elegance.
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