Advantages Of Corten Steel As Landscape Decoration

The unique expressive power of weathering steel
1. Rusted steel is the epitome of the industrial era, which can be used to highlight a unique industrial aesthetic and cultural memory function;
2. the rusty surface is easy to make people produce a sense of historical vicissitudes, so that 'time' such a concept that can not be captured visually; at the same time, weathering steel plate will change over time, its colour is affected by the environment, climate change, placed for a long time after the change is easy to change from bright reddish-brown into dark reddish-brown, can be traced back to the site's sense of history, record the sense of time, extend the life of the site. It can trace the history of the site, record the sense of time, extend the vitality of the site, so that the limited materials can be "symbiotic" with each other, reflecting the concept of sustainable design;
3. The rusting of steel is a natural state of the material itself, and its rough appearance is very consistent with the principle of authenticity of artistic expression;
4. Its colour brightness and saturation are higher than that of general building materials, so it is easy to stand out against the background of the garden greenery, and the rough surface of the rusted steel plate also makes the building more voluminous and qualitative.
Therefore, in different types of design contexts, it is often labelled as "synonymous with the industrial era", "visual expression of the concept of time", and "labels of science and technology and cultural creativity", etc. It is a modern landscape modelling art design. It is a necessary material for modern landscape modelling art design, and is used in outdoor sculpture and indoor and outdoor decoration.

Strong formability
Like other metal materials, rusted steel can be easily moulded into a wide variety of shapes and maintains an excellent integrity that is difficult to achieve with wood, stone and concrete.
Strong spatial definition
Due to the strength and toughness of steel sheets, there are not as many restrictions on thickness as there are on masonry materials due to their structure. Therefore, the thin steel sheets can be used to create a very clear and precise separation of spaces, making the site concise, clear and powerful.
Environmentally friendly and maintenance-free
Weather-resistant steel has alloy elements added to it, so that after corrosion in the atmosphere, a dense layer of rust gradually forms on the surface, preventing further rusting ("rusting to prevent rusting"), making it an environmentally friendly material that can be used without painting, and avoiding the pollution of the environment caused by spraying paint and galvanising. It also requires no maintenance at a later stage.
The flavour of time in the landscape
The special feature of weathering steel is that when exposed to the natural environment, a corrosion-resistant protective layer will be formed on the surface over time without the need for paint protection, and the material will have a life span of more than 80 years. It will be the witness of time, the traces of time are left on its face.
Principle of weathering steel:
Rusting in the natural climate causes the steel material to form a dense oxide layer between the rust layer and the substrate. Due to the existence of this layer of dense oxide film, preventing the atmospheric oxygen and water to the steel matrix infiltration, thereby improving the resistance to atmospheric corrosion. With the passage of time weathering steel presents different colours.