Corrosion Notebook

Abstract

INTERIM RESULTS OF BISRA TESTS OF STAINLESS STEELS IN ARCHITECTURE. In steel‐framed buildings, walls need not be load‐bearing. This has resulted in the use of comparatively thin sheets of materials such as glass, ceramics and metals as cladding or curtain walls. One material that has been widely used for this purpose is stainless steel, an early example being its use as a cladding for the Chrysler Building in New York in 1929. It has also been used widely in America and Europe for mullions, transoms, window frames and door frames. It is only in recent years that stainless steel has been more generally applied for architectural purposes in the United Kingdom. Because of the corrosiveness of the atmospheres, a high quality, molybdenum‐bearing stainless steel, e.g. En 58J of BS 1449, has generally been recommended.

Citation

(1965), "Corrosion Notebook", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 12 No. 11, pp. 20-21. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb044096