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5 Famous Steel Monuments in the World

Whenever there is a mention of steel or stainless steel, the first thought which kicks our mind is kitchen utensils or equipment for medical purposes or auto parts. Metal has come a long way, since its discovery. Metal alloys have found their use and purpose in many things beyond our imagination, metal manufacturers are inundated with demands for rolling out customized metal wares to suit the style and idea of their customers. Here, we bring to you, five famous stainless-steel monuments and sculptors, standing tall and proving their metal with each passing day and time.

The Kelpies
The Kelpies

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Kelpies: The 30-metre-tall sculptures of horse-head highlighting kelpies, is a spectacular gateway at the eastern entrance of the Forth and Clyde canal, Scotland. It is located in The Helix, which is a new parkland developed to connect 16 communities I the Falkirk Council Area in Scotland. The sculptures symbolizing horse powered heritage of the country were completed in 2013.

The Louvre

The LouvreThe Louvre: The iconic Louvre Museum of Paris is said to be holding strong with 673 glass segments along with metal poles integrating 95 tons of steel and 105 tons of aluminum. One of the spectacular landmarks of Paris is there since 1988 and is one of the greatest tourist attractions places. It is one large glass and metal structure with a space frame designed by the Chinese-American architect I.M.Pei.

The Atomium

The Atomium: A landmark building of Brussels was constructed in 1958 for Brussels World’s Fair (Expo ’58), the 102 m tall monument is now a museum attracting tourists from across the world. The building has nine 18m diameter stainless steel spheres that are connected to form the shape of a unit cell of an iron crystal, that gets magnified by 165 billion times. An interesting place that houses lifts, stairs, escalators, and a restaurant as well.

Sibelius Monument
Sibelius Monument

Sibelius Monument: When you in the Töölö district in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, do make a short trip to Sibelius Park, where stands this beautiful monument. The monument was constructed by Eila Hiltunen and dedicated to the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate

Cloud Gate: Owing to its shape, nicknamed as The Bean, Cloud Gate is carved out of 168 stainless steel plates and has zero visible seams. With its glowing exterior, the10 by 20 by 13 m tall monument is located at AT&T Plaza at Millennium Park, Chicago, Illinois. It has been sculpted by an Indian-born British designer Sir Anish Kapoor between 2004 and 2006.

These monuments are some examples of how metal is transforming in usage and has a long life. Customization of metal is no more a challenging thought or process, metal works have increased manifold.

Omni Steel Supply is a professional metal manufacturer and supplier, serving in and around New York. If you wish to know more about metal fabrication or related topics, you can get in touch with them for detail information on how to select metal, cost & time involved, execution and delivery of the project.

 

Importance of Gradation in Metal Fabrication

Steel is a common link between several materials and from different fields, going from transport to kitchen self to medical equipment to airplanes to roadways to many more. But with this commonality, there is also a very significant difference—the grade of the metal. For each product, metal grades vary and is directly related to the purpose of the product.

How do you make a wise decision about metal grades and how would you ensure the grade is going to work for your project? Mostly, a metal manufacturer helping you with the fabrication work, guides you about the type of the metal that should be considered for the project, yet we are aligning a few things that could help you in understanding about metal gradation and its functions.

  • Strength vs Ductility vs Robustness: The hierarchy to be followed is strength, then ductility and finally comes robustness or toughness. Strength decides the stress the metal can take while undergoing manufacturing process and after that. Then ductility considers the flexibility of the metal grade and selection is based on it, finally comes robustness, which shows the power to take roughness of the weather and other factors. Metal gradation basically with the content of alloy in it, with respect to the project, quality of the metal can be decided.
  • Form and processing involved in metal fabrication: A metal undergoes different processing based on the requirement. Even the forms of metals are different like they are available in bars, tubes, sheets, plate and pipe, which mostly has to be altered as per application. The grading plays an important role and determines which type of cutting, drilling or machining will suit the metal form. A professional metal manufacturer would make you understand how much carbon or Sulphur or nickel content can influence a process and give the best quality work.
  • Selecting right type of metal: Depending on the region you are living say, if your project work is for NY, Jamaica or neighboring areas, then metal grade would be completely different from those required somewhere else. The environment and the climatic condition along with the purpose of the metal is equally relevant and has to be considered before making the selection of the metal. The right type would provide better resistance against corrosion and withering of metal and would retain the quality and strength for ages.
  • Cost: We all look for quality and the cost, we want pricing to fit our budget but there should not be any compromise on the quality along the way. This is possible when you are dealing with a steel and metal supplier, who understands the need and has an idea about the metal gradation. They can help you in the best selection.

Omni Steel Supply, is a professional metal supplier and manufacturer, offering end-to-end work to their customers. For any kind of metal fabrication work, they can provide complete information and offer state-of-art work which has both aesthetic value and is of high quality. They also offer remote services and can take orders online. For more information, get in touch with them today.