Corten Steel Portobello and everything you need to know about it

Corten Steel Portobello is a type of steel protected from corrosion by an exterior coating. In 1921, Georges Claude and Marcel Lefebvre developed this type of steel.

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The Corten Steel Portobello is a steel product made from corten steel. Over the years, it has been proven to be an excellent choice for durability, strength, and style in the construction industry.

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To create a smooth finish, sandblasting is used to create the red coloring on this building. By embedding mill scale into the surface of the steel, sandblasting creates an extremely tough and durable surface with a rich red color.

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A Steel Corten Portobello can be broken down into two parts: "port" which means "harbor" and "obello" which means "steel." The name comes from the French word for harbor which is port, while steel is fer or acier.

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