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The author explains how a durable coating and substrate meet or exceed industry tests, while resisting scratches, stains and fingerprint.
Stainless steel is a premium material used in the manufacturing of a variety of products but its high price has made it unaffordable to many customers. While simulated stainless steel laminates have lowered the cost of achieving the "look of stainless steel", industry innovation has made attaining a stainless steel finish much more affordable.
In one such innovative approach, a high-performance industrial finish — comprised of a protective coating, paired with a special substrate — is adhered to a variety of lower cost metals. The durable combination results in the brilliance of a polished and brushed stainless steel look. It also meets or exceeds a battery of domestic appliance tests, such as that for kitchen and laundry appliances and resists scratches, stains, chemicals and fingerprints.
In the appliance sector, for instance, this enables larger designer appliances — including refrigerators, freezers, ovens, dishwashers and washing machines, as well as smaller items, such as microwave ovens, ranges and fume hoods — to continue to have products that look like stainless steel but at a significantly lower cost.
A similar approach is also being used by manufacturers in other markets to simulate a wide range of brass and copper coated products ranging from blinds and curtain rods to decorative food containers and tobacco tins, as well as cosmetic and mason jar lids. |
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High performance industrial finishes simulate stainless steel, brass and copper at a fraction of the cost in POLYMERS PAINT COLOUR JOURNAL - PPCJ, Vol. 209, N° 4653 (08/2019)
