Low maintenance cost: The weather resistant steel plate has its own oxide layer, and no additional anti-corrosion coating is required, especially for some large-scale projects such as bridges and exhibition halls, the cleaning and maintenance costs are extremely high. Weather resistant steel plate is an ideal construction material and minimizes the difficult or dangerous cost of maintenance.
Cost-effectiveness: Although weather resistant steel plate is slightly more expensive than regular structural steel, the savings offset the additional material cost as no painting is required. It can also increase the construction speed. As a result, the initial cost of weather resistant steel is very close to that of traditional painted steel alternatives.
Modern style, elegant appearance: The material characteristics of antique and post-modern characteristics make weather resistant steel plate favored by architects. Unlike regular steel, weather resistant steel plate has a matte finish that reduces typical metallic reflections. The oxidation process creates a unique bronze-colored appearance, and the surface changes over time, ensuring that each project is unique.
Environmental benefits: The use of weather resistant steel plate avoids environmental concerns related to volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from coatings and the disposal of blast cleaning debris from future maintenance work. Weather resistant steel plate has good atmospheric corrosion resistance. Although the initial investment cost of applying weather resistant steel is slightly higher than that of ordinary carbon steel, compared with methods such as spraying anti-corrosion coating on the surface of ordinary carbon steel, the later maintenance cost of ordinary carbon steel is 1.5-2 times that of weather resistant steel. Therefore, the weather resistant steel plate can reduce environmental pollution.
Safety benefits: With minimal maintenance, the risks associated with future maintenance are minimized. Health and safety concerns associated with initial painting are also avoided. These issues are particularly relevant to the manufacture and maintenance of steel box girders.
