Stainless Steel

Characterised by its metallic silver aesthetic, stainless steel is a popular choice for contemporary settings and for where a durable, low maintenance solution is sought.

It is the addition of chromium, nickel and other elements that gives stainless steel its built-in corrosion resistance, meaning that the material can be used without any supplementary coatings.

Like Steel, Stainless steel is also available in many different stock sizes and forms, including square and circular tubes and flat bars, as well as plates of many thicknesses. Plates are a starting point for many of our designs as these can be readily laser-cut to create distinctive forms and to include all fixing holes, before being shaped and welded into a finished product. All Furnitubes products are offered with a satin finish as standard.

Stainless steel is typically left uncoated as the metallic / polished aesthetic of the material is usually the desired appearance, however it can be coated if required and is sometimes preferable over a mild steel product that is galvanised to achieve corrosion resistance and then coated with a coloured finish, principally because stainless steel fabrications are neater in terms of their welds (which do not ‘rise’ as they do on mild steel after galvanising) and because no potentially unsightly galvanising vent and drain holes are required.