FINISHES OF STAINLESS STEEL
| PHOTOS OF STAINLESS STEEL FINISHES FOR REFERENCE
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Stainless Steel Sheet No. 8 Mirror Finish
No. 8 mirror is high glossy, polished finish, having a high degree
of reflectiveness, also called non-directional finish. Mirror
surface is blemish free and has perfect reflective quality. It’s
widely used in food preparation, ceiling and high pedestrian areas.
No. 8 mirror comes with a double layer of protective film to protect the mirror finish during fabrication and installation. | |
Stainless Steel Sheet Bright Annealed (BA) Finish
The bright annealed (BA) finish is cold rolled stainless steel that
is annealed in a controlled atmosphere to retain a highly
reflective finish. Although it is not completely identical to the
#8 mirror finish, it appears to be very similar. The bright
annealed finish normally has a protective film on one side to protect it against scratching during fabrication and installation. | |
Stainless Steel Sheet Hairline Finish
Hairline was obtained by endless grinding lines extend uniformly
along with the length of coil or sheet. It’s a well-defined
directional finish with long and fine line. The stainless steel
hairline finish normally has a protective film on one side to help protect against scratching during fabrication
and installation. | |
Stainless Steel Sheet No. 4 Finish
Stainless steel sheet No. 4 finish is the brushed finish commonly
seen on kitchen appliances and backsplashes. The stainless steel sheet No. 4 finish normally has a protective film on one side to help protect against scratching during fabrication
and installation. | |
Stainless Steel Sheet Etched Finish
Etched patterns are created by selectively applying a protective
acid resistant film to appointed areas and acid etching the
unprotected areas. The etching removes a thin layer of stainless
steel, changes the color to a dull silver gray, and roughens the
surface, which can be contrasted with grinding, super mirror or
other finishes to create thousands of variations. Etched finish
also can be colored before or after etching. It was widely used for
decoration applications, such as elevator doors, wall panels,
coping and trim. The stainless steel sheet etched finish normally has a protective film on one side to help protect against scratching during fabrication
and installation. |
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Stainless Steel No. 1 Finish
No. 1 is a rough, dull and non-uniform finish, which results from
hot rolling to the specified thickness, following by annealing and
descaling. It’s generally used in industrial applications, such as
equipment for elevated temperatures service, checker plate and so
on. | |
Stainless Steel 2D Finish
2D is a dull, silver gray and non-reflective finish which results
from cold rolling followed by annealing and descaling, and may
perhaps get a final light roll pass through unpolished rolls. It’s
widely used in the industry that may not concern the uniform of the
finish. | |
Stainless Steel 2B Finish
Stainless steel 2B finish has a mill finish, which is smooth and
NOT the brushed finish commonly seen on kitchen appliances.
Stainless steel 2B finish may or may not have a protective film on
one side to prevent scratching. So the stainless steel 2B finish
will commonly have scratching. | |
Stainless Steel Sheet Bead Blast Finish
Bead blast was produced by the impact of a hard, inert medium onto
the surface result in non-directional, uniform matt surface with a
soft satin reflection and low reflectivity. Bead blast provides a
clean, consistent, streak-free finish. Stainless steel bead blast
finish may have a protective film on one side to prevent
scratching. | |
Stainless Steel Scotch Brite Finish
Scotch Brite is a semi-dull grinding finish with uniform grain. It
has smooth, soft and exquisite grains with a low level reflectivity
and unidirectional texture. It’s suitable for internal
architectural, elevator panels, and kitchen applications. Stainless
steel scotch brite finish may have a protective film on one side to
prevent scratching. | |
Stainless Steel Sheet Vibratory Finish
Vibration is not a highly reflective finish, has a uniform texture
with random, multi-directional grit lines with highest degree of
consistency, It’s also called non-directional Satin and Angel Hair.
Vibration is one of the most popular finishes because of its
non-direction and high density scratch reacting incredible fine
texture. | |
Stainless Steel Starlight Finish
Starlight is one kind of embossed stainless steel finish with
non-directional, reflective and uniformly textured. Because of its
high consistency, it’s excellent suitable for panel-to-panel
matching, which is widely used for exterior and interior of
architectural, such as wall panels, elevator panels, escalator,
coping and trim. | |
Stainless Steel Sheet Linen Finish
Linen is one kind of embossed stainless steel finish with
directional, reflective and uniformly textured. It’s designed for
exterior and interior of architectural, such as wall panels,
elevator panels, escalator, coping and trim. Because of its
honeycomb texture, Linen was also popular for sink application for
scratch resistant. | |
Note:
The finer polished finishes (No. 4 and No. 8) are generally only
produced one side of the sheet, the reverse side being either a 2B
or No. 3 Finish. |
