
Corten or Stainless for Coastal Sites?
Corten is the wrong answer within five kilometres of the sea, and the reason is chemistry rather than opinion. Here is what to specify instead.
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Corten is the wrong answer within five kilometres of the sea, and the reason is chemistry rather than opinion. Here is what to specify instead.

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