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	Bronze	Galvanized Iron (GI)	Copper
Character	Dense, quiet, and expensive-looking without trying.	—	Soft, ductile, and never quite finished changing.
How it looks	Deep brown-gold through to near-black, matt or satin more often than bright.	—	Bright pink-orange when new, moving through browns to deep near-black, or driven deliberately to green and blue verdigris.
Where we use it	Staircase cladding and balustrades Lift surrounds and lobby panelling Large-format wall cladding Feature doors and entrance frames Fireplace surrounds and hearth details	—	Facade cladding and shingle systems Hand-beaten sculpture and wall art Ceiling baffles and coves Feature doors and entrance panels Boundary wall and exterior treatments
Outdoors	Used externally on cladding and soffits.	—	One of the classic exterior metals.
Finishes	7: mirror, brushed & satin, hammered, cast & relief, antique, patina, smoky effect	1: brushed & satin	11: mirror, brushed & satin, hammered, hand-beaten, embossed, special texture, special effects, antique…
In short	Where brass is warm and copper is bright, bronze is deep.	Mild steel with a coat of zinc.	The most workable metal on the floor and the most unpredictable in service — which is exactly why it is used where character matters more than uniformity.
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