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	Galvanized Iron (GI)	Copper	Aluminium
Character	—	Soft, ductile, and never quite finished changing.	Light, dimensionally stable, and quietly practical.
How it looks	—	Bright pink-orange when new, moving through browns to deep near-black, or driven deliberately to green and blue verdigris.	Naturally light grey and matt.
Where we use it	—	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	Baffle, fin and open-cell ceilings Large-format facade and soffit panels Louvre systems and sun screens Lightweight partitions and frames Signage trays and built-up letters
Outdoors	—	One of the classic exterior metals.	Very well suited to external use, which is a large part of why it is specified for facades and louvres.
Finishes	1: brushed & satin	11: mirror, brushed & satin, hammered, hand-beaten, embossed, special texture, special effects, antique…	5: hairline, brushed & satin, cast & relief, pvd & coatings, ombre
In short	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.	The metal that solves problems of weight and span.
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