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	Mild Steel	Galvanized Iron (GI)
Character	Strong, direct, unapologetically structural.	Practical, weatherproof, and honest.
How it looks	Matt grey raw; most often blackened, painted or powder-coated.	Grey with a crystalline, spangled zinc surface that dulls to an even matt grey outdoors.
Where we use it	Structural frames, canopies and portals Blackened steel screens and partitions Steel-and-glass doors and windows Balustrades and staircase structure Gates and boundary treatments	Facade, screen and cladding panels Ceiling panels and perforated ceilings Gates, boundary screens and service enclosures Framing and supports behind other metals
Outdoors	Used externally throughout, always with a coating system appropriate to the exposure.	Made for outdoor use: the zinc coat protects the steel beneath.
Finishes	3: brushed & satin, special texture, distressed	1: brushed & satin
In short	The metal behind the metal.	Mild steel with a coat of zinc.
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