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'Crittall' were the largest manufacturer to take advantage of the new opportunities, and the company played a leading role in revolutionising the world-wide use of the metal casement. Indeed its name eventually became a generic term for steel windows.
Corten steel is a weather-resistant structural steel. Its distinctive feature is that, while it does rust, it does not rust through like ordinary steel. Its special alloy forms an extremely dense barrier layer (patina) that effectively protects the underlying material from further corrosion caused by the elements.
Cortenstahl ist ein wetterfester Baustahl. Das Besondere daran ist, dass er zwar rostet, aber nicht wie gewöhnlicher Stahl durchrostet. Seine spezielle Legierung bildet eine extrem dichte Sperrschicht (Patina), die das Material im Inneren effektiv vor weiterer Korrosion durch Witterungseinflüsse schützt.
One of several stormy days in S. Wales recently. This is looking across Swansea Bay towards Port Talbot steelworks shortly after sunrise. The light across the bay changes every second on days like this.
Port Talbot remains the largest steelworks in the UK and one of the largest in Europe.
KNWA 381 sits patiently and crew-less in Pickerington, Ohio due to the crew outlawing while waiting to get into Watkins yard. The power for the train was a pair of ex-NS SD60's, which in my opinion, are some really good looking engines. A beam of light from a car's headlights at a nearby crossing helped illuminate the bridge during the exposure.
I happened to be in Stillwater on this day, and seeing the nice updates from the peeps in the field about a late transfer from the CN, I decided to take a little detour north before heading home. Managed to hike to the bridge with only about 10 minutes of waiting before this nice trio of matching SDs pulled across in perfect light.
The Bluescope Steel Works.
Port Kembla, New South Wales
This is the view looking south along Wollongong Beach from the Wollongong Head Lighthouse, on Flagstaff HIll.
Friday afternoon, 19th June, 2020.
90 minutes south of Sydney.
Samsung Galaxy S20+ mobile phone camera.
Remaining stacks of the Bethlehem Steel plant, now surrounded by a park. The lighted walkway is normally open to the public but, alas, wasn't when we were there.
Bethlehem Steel was one of the largest producers of steel in its heyday. It was founded in the mid-19th century, prospered for a while in the railroad boom, and then branched into shipbuilding, where it supplied its steel for the Navy, in particular the (in)famous USS Maine. It later went into shipbuilding business, constructing as much as 20% of the Navy fleet during World War II. The company also supplied steel for the Golden Gate bridge. Most steel production stopped in the 1980-ies and the company was dissolved in 2003. [paraphrased from Wikipedia]