Eminyakeni yamuva, abaklami be-landscape baye bakhangwa ubuhle bensimbi yesimo sezulu. Imigqa ehlanzekile eyakhayo egcekeni kanye nokuhlobisa kwayo okuhle, okune-rustic kuwumdwebo omkhulu, futhi ngesizathu esihle. Kodwa uma ungazimisele ukuvumela uchwepheshe wendawo ukuthi akufakele umsebenzi wangokwezifiso, cabanga ukubheka izitsha zensimbi ezinesimo sezulu esishisayo.
Isetshenziswa Ezilungiselelweni zezentengiselwano nezokuhlala, lezi zitshalo zensimbi zihlinzeka ngokuhlala isikhathi eside, enye indlela elula yokutshala ngokhuni. Qhathanisa izindleko zabo nesikhathi sabo sokuphila futhi akungabazeki ukuthi zishibhile njengesixazululo sesikhathi eside. Imigqa yesimanjemanje, ebushelelezi idala ukukhanga okubonakalayo, futhi izindawo zayo ezinemibala yokugqwala zingasetshenziselwa izakhiwo zesimanje kanye nezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza zemvelo. Okuhle kunakho konke, ukutshala kwe-corten steel kunenqubo elula yokuhlanganisa eyenza kube nokwenzeka ukufeza indawo ekahle engadini oyifunayo.
Ake sibheke ukuthi iyini ngempela insimbi ye-weathering nokuthi isetshenziswa kanjani ukwenza ama-POTS ezimbali amelana nesimo sezulu. Sizohlola ezinye zezinguquko zensimbi nendlela ekhiqizwa ngayo, sikunikeze imininingwane yalokho okufanele ukuthenge, futhi senze iziphakamiso ezinhle zokukhetha ukuthi uyifake nini i-Corten endaweni yakho engadini!
Insimbi yesimo sezulu iwuhlobo lwensimbi yesimo sezulu. Insimbi yenziwe ngeqembu lama-alloys ensimbi agqwala futhi akhiqize okuluhlaza okugqwalile ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Lokhu kugqwala kusebenza njengesivikelo, ngakho awukho upende odingekayo. I-Corten steel isetshenziswe e-United States kusukela ngo-1933, lapho i-United States Steel Corporation (USSC, ngezinye izikhathi ebizwa ngokuthi i-U.S. Steel) isebenzisa ukusetshenziswa kwayo embonini yemikhumbi. Ngo-1936, i-USSC yakha izimoto zikaloliwe ezenziwe ngensimbi efanayo. Namuhla, insimbi yesimo sezulu isetshenziselwa ukugcina iziqukathi ngenxa yekhono layo lokugcina ubuqotho besakhiwo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Insimbi yesimo sezulu yaduma ekwakhiweni kwezakhiwo, ingqalasizinda kanye nobuciko besimanje bokubaza emhlabeni wonke ngeminyaka yawo-1960. E-Australia, insimbi isetshenziswa kakhulu ekwakheni. Lapho, izinsimbi zifakwa endaweni yezentengiselwano yamabhokisi omshini wokutshala nemibhede yokufukamela, kanye nokuhlinzeka isakhiwo ngokubukeka okuhlukile kwe-oxidized. Ngenxa yokukhanga kwayo kobuhle be-rustic, insimbi yesimo sezulu manje isisetshenziswa kabanzi kuzo zombili izindawo zezohwebo nezasekhaya.
Abantu abaningi bacabanga ukuthi ukugqwala kubi, kodwa ku-Redcor Weathering steel, kuwuphawu oluhle. Insimbi ibhekene nezimo ezishintshayo ezimanzi nezomile, okwenza ungqimba lwe-patina olwakha ungqimba oluvikelayo phezu kwensimbi. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ukuguqulwa kokucwebezela kwensimbi kuyinto ephawulekayo. Iqala njengowolintshi ogqamile, bese iphenduka ibe nsundu ngokumnyama ukuze ihlangane nendawo yayo yemvelo. Ezigabeni zakamuva, iba cishe nombala onsomi. Lokhu kushintsha kombala kwenzeka ngaphansi kwezimo ezifanelekile zokumanzi/zomile. Lawo atholwe ngamabhokisi okutshala enziwe nge-Redcor angakwazi ukumelana nensimbi ngokwawo phakathi nezikhathi ezimanzi nezomile ngokungabonakali.
Kunoshintsho oluncane phakathi kweCorten Steel neRedcor. Imikhiqizo eminingi ye-Corten ibunjwe ngokushisa, kodwa insimbi ye-Redcor igoqekile, iyenza ifane futhi ithembeke phakathi kwemikhiqizo. Ukusetshenziswa okubili kohlobo ngalunye nakho kuhlukile. Insimbi yesimo sezulu isetshenziswa ezimbonini zikaloliwe kanye nezokuthutha. I-Redcor isetshenziswa kakhulu abaklami bezakhiwo nabaklami bendawo ukukhiqiza amabhokisi ezitshalo, imibhede yokulima, noma eminye imihlobiso yasengadini. Okuqukethwe okuphezulu kwe-phosphorus ye-Redcor kuyenza ifaneleke njengoba iholela ekumelaneni nokugqwala okuphezulu ngesikhathi sempilo yensimbi. Uma sesenze ungqimba lwe-oxide, insimbi engaphansi kwayo ayisawohloki, futhi iyakwazi ukuzivikela.
Abalimi bangase bafune ukwazi mayelana ne-POTS yembali yensimbi engamelana nesimo sezulu nokuthi iphephile yini ekutshaleni ukudla kanye nemvelo. Lokhu kukhathazeka kungasuswa! Ibhokisi lembewu ye-corten steel alihlungi noma iyiphi into eyingozi emhlabathini, insimbi encane nje. Ukwengeza insimbi eningi ebhodweni noma embhedeni wamasiko kungathuthukisa ukukhula kwe-chlorophyll yezitshalo lapho i-asidi ephezulu ingabhubhisi isivikelo ngaphambi kwesikhathi.
Okufanayo kusebenza ku-ecosystem ezungeze i-Corten Plantation. Akukho ukugqwala okwanele okwenzekayo ukuze sikhathazeke ngokungcoliswa. Kunento eyodwa okufanele icatshangelwe, nokho, nokuthi ibhokisi lokutshala insimbi yesimo sezulu lingangcolisa indawo eqinile. Abalimi kufanele babeke phansi ama-tarp, ama-MATS, noma ezinye izinto ukuvimbela ukungcoliswa okungadingekile kukakhonkolo noma ideski. Hlanganisa negravel ukuze ugqamise ithoni yebhokisi lesitsha sezimbali!
Kuthatha isikhashana ukuthi umbhede wakho ukhule wemvelo, i-patina evikelayo. Ukusheshisa ukuthuthukiswa kwayo ebhokisini le-Corten steel planter, sincoma ukuthi ugcwalise ibhodlela lesifutho ngama-ounces angu-2 kaviniga, uhhafu wethisipuni likasawoti kanye nama-ounces angu-16 e-hydrogen peroxide. Gubha ibhodlela ngamandla ukuze uhlanganise izithako. Gqoka amagilavu nezibuko bese ufafaza yonke indawo yebhokisi lebhodwe. Uma ukuthungwa kwesifutho ebhodweni kudinga ukushelela, sula phansi ngethawula. Lokhu kusheshisa ukuthuthukiswa kwe-verdigris futhi kwakha ukunamathela okuvikelayo ensimbi ene-oxidized. Phinda le nqubo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, uyivumele yome phakathi kokwelashwa kuze kube yilapho ibhodwe lakho lensimbi lifinyelela ukubukeka okufunayo. Kulula!
Uma i-oxyde patina isithuthukiswe ngokugcwele ngendlela othanda ngayo, une-coating enhle ye-oxide ezosimamisa ibhodwe lakho. Ungakwazi ngisho nokukhiya umbala ngejazi likapende we-polyurethane ngemuva kokuthi i-cladding seyakhiwe ngokugcwele. Ngaphambi kokudweba lonke ibhokisi lembiza yezimbali yensimbi, qiniseka ukuthi ibhokisi lesitsha sezimbali lensimbi elingamelani nesimo sezulu liwumbala owufunayo futhi uhlole indawo encane, njengoba ucwecwe lwe-polyurethane lungenza kubukeke kumnyama. Awudingi ukupenda ama-POTS uma ungafuni; Ngokunamatheliswa okwengeziwe noma ngaphandle kwayo, kuzokwenza isitjali esihle ngokubukeka!