PVD Coated Stainless Steel, various colours (0.7mm, 0.9mm, 1.2mm base sheet)
Premium architectural stainless steel with ultra-thin ceramic PVD coating offering superior durability, colour stability, and corrosion resistance for building facades and interior applications
Premium architectural stainless steel with ultra-thin ceramic PVD coating offering superior durability, colour stability, and corrosion resistance for building facades and interior applications
PVD coated stainless steel features a 0.25-10 micrometre ceramic coating (typically TiN, ZrN, TiAlN, or CrN) applied through physical vapour deposition onto Grade 304 or 316 stainless steel substrate. The coating provides exceptional hardness (1500-4500 HV), colour stability, and enhanced corrosion resistance while maintaining the substrate's mechanical properties. Available in gold, rose gold, bronze, black, blue, and custom colours with mirror, brushed, or matte finishes.
- Exceptional durability - 10-25 year lifespan
- Superior scratch and abrasion resistance
- Colour stability - no fading under UV exposure
- Zero VOC emissions during application
- Non-combustible - suitable for all BAL ratings
- 100% recyclable at end of life
- Low maintenance requirements
- Fingerprint and stain resistant options
- Wide colour and finish variety
- Chemical and corrosion resistant
- Hygienic - suitable for food/medical applications
- Lower lifecycle cost than painted alternatives
- 01 Exceptional durability - 10-25 year lifespan
- 02 Superior scratch and abrasion resistance
- 03 Colour stability - no fading under UV exposure
- 04 Zero VOC emissions during application
- 05 Non-combustible - suitable for all BAL ratings
- 01 Higher initial cost than painted steel
- 02 Specialised installation skills required
- 03 Limited field repair options if damaged
- 04 Colour matching between batches challenging
- 05 Processing equipment limited in Australia
- Density
- 7900 kg/m³
- Specific gravity
- 7.9
- Porosity
- 0 %
- Water absorption
- 0 %
- Hardness
- 2500
- UV resistance
- excellent // no degradation under UV
- Chemical resistance
- excellent // resistant to most chemicals
- pH tolerance
- 2-12
- Surface roughness
- 0.5 µm
- Tensile strength
- 515 MPa
- Compressive strength
- 210 MPa
- Flexural strength
- 290 MPa
- Shear strength
- 345 MPa
- Poisson's ratio
- 0.29
- Impact resistance
- high // qualitative - excellent toughness
- Creep resistance
- excellent // minimal at service temperatures
- Embodied carbon
- 6.15
- Carbon footprint
- 7.2
- Embodied energy
- 85 MJ/kg
- Water footprint
- 125 L/kg
- Recycled content
- 60 %
- Renewable content
- 0 %
- Circular score
- 85
- Combustibility class
- non-combustible // NCC Group 1
- Fire resistance level
- non-combustible // AS 1530.1 compliant
- Flame spread index
- 0
- Smoke dev. index
- 0
- Heat release rate
- 0
- Material cost (range)
- $180-350/m² // AUD 2025 prices
- Material cost (per unit)
- $250/m² // average installed
- Lead time
- 4-8 weeks // typical for custom colours
- Lifecycle cost
- $350-450/m² // 25-year lifecycle
- Annual maintenance
- $2-5/m² // cleaning only
- Market availability
- readily available // major cities
- Expected lifespan
- 25-50 years // with minimal maintenance
- Maintenance interval
- 6-12 months // cleaning cycle
- Warranty period
- 10-15 years // typical manufacturer warranty