Patina by Matthew Runfola

Author:Matthew Runfola
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: F+W Media

SARAH HOLDEN

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Using materials and colors as a study in contrasts, these blackened steel earrings are intertwined with brightly colored nylon. The steel is visually cold and mechanical while the nylon is bright, warm, and playful.

Low carbon steel can be soldered, brazed, or welded by conventional means. From a coloration point of view, it is important to understand that differing hot joinery methods may or may not have a color match at the joint, but only welding yields a color and metal compositional match. This is important when using reactive colorants and wanting a uniform coloration throughout. Low-carbon steel is moderately heavy, having a specific gravity almost 8 times that of water. The melting temperature range for G10100 steel is between 2498 and 2552°F (1370 and 1400°C).

Low-carbon steel has a very low resistance to oxidation, by nature, heat, or with reactive colorants, and has a good range of oxidation colors. Blacks, browns, yellows, oranges, reds, violets, and blues are all possible, however, the most common oxidation is the familiar orange-brown of “rust”. To keep the steel surface (colored or not) from going to rust, a good sealer must be used.

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