Aluminum, Stainless Steel, and Monel: Metals for a New Era

Close-up of metal details on the entrance canopy and window frames of an Art Deco building. The underside of the canopy is polished aluminum, finished with concentric stepped lines along the edge. The canopy is suspended by two grooved stainless steel tension rods. The door and window frames are slender Monel alloy, exhibiting a soft, silvery-white luster. These materials represented industry and the future at the time, replacing traditional cast iron and brass.
Avoid: cast iron botanical ornamentation, metal is shiny gold titanium plating, rust and dents on the surface, canopy is modern glass and steel cables.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一棟裝飾藝術建築入口雨遮與窗框的金屬細部近景,雨遮底面是拋光的鋁板,邊緣以一道道同心的階梯線收邊,懸吊雨遮的是兩根有溝槽的不鏽鋼拉桿;門窗框是細窄的蒙乃爾合金,呈現柔和的銀白光澤。這些都是當年代表工業與未來的新材料,取代了傳統的鑄鐵與黃銅。避免:使用鑄鐵的植物花飾、金屬是亮金色的鍍鈦、表面出現鏽蝕與凹痕、雨遮是現代的玻璃與鋼索。