When utilizing this steel in unprotected condition it is up to the designer to take into account the expected loss of thickness due to corrosion and as far as necessary, compensate for it by increasing the thickness of the material.

The facades are divided into sections based on the dimensions of the five millimetre-thick A588 Gr.A Corten steel plate, which is also called weathering steel.

The corrosion retarding effect of the protective layer is produced by the nature of its structure components and the particular distribution and concentration of alloying elements in it.

A588 Gr.A corten steel also called weathering steel, concrete and glass were used to form this asymmetrical dwelling by Mork-Ulnes Architects that is nudged into a hillside overlooking a verdant, rolling valley in northern California's Sonoma County.

They can also promote the deposition of sand, enhance the beach, and build habitats for animals and plants.

Corten-A Corten steel is a meterial which oxidates in a short term period, in order to create its own protection, neutralizing its deterioration，due to strong weather resistance of weathering steel.