Bronze Door, Gate
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Bronze Gate Hardware
Complete line of solid bronze gate hardware. Our old world and rustic hand made designed restoration hardware will accent any gate or garage door with a look that is impressive and makes a statement.
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Bronze Door Hardware
Our bronze door hardware offers everything for rings turns to levers and knobs. All the parts are made from traditional rustic bronze that will give an old world feel and elegance to any door or gate restoration.
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Bronze Shutter Hardware
Our Traditional Shutter Hardware will accent the face of any home. This sturdy hardware will support the heaviest of shutters.
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Bronze Hardware Showroom Displays
Select from a wide range of different display boards for your showroom. We have a wide range of hardware for any restorations.
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Traditional Bronze Hardware for Gates,
Doors, Shutter, Barns, Window, and Carriage Doors.
We specialize in gate hardware for wood or metal gates, door hardware along with barn hardware and a complete line of strap hinges that will accent any gate or door. And just added to the collection you will find a complete line of window and shutter hardware.
With a focus on gate hardware, we fill a gap in the hardware industry for a restoration product that is rust resistant in extreme outdoor conditions. We offer a living finish that ages naturally and will produce a greenish patina in extreme conditions. |
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Manufacturer of Quality Bronze Gate Hardware, Door Hardware and Shutter Hardware.
Coastal Bronze was created to provide a reliable and cost effective source for solid bronze hardware for restorations in rustic old world designs for coastal areas and rustic settings. Coastal Bronze products fill a gap that has existed for years in restoration hardware lines for these types of products.
As a Manufacturer of bronze hardware we have chosen old traditional designs that have been around for hundreds of years. |
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What is Bronze?
Bronze is an alloy that contains mostly copper, tin and some lead . It’s introduction over 5,000 years ago revolutionized metal work and launched the Bronze Age. By adding tin to copper, workers created a metal that was stronger and impervious to corrosion. Bronze artifacts have been found dating from as early as 3,500 BC.
How is Bronze gate hardware different from Brass gate hardware?
Brass is also an alloy of copper, but differs from bronze in that its primary additive is zinc instead of tin. Brass is similar to bronze in hardness but suffers from the process of ‘dezincification’. This process that begins upon exposure to heat and humidity is the leaching of zinc from the metal. As the zinc migrates from the copper it leaves a porous structure susceptible to cracking and corrosion. As a result, brass hardware may eventually exhibit persistent red spots (zinc oxide) and become more brittle and crack as they age.
Brass is commonly used for door hardware because the melting temperature is lower than bronze making it easier to cast in an automated production. The high melting point of bronze necessitates casting in sand (a more difficult process) since the metal molds used in brass production would melt. A new sand mold is created for every individual casted part for Coastal Bronze.
Understanding Why Corrosion Happens
Corrosion of door hardware and gate hardware occurs through several mechanisms that are electrochemical in nature. In other words, chemicals react with the metals to produce an electric current. This current changes the structure and composition of the metal and results in pitting, flaking, chipping and cracking.
The following chart illustrates how various metals found in door and gate hardware compare in their resistance to corrosion:
Least Subject to Corrosion
- Stainless Steel
- Bronze
- Copper
- Brass
- Cast Iron
- Wrought Iron
- Mild Steel
- Aluminum
Most Subject to Corrosion
It should also be noted that while stainless steel is more resistant to corrosion than bronze, it may be more susceptible at its edges, creases and at points where it contacts other metals.
In an attempt to prevent corrosion, manufacturers use various coatings (e.g. powder-coat, paint and sealers) on the more susceptible metals. These coatings invariably fail to prevent corrosion since even microscopic gaps or inconsistencies in the coatings expose metal. This provides points of corrosion that can rapidly grow. The result is that the coatings are undermined, separating them from the surface leading to cracking and chipping.
Is Bronze gate hardware more Beautiful?
Moving from the scientific to the aesthetic, we can assess the superiority of bronze as a feature in the landscape. Bronze has a long history of use as the preferred material for outdoor gate hardware, partly because of its durability but mainly because it weathers so beautifully.
Once installed outdoors, the metallic bronze gate hardware darkens to an old-penny brown then eventually to a greenish/blue patina. These colors compliment the browns and greens in nature and do not distract from the natural beauty of the landscape.
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