Brushed metal

For the Mac OS X graphical user interface, see Brushed Metal (interface).
A piece of brushed aluminium
A collection of brushed stainless steel Breville small appliances
A DeLorean featuring non-structural brushed stainless steel panels
The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri

Brushed stainless steel or dull polished metal[1] is metal with a unidirectional satin finish. It is produced by polishing the metal with a 120–180 grit belt or wheel then softening with an 80–120 grit greaseless compound or a medium non-woven abrasive belt or pad.

Commonly brushed metals include stainless steel, aluminium and nickel. Brushed finishes are popular in both small appliances and whiteware,[2] and feature in architecture and automotive design. The Gateway Arch and DMC DeLorean are both clad in brushed stainless steel. The intensity of the brushed finish is specified as a surface roughness and is typically 0.5–1.5 micrometres Ra.[3]

  1. ^ "Brushed metal" (PDF). Euro-inox. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  2. ^ "A Comparison of Enameled and Stainless-Steel Surfaces - Porcelain Enamel". Appliancemagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  3. ^ "Article: Specifying mechanically polished, brushed and buffed stainless steel finishes and their applications". Bssa.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2014-08-21.