BlueScope Library

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COLORBOND® Intramax® steel (CRP), designed by BlueScope, specifically for the manufacture of sandwich panels for coolrooms. This prepainted product offers excellent formability coupled with good durability.

Discover the core range of COLORBOND® steel colours – encompassing pale, mid and deep tones.

This colour chat provides a guide on the core colours available for Sheds using COLORBOND® steel.

The COLORBOND® steel cool roofing colours bring together a number of BlueScope's proprietary coatings and manufacturing technologies whilst offering a higher level of thermal performance.

Be inspired by COLORBOND® steel colours designed to reflect the natural Australian landscape and bring a renewed sense of sanctuary to backyards.

This colour chart lets you discover just what’s possible when building a home using COLORBOND® steel

This colour chart lets you discover just what’s possible when renovating a home using COLORBOND® steel

COLORBOND® steel for fencing (XFP) has been specifically designed by BlueScope to provide a prepainted product with good formability and outdoor performance for the steel fencing industry.

COLORBOND® steel for garage doors (XGD), specifically designed by BlueScope to provide a prepainted product with high formability and outdoor performance for the garage and roller door industry.

COLORBOND® steel for insulated panels (XIP), designed by BlueScope, specifically for the manufacture of sandwich panels for exterior building use. This prepainted product offers excellent formability coupled with good durability.

COLORBOND® steel for patios and pergolas (XHI) has been specifically designed by BlueScope to provide a high durability prepainted product for patios and pergolas, generally with a High Gloss finish. Also available in a Classic finish.

COLORBOND® steel for roofing and walling (XRW) has been specifically designed by BlueScope to provide a highly durable roofing and wall cladding prepainted product for general use.

COLORBOND® steel Metallic (MET) (COLORBOND® steel in a Metallic finish) has been designed by BlueScope to provide a prepainted product with an aesthetically distinctive "metallic" effect.

COLORBOND® Ultra steel (ULT), specifically designed by BlueScope combines long term durability and excellent corrosion resistance.

This corrosion technical bulletin outlines: "What is corrosion"; types of metallic coatings; anodes and cathodes.

This corrosion technical bulletin outlines: The galvanic cell; Galvanic series of metals and alloys in sea water.

This corrosion technical bulletin outlines: The reaction of zinc with atmospheric oxygen and moisture; Why zinc protects steel.

This corrosion technical bulletin outlines the relationship between coating thickness and product performance.

This corrosion technical bulletin outlines: The corrosion rate of zinc in natural fresh water; The effect of both temperature and pH on the corrosion rate of zinc.

This corrosion technical bulletin outlines: AZ vs. AM; Coating structure; Corrosion protection mechanisms; Corrosion assessment and testing regime.

This corrosion technical bulletin outlines: Barrier protection offered by COLORBOND® prepainted steel; Brief description of how COLORBOND® steel is produced.

This corrosion technical bulletin outlines: Material selection; Design; Unwashed areas; End lapping; Pitch transition flashing; Slip Sheets; Low pitched roofing; Expansion joints.

This corrosion technical bulletin outlines procedures to prevent the deterioration of the steel member and consequently the degradation of the roof and wall sheeting.

This corrosion technical bulletin outlines: The effect of copper ions on ZINCALUME® steel and COLORBOND® steel; The pitfalls of roof penetrations.