COLORBOND® VS ZINCALUME®
What is the difference between Colorbond® and Zincalume®?
The roof is an important part of your home. So it requires knowledge and professional installation, to cover or crown your home building, as well as protect it from water leaks and will also increase the property value of your home. Paramasteel as an authorized distributor of Bluescope Lysaght, we know the value of your roof and what it means to you. With our years of experience in the field of roofing and authorized applicators, we understand that it is important to choose the right product for your home and other building needs such as offices, factories, schools, and so on.
While there are many roofing materials available on the market, we recognize that COLORBOND® and ZINCALUME® products are two of the most popular from Bluescope Lysaght Indonesia. Manufactured by an internationally renowned specialist steel company, these two durable roofing materials have become some of the most attractive in the market today. When deciding which product to use, understanding the differences and the advantages and disadvantages of each can help. To help you choose the best material for your roof, here’s everything you need to know about Colorbond and Zincalume.
To help you choose the best material for your roof, here’s everything you need to know about Colorbond and Zincalume.
Colorbond® Steel for Your Homes
Colorbond® steel products are designed for the various environments in Australia. It undergoes rigorous testing to ensure it can withstand our harsh climate, tested in several outdoor locations as well as in accelerated laboratory testing. In fact, Colorbond® steel has over 12,000 panels being tested currently in various Australian environments. Colorbond® metal roofing supplies undergo testing for corrosion, durability, and application testing (to ensure it is suitable for various buildings).
Colorbond® steel also conducts regular quality assessments. This assessment program is designed to replicate building applications in Australian conditions. Tests include various roof pitches, product types, profiles, and unwashed testing to assess corrosion risk. These types of tests are used to analyze the performance of Colorbond® steel on real homes and buildings.
Zincalume® Steel
NS BlueScope Lysaght Indonesia continues to present creative innovations that meet customer expectations. ZINCALUME® Steel is one of the products that are in great demand by customers in Indonesia. ZINCALUME® Steel is a product that is claimed to contain AZ 150 mixed metal processed with modern technology and with the accuracy of manufacturing standard calculations, resulting in product solutions for the best anti-rust and corrosion coated steel. ZINCALUME® Steel also goes through a continuous hot dip steel process at a certain temperature, by looking at the manufacturing process and strict quality control, ZINCALUME® Steel is able to provide the best protection for your building solutions.
BlueScope Lysaght’s ZINCALUME® Steel products are world-leading products. ZINCALUME® Steel has two types of ZINCALUME®, namely G550 and G300. G550 is suitable for rollforming to minimum internal with limited ductility, developed for roofing and wall materials. While G300 is also suitable for rollforming up to a minimum diameter of 1t with good ductility, for building house frames, RWGs, gutters and home sheds. The coating mass for ZINCALUME® coated steel is 150 grams/m2 for both surfaces.
