Popular stainless steel finishes

Original color polished stainless steel

Brushed stainless steel

1. Characteristics
Matte low reflective: The surface presents a fine linear texture, with soft light scattering that is not dazzling.
Wear-resistant and scratch-resistant: The brushed texture can effectively hide minor scratches during daily use.
Modern minimalist style: Suitable for industrial style, minimalism, light luxury and other design styles.
Anti-fingerprint: It is more dirt-resistant than mirror polishing, but fingerprints may still remain (anti-fingerprint treatment can be done).
2. Processing technology
The manufacturing of brushed stainless steel usually adopts the following methods:
Mechanical wire drawing: Use abrasive belts, nylon wheels or wire brushes to grind the surface in a single direction to form a uniform texture.
Electrolytic wire drawing (optional) : Through chemical + current treatment, the texture is made finer and more uniform (higher cost).
Anti-fingerprint treatment (AF Coating) : An additional nano-coating can be added to reduce fingerprint residue.
Common drawing grades (classified by the coarseness of the texture) :
Fine Hairline: With a fine texture, it is suitable for precision household appliances and electronic products.
Regular Hairline: The most commonly used, it strikes a balance between beauty and wear resistance.
Coarse Brushed (coarse Brushed) : the texture is distinct and has a stronger industrial feel, such as in ships and mechanical equipment.
3. Common Applications
① Architecture & Decoration
Elevator car, door casing, curtain wall decorative strips
Wall and column edge banding for shopping malls, hotels and office buildings
Stair railings, skirting boards
② Home appliances & Furniture
High-end range hood, oven and refrigerator panels (such as Siemens and FOTILE)
Cabinets, bars, dining table tops
Lighting fixtures and furniture frames (such as coffee tables and TV cabinets)
③ Industrial & electronic products
Mechanical equipment enclosures (such as CNC machine tools, food processing equipment)
Laptop cases (such as early models of MacBook)
Watch straps, mobile phone midframes (such as some flagship models)
4. Comparison of advantages and disadvantages

Snowflake sand stainless steel

1. Core features
Surface characteristics
Fine frosted texture: Utilizing random track grinding technology, it forms a uniform and irregular snowflake-like texture
Matte low reflection: Light diffuse reflection rate 8-15%, soft and comfortable visual effect
Three-dimensional touch: The surface Ra value is 0.4-1.2μm, with a slight concave and convex three-dimensional effect
Performance advantage
Outstanding anti-fingerprint performance (70% less fingerprint display than mirror surface)
Outstanding wear resistance coefficient (Mohs hardness can reach 5-6 grades)
Compliant with food-grade hygiene standards (no dead corners structure, easy to clean thoroughly)
2. Precision processing technology
① Substrate pretreatment
Select 304/316L medical-grade stainless steel plates and first undergo electrolytic polishing to remove the surface stress layer
② Multi-stage grinding system
Primary grinding: Use a #180-240 mesh fiber grinding wheel to remove mechanical marks
Precision grinding: Planetary grinding heads are used in combination with #400-600 mesh ceramic gravel
Final treatment: Three-dimensional oscillation grinding (amplitude 0.1-0.3mm)
③ Surface passivation
Passivation treatment is carried out through a mixed solution of nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid to enhance corrosion resistance
3. High-end application scenarios
① Medical and health care field
Surgical instrument storage cabinet (compliant with GMP certification standards)
Nuclear magnetic resonance equipment casing (without magnetic interference)
Sterile laboratory countertop
② Food industry
The inner wall of the beer fermentation tank (resistant to acid and alkali corrosion
Meat processing equipment workbench
Commercial kitchen range hood system
③ Architectural decoration
High-end office building elevator cabins (such as Shanghai Tower)
Anti-glare walls for subway stations (Beijing Daxing Airport Line)
The frame of the museum's cultural relic display case
4. Technical parameter comparison