Properties |
Steel |
Aluminium |
Wood |
UPVC |
Installation |
Poor |
Fair |
Fair |
Easy
& Excellent |
Maintenance |
Painting |
Powder
Coating |
Painting
/ Polishing |
No
Painting required |
Aesthetics |
Poor |
Poor |
Good |
Modern
& Elegant |
Durability |
Fair |
Fair |
Warpage
/ Shrinkage |
Excellent |
Thermal
Conductivity |
High |
High |
Fair |
Zero
Conductivity |
Sound |
Poor |
Poor |
Poor |
Sound
Proof |
Chemical
Resestance |
Corrodes |
Corrodes |
Rots |
No
Effect |
Safety |
Good |
Fair |
Poor |
Excellent |
Cost |
Fair |
Fair |
Expensive |
Affordable
in Long Term |
Strength |
Good |
Fair |
Good |
Reinforcement
available due to multi chambers |