Discover the meanings of the main terms and expressions used on the Barthélémy Bronze website
- Aluminum: A silver-colored metal with low density, lightweight and malleable
- Bronze: An alloy of copper and tin containing at least 65% copper (law of March 8, 1935, article 1), and possibly supplemented with other metals depending on the properties required for its intended use; at Barthélémy Bronze, our raw material contains at least 85% copper.
- BronzeArgent: A proprietary Barthélémy Bronze alloy made from bronze with the addition of other metals, giving it a silver color while maintaining the qualitative characteristics of bronze.
- Bronzier: Artisan who works with bronze; in the funeral sector, the term also refers to manufacturers and/or retailers of bronze items.
- b-CATALOGUE: Online catalog of Barthélémy Bronze ornaments
- b-CUSTOM: Barthélémy Bronze’s exclusive configurator for creating personalized designs that honor the memory of the deceased
- b-LETTERS: Barthélémy Bronze’s exclusive software for creating and customizing inscriptions, plaques, and frames
- b-PHOTO: Barthélémy Bronze’s exclusive software for creating and customizing porcelain photos
- Edge: Sides of a product made by digital cutting
- Corrosion: Deterioration of a material through a chemical reaction; this process is natural and common in metals
- Digital cutting: Manufacturing process consisting of cutting the product from a bronze plate
- Front: The visible face of a product made by digital cutting
- Finishing: Manual or mechanical work on a product to give it its final appearance
- Installation template: Paper overlay representing the bronze product and the location of its drill holes, used to facilitate drilling on the surface where the product will be mounted
- Long rods: Longer threaded rods, particularly suitable for mounting our products on uneven surfaces such as natural stones
- Oxidation: A form of corrosion caused by the interaction of the material with oxygen
- Patina: Accelerated and controlled aging of metal achieved through specific techniques requiring advanced expertise
- Drilling: Location at the back of our products designed to receive a threaded rod
- Font: Type of writing Barthélémy Bronze offers you different font styles: sans-serif, script, cursive, serif, and more…
- Rods: Threaded rods supplied with our products, allowing attachment by chemical anchoring to the stele, tombstone, or columbarium plaque
- Varnish: Transparent substance applied as a protective layer against wear and weather conditions
- Verdigris: Corrosion product of bronze, light green-turquoise with grayish tones; beneath the verdigris layer, the bronze remains intact
- W-Rock: Arrangement of drill holes in a W shape, recommended for mounting our products on uneven surfaces such as natural stones