Steel

Metal has always been used for the making of fountain pens. They always have a tough, but elegant look. Lots of big players in the fountain pen market have introduced metal pens with a sleek and cool look. Metals like stainless steel, brass and aluminum are widely used for making different kinds of pens.

Stainless steel has lots of advantages over other materials for making all kinds of pens.

• Stainless steel gives good balance to fountain pens.
  
• It gives a sharp, elegant and completely professional look.
  
• Stainless steel Fountain pens are lightweight, yet strong.
  
• They have tremendous wear resistant capacity.
  
• They are strong; unlike other materials, you don’t have to worry about these pens breaking due to tightening of the cap or by accidental drops. They don’t break down by dropping or throwing them.
  
• They are shock resistant and impact resistant.
  
• They have greater ink capacity, as the sac inside is bigger due to the thin walled metal barrel.
  
• They are easy to process and design, as they are extremely flexible.
  
• They can be plated with different materials such as silver, gold, or platinum to get that extravagant look.

Stainless steel pens are famous for their look, durability, wear-resistant capacity, long lasting nature, and complete writing satisfaction. It is a favored presentation for pen bodies, as the pen body made of stainless steel gives exotic gloss, good balance for the writer and it is available in the market at a reasonable price.

You have lots of varieties in metal pens, as you can electric-plate them with shiny colors like gold, chrome, silver, nickel, gun metal, sterling silver and many other colors. They are all available at reasonable prices.

The price range is cheap when compared to the qualities of the stainless steel fountain pens. A stainless steel pen from a world famous company like Parker will cost you only around $15. So, stainless steel pens are not only good looking, long lasting, and you could find a good bargain!