Regardless of customer anticipations, hot-dip galvanized structural steel has a grey coating, rather than a shiny coating. This usually leads to disagreements between galvanizers and their customers.

Standard electrogalvanized coating thicknesses tend to range from 5 µm to 8 µm. Homogeneity is key to ensuring premium ...

A program was initiated to determine corrosion performance of coated sheet products. The program examined the performance of galvannealed, hot-dip galvanized and electroplated zinc coated steel sheet ...

HOT-DIP galvanized steel sheets have been increasingly used in the automotive industry. However, two major problems occur during spot-welding because of the presence of zinc : 1/ Welding parameters ...

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria has raised the standard of coating materials for steel roofing sheets from just zinc to zinc, magnesium and aluminium. The agency said the standard was the latest ...

One of the most commonly used forms of steel is wire. It is found in everything from springs, conveyor belts, and bicycles to shopping carts, lobster traps, and chain-link fences. But all those ...