TMI BlogGalvanizationX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 'galvanize'- 1 a. to subject to the action of an electric current, b. to arouse, stimulate, or excite as if by the application of an electric current; 2: to coat (iron or steel) with zinc-compare Electro galvanize." The Oxford English Dictionary, Volume IV, page 33 "'Galvanization'- 2. The state of being galvanized. 'Galvanize'- 2. To cover with a coating ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ne to form an inter-metallic compound at the interface the outer surface being relatively pure zinc, which crystallizes as it cools to form the characteristic spangle'. The electrodeposition method gives a uniform surface which may be either dull or bright. Duration of corrosion protection is directly related to the thickness of the zinc coating. See also sacrificial protection." The tre ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... t rusting (e.g., with oil grease, tar or red lead). (3) Finishing treatments (polishing, burnishing, glazing, artificial oxidation, phosphatizing, etc.). Metallization, for example: by cementation with zinc (sherardizing), or with aluminium, etc.; by electroplating (copper, chromium, nickel, cadmium, gold, silver-plating, etc.); by immersion in a bath of molten metal (e.g., zinc, tin or lead). ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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