hot dipping
industrial process
Also known as: hot-dip galvanizing, hot-dip process
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iron and steel
- In galvanizing
…applied by two general methods: hot dipping and electrolytic deposition.
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In hot-dip galvanizing lines, which also have the usual entry and exit groups, the strip moves first at constant speed—say, 150 metres per minute—through a cleaning section and a long, horizontal, nonoxidizing preheating furnace. (When hard strips are coated directly after cold reduction, this furnace is…
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zinc
- In zinc: Occurrence, uses, and properties
Hot-dip galvanizing is the most common procedure for coating steel with zinc. This may be a batch process known as general galvanizing or a continuous coating of coils of steel strip. In general galvanizing, steel is pickled in acid, treated with fluxing agents, and then…
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