considerations during design and fabrication
While we are able to modify most parts to comply with the galvanizing process, the below considerations are offered to aid you during the design and fabrication phase to ensure a complete coating and expedient process.
In the hot-dip galvanizing process, steel is completely coated with corrosion-inhibiting zinc, which forms a highly abrasion-resistant metallurgical bond with the base steel. In order to ensure that all interior and exterior surfaces are protected from corrosion, entire steel fabrications are lowered into and raised out of cleaning solutions, flux solutions, and molten zinc metal. To facilitate interior and exterior cleaning and coating, it is necessary to provide holes in fabrications to be galvanized. (These holes can be plugged after galvanizing if needed.)
The primary reason for vent and drain holes is to allow air to be evacuated from within and around the fabrication, allowing it to be completely immersed in the cleaning solutions and molten zinc and for the excess zinc and solutions to drain out and away from the part.
The secondary reason is that if fabrications to be galvanized are not properly vented, cleaning solutions or rinse waters trapped in overlapping or contacting surfaces flash to steam. The resulting pressure increase (up to 3600 psi [25MPa]) can rupture the fabrication. Additionally, trapped moisture that flashes to steam can result in localized uncoated surfaces.
Because items being galvanized are immersed in and withdrawn from all cleaning solutions and molten zinc at an angle, vent holes should be located at the highest point and drain holes at the lowest point as mounted during the galvanizing process.
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