The GAGAs
Galvanizing Awards 2019
The 25th anniversary of the Galvanizers Association Galvanizing Awards celebrated conservation, innovation and sustainability when it was held on Friday the 7th June.
Hot Dip Galvanizing
Proven, Honest, Sustainable
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the zinc tank
The Thing About Rust
Have you ever wondered what is going on with rusty steelwork? Why it happens and even what it is exactly?
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We launched ‘the zinc tank’, where we’ll inform you about the latest technical insights into the process, performance and the many uses of galvanized steel.
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Conservation of Catrine Weir
Addison Conservation + Design
The Catrine Weir on the River Ayr (East Ayrshire) is a 19th Century industrial structure erected as a water supply to power the Catrine Mills and their water wheels designed by the renown engineer William Fairburn.
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Up to 170 years of protection
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Hot dip galvanizing corrosion map
This map provides data for the atmospheric corrosion rate of hot dip galvanizing. Search for a location and hover over the 10 km grid to obtain the corrosion rate. The map legend can be used to find the average life of an 85 µm coating within the area.
| Corrosion rate key | |||||
| Average Corrosion Rate(µm/year) | 0.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Average Life of 85µm galvanized coating(years) | 170 | 85 | 57 | 43 | 34 |
Average background corrosion rates for zinc. Each grid square is 10km².