The source of the term “galvanizing” is not really related to protecting steel from corrosion. The term was derived from the name of Italian physiologist Luigi Galvani, who discovered the effects of ...

Liquid metal embrittlement occurs because of the impact of the molten metal (zinc in the case of galvanizing) on vulnerable steels. Stainless steel experiences the most common liquid metal ...

Corrosion, a natural phenomenon that causes the degradation of metals, results in hundreds of billions of dollars in maintenance and repair costs every year. Corrosion can affect any metal including ...

Once in a while, a researcher announces a strange discovery that gets the members of the scientific community all fired up while leaving the rest of us mildly befuddled. For example, the concept that ...

The two most common methods of applying zinc metal to steel handrail tubing for corrosion protection are batch hot-dip galvanizing and inline, or continuous, galvanizing. Batch hot-dip galvanizing ...

[Environmental Protection Lifted in the North, Galvanizing Operating Rates Rise]: This week, the galvanizing operating rate recorded 56.67%, up 0.59 percentage points WoW. Raw material inventory side, ...

[New Year's Day holiday arrangements led to a decline in galvanizing operating rates]: This week, the operating rate of galvanizing producers was recorded at 52.98%, down 3.69 percentage points WoW.

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AZZ Inc. (NYSE: AZZ), the leading independent provider of hot-dip galvanizing and coil coating solutions in North America, today announced that it has ...