Tag Archives: zinc plating
Fasteners
Oil & Gas
Over the last few years we have become more directly involved with Queensland’s oil and gas industry. A Queensland based business has implemented zinc plating of their threaded connectors prior to welding onto their various diameter casings or pups. The … Continue reading
Agricutural Equipment
Automotive
Utility window protectors and headframes – zinc rack plated Standards currently or previously applied: Australian Standards – AS 1789 – 2003 Mitsubishi – MS 82-3701 Toyota – TSH6524G General Motors – GMW3044 Volvo – STD 5732,105
Passivates, Chromates & Zinc?
What are electroplaters talking about when they are using terms like ‘passivate’ or ‘chromate’? Passivating is part of the electroplating process and for zinc plating this has traditionally been performed using chromate based solutions. The passivate, or more correctly termed … Continue reading
Links
Atotech Corporate Member of the Australasian Corrosion Association Inc. (ACA) Corporate memeber of the Australasian Institute of Surface Finishing (AISF) Cathodic Anodes Australia Associate Corporate Member of the Commercial Vehicle Industry Association of Queensland (CVIAQ) … Continue reading
Applications
Zinc electroplating, or as sometimes referred to as electrogalvanizing, is a reliable and efficient method of corrosion protection for ferrous items exposed in light to moderate atmospheric and operational conditions. As a metal finish, zinc plating is highly important to the … Continue reading