INDEX: Galvanized Store Fixtures and Merchandising

INDEX:
Galvanized Store Fixtures
and Merchandising

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BACKSTORY: Galvanization or galvanizing is the process of applying a protective zinc coating to steel or iron, to prevent rusting. The most common method is hot-dip galvanizing, in which parts are submerged in a bath of molten zinc.

The earliest known example of galvanized iron was encountered by Europeans on 17th-century Indian armor in the Royal Armouries Museum collection.^[1] It was named in English via French from the name of Italian scientist Luigi Galvani. Originally in the 19th century, the term “galvanizing” was used to describe the administration of electric shocks; this was also called Faradism. This usage is the origin of the metaphorical use of the verb “galvanize”, such as to “galvanize into action” meaning stimulating a complacent person or group to take action.^{[citation needed]}

In modern usage, the term “galvanizing” has largely come to be associated with zinc coatings, to the exclusion of other metals. Galvanic paint, a precursor to hot-dip galvanizing, was patented by Stanislas Sorel, of Paris, in December 1837.^[2]

Hot-dip galvanizing deposits a thick, robust layer of zinc iron alloys on the surface of a steel item. In the case of automobile bodies, where additional decorative coatings of paint will be applied, a thinner form of galvanizing is applied by electrogalvanizing. The hot-dip process generally does not reduce strength on a measurable scale,^[3] with the exception of high-strength steels (>1100 MPa) where hydrogen embrittlement can become a problem.^[4]^[5] This deficiency is a consideration affecting the manufacture of wire rope and other highly-stressed products.

Thermal diffusion galvanizing, or Sherardizing, provides a zinc diffusion coating on iron- or copper-based materials.^[6]^[7] Parts and zinc powder are tumbled in a sealed rotating drum. Around 300 °C (572 °F), zinc will diffuse into the substrate to form a zinc alloy. The advance surface preparation of the goods can be carried out by shot blasting. The process is also known as “dry galvanizing”, because no liquids are involved; this can avoid possible problems caused by hydrogen embrittlement. The dull-grey crystal structure of the zinc diffusion coating has a good adhesion to paint, powder coatings, or rubber. It is a preferred method for coating small, complex-shaped metals, and for smoothing rough surfaces on items formed with sintered metal. (SOURCE: Wikipedia)

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