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What is the Process of Hot Dip Galvanization? Please reply.
Carl Lenz- Foley Alabama, U.S.A.
2002
Hi Carl. It is dipping an object in molten zinc, so a zinc coating forms on the surface as the item is withdrawn and cools. Of course, there's more to a satisfactory finish than just the dipping, including pretreatment and fluxing.

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