Summary for aluminum framed wall system Discussion
Aluminum extrusion framed wall system is the core question here: a manufacturer of translucent wall panels asked whether an aluminum-framed system could be installed in a galvanizing plant without suffering adverse chemical reactions. The excerpt shows the question and identifies respondents Fred Reissmann, Geoff Crowley, and Tom Rochester, but the actual answers are not included in the provided thread text. Because no reply content is visible, the safe takeaway is that the page is about evaluating chemical compatibility and corrosion risk for aluminum framing in a harsh galvanizing environment, but the specific recommendation from the named answerers cannot be confirmed from this excerpt alone.
Q. Our company is a manufacturer of translucent wall panel systems for commercial applications, and we have had an inquiry regarding an application on a galvanizing plant. My question is this: Can an aluminum-framed system be installed into this plant and not be subject to adverse chemical reactions?
Fred Reissmann
customer / manufacturer – Wausau, Wisconsin, USA
September 17, 2009
 | A. Galvanizing plants have large tanks of acid, often open topped to atmosphere inside the plant.
A. What you should be concerned about is the fumes from the pickle tank. Sulfuric Acid doesn’t fume anywhere near as much as Hydrochloric Acid (Muriatic Acid). You could take a look at their existing installation to see what problems they have encountered in the recent past. Now, let me step up on my soapbox (thank you for the opportunity) and say a few words. Zinc platers and galvanizers are in business primarily to put zinc on steel to prevent it from rusting. And yet, when you go into almost all platers and almost all galvanizers, you see exposed steel – rusting, and in many cases (due to hydrochloric acid fumes and condensation) rusting badly. I never thought this made any sense at all.
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