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Does Galvanizing affect Steel Strength?
Industrial Galvanizers submitted samples to the BHP Port Kembla Technical Services for testing. The conclusions were as follows:
"Both these tests have verified that hot dip galvanizing of either un-coated high strength steel or the hot dip galvanizing of pre-galvanized high strength steel after acid stripping of the original coating has no effect on the structural strength of the steels involved."
Industrial Galvanizers also noted that, "Approximately 100,000 tonnes of steel in various forms, such as this large navigation tower, is galvanized annually by Industrial Galvanizers without any problems relating to the hot dip galvanizing process affecting the steel's strength."
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