Fabricating a structure from plated raw materials may damage the plating layer and reduce the corrosion resistance (e.g. assembly using bolts and screws, bending plated sheet metal, etc). …

2020年7月18日 · $\begingroup$ Fasteners will be plated because hot dipping can be a problem with threads , Hot dip and plated are both galvanized or zinc coated . Electro-plate can put …

Since the project is outdoors, a corrosion protection coating is required. The only coatings that can be used are Zinc/Aluminum coatings such as ASTM F 1136 Grade 3. There is a history of …

2022年3月29日 · $\begingroup$ A more descriptive title would be " alternatives to zinc die cast". The zamaks' are basically zinc with a few pre-cent Al , and possible Cu, Pure zinc ( eg prime …

Stainless steel comes in several qualities. AISI 303 (1.4305) (Stainless Steel A1) approximately 304 but more machinable due to sulfur. AISI 304 (1.4301) (Stainless Steel A2) comprises of …

I used shoulder bolts with a nylon washer between the aluminum pieces to reduce friction, and standard zinc-plated steel washers on the exterior sides. The problem I encountered was …

2016年9月15日 · $\begingroup$ The zinc-aluminum is almost certainly a thin coating on top of the underlying steel, and any sort of brazing operation will destroy it and its protective qualities. …

2015年4月15日 · All forms of steel, whether they be ordinary iron and carbon alloy or stainless steel are made from a melt in furnaces. Because of this stainless steel cannot be plated to …

The galvanized or zinc layer is there to provide extra time when the top layers fail. These types of systems typically use contrasting colors for each coating layer. This way any reduction of …

2017年5月30日 · So you don't have "washers" or "spacers", you have parts like "4mm diameter disk with 2mm diameter hole, 0.5mm thick, steel, zinc plated". $\endgroup$ – alephzero …