REQUIREMENTS FOR
METAL SURFACE
BEFORE GALVANIZING
The following are not allowed on the surface of the base metal of products:
cracks, blisters, swelling,
delamination, metal splashes, rolled-in scale, burrs, build-ups, edge curls, pores, inclusions,
welding slag, residues of molding material, graphite, as well as the presence of paint coating.
It is not recommended to leave residues of lubricant,
metal chips, marking paint, paper labels, marking adhesive, preservative
materials, cooling lubricants with silicone oils, and traces of agents used
for protection against welding spatter on the surface of the base metal of products.
On the surface of cast products there must be no pores or shrinkage cavities.
The surface of the product after gas, laser or
plasma cutting must be cleaned of
spatter and build-ups, and sharp edges must be blunted to ensure guaranteed coating
thickness and the strength of its adhesion to the base metal. Cut fragments must not
get inside hollow profiles.
Individual dents, scratches, grinding marks and other defects caused by the production method are allowed on the surface of the product.
If the design solution and/or the steel grades used do not allow obtaining a
coating within the specified thickness range by changing the galvanizing process parameters, the surfaces of the products may be
subjected to shot blasting to enable an increase in the thickness of the zinc coating.