What is the mechanism of protection by hot dip galvanizing?
Answer: Hot dip galvanizing protects steel/iron from corrosion by:
Answer: Hot dip galvanizing protects steel/iron from corrosion by:
- It forms a metallic zinc and zinc-iron alloy coating on top of steel surface. This zinc coating reacts with moisture in atmosphere to from zinc salts which act as an insulating layer for steel/iron.
- Zinc is higher than steel/iron in the galvanic series and when these dissimilar metals with different electrical potential are in contact, the zinc anode corrodes and offers sacrificial protection to steel/iron and hence steel/iron is protected from corrosion.
