ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories: Processing Errors and Defects
Brittle Zinc Layer on a Hot-Galvanised Hook
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Published:2019
Abstract
The surface of a hook did not possess the smooth and shiny zinc bloom surface normally observed on hot galvanized steel parts but was matte and rough. Large cracks were observed in the zinc layer. The hook was made of silicon-killed alloy steel 41Cr4. A silicon content of 0.27% was established analytically. Silicon accelerates the reaction between iron and zinc, which should have been taken into account in the present case by reducing the dip time or a small addition of aluminum (0.1 to 0.2%) to the galvanizing bath to retard the extremely rapid growth of the zinc layer...
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Member Sign InEgon Kauczor, Brittle Zinc Layer on a Hot-Galvanised Hook, ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories: Processing Errors and Defects, ASM International, 2019, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.fach.process.c9001215
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