Failure of a coating can be either predictable or unpredictable. All coatings are meant to provide a specific performance level in a particular environment. A premature failure specifies that there is ...

Regardless of customer anticipations, hot-dip galvanized structural steel has a grey coating, rather than a shiny coating. This usually leads to disagreements between galvanizers and their customers.

Fontaine Engineering und Maschinen GmbH (FOEN®), a manufacturer of hot-dip galvanizing equipment for coating of metal strips based in Langenfeld, Germany and built in Bridgeport, West Virginia, for ...

Steel structures face constant exposure to moisture, pollutants, abrasion, and temperature shifts. Over time, these factors lead to corrosion, reducing the strength and safety of bridges, utility ...