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Abstract: This paper describes a model that explains the failure during hot-dip galvanizing of structural steel components. This is an occasional problem found by galvanizers, which involves a high level of structural responsibility, and it has been considered as a stress corrosion cracking process by all experts. Considering this statement as a starting point, a complete experimental characterization of each step of the galvanizing process and its effect on the failure has been performed. The results of these tests are used to elaborate a complete model of micromechanisms which explains and describes step by step the cracking process up to failure during galvanizing. Two cases were considered, depending on whether the Sn content in the galvanizing bath was lower than 0.5% Sn or more than 0.5% Sn. Besides, two mechanical conditions are necessary to maintain the cracking process, which are: 1.- The stress intensity factor KI should be higher than a threshold value, KIscc. 2.- The stress intensity factor KI should increase during all the immersion in liquid Zn. These mechanical conditions were used to formulate additional recommendations to prevent cracking failure during galvanizing.
Fuente: Surface & coatings technology Volume 286, 25 January 2016, Pages 335-346
Publisher: Elsevier Sequoia
Publication date: 01/01/2016
No. of pages: 12
Publication type: Article
DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2015.12.042
ISSN: 0257-8972,1879-3347
Spanish project: FAMEGA project (RFSR-CT-2003-00021 Contract) ;
Publication Url: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2015.12.042
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JAIME CARPIO GARCIA
JOSE ANTONIO CASADO DEL PRADO
JOSE ALBERTO ALVAREZ LASO
FEDERICO GUTIERREZ-SOLANA SALCEDO
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