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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2002
Applicants:
John Zervoudis, Kilbride, CA;
Victor M. Duarte, Hamilton, CA;
Graham W. Poag, Grimsby, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Teck Cominco Metals Ltd., Vancouver, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C002/06 ; C22C018/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process and an alloy for galvanizing non-reactive steel and mixed or moderately reactive steel for providing a decorative spangle to the galvanized coating. The alloy contains 0.1 to less than 0.8 wt % tin, 0.05 to 0.2 wt % bismuth, 0.001 to 0.008 wt % aluminum, and optionally 0 to 0.1 wt % nickel, the balance zinc of commercial purity.