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Rust Never Sleeps PLATINGS & CHART TYPE PHOSPATING CROMATING DACROTIZING HOT DIPPING GrabberGard® STAINLESS BASE PHOSPHATE CONVERSION ELECTROPLATED ZINC HOT DIPPED ZINC ELECTROPLATED ZINC PROPERTIES Superior in composition, SUPPLEMENT RUST PREVENTION OIL Cr6+ (0 2u) +AJnCr203mCr03 N/A CHEMICAL CONVERSION & is a COATING formulation of alloys, not base with coatings SPRAY TEST (ASTM B117) 12, 24, 48, 96 Hour 24, 48, 72, Hour 120 Hour 240 Hour 1000 Hours applied by dipping, KESTERNICH TEST (DIN 50018 2 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 Cycle 5 Cycle 15 Cycle , or peening. SFWO2S) These alloy formulations HEAT RESISTANCE (JIS K54007.1) 150 deg. C X 2H 70 deg. C X 1H 250 deg. C X 7H 250 deg. C X 7H 250 deg. C X 7H come together to provide specific properties and ACID RESISTANCE (5% Basic Metal Soluable < Decoating in Less than Decoating in Less Decoating in Less No Change in 24M degrees of ) 5 Min. 1 Min. than 1 Min. than 5 Min. resistance as they relate to applications. ALKALI RESISTANCE (3% SODIUM 24H 24H 24H 48H 72H HYCLORIDE) For example, the 302 to 316 series is a formulation that WETHERING TEST (JIS K54007.6.17) Red Rust in 500H White Rust in 500H Decoloring in 500H White Rust in 500H No Change in 500H includes nickel and GALVANIC CORROSION Heavy Heavy Heavy Heavy Least for superior ADHESION (PULL OF TAPE) Weak Chromate Film is Weak Weak Strong Very Strong resistance to COVERING POWDER Red Dust Soon Acid Apt to Remain Hard to Coat Inside Hard to Apply Thin No Problem common corrosion such as Inside Recess Recess Coat Properly constant exposure or the high levels of tannic acid DEFECTS THAT COULD OCCUR TO Least Softens Hardness Softens Hardness Softens Hardness Least in cedar and redwood. METAL (316 is formulated with ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS Need Facilities for Need Facilities for Need Device for Need Device for pH No Effluent molybdenum for superior Effluent Treatment Chromic Acid Waste & Exhausting Gases Adjustment corrosion resistance in Effluent Treatment areas of high salt water REMARKS Suitable for Short Term Extra Chromating Unsuitable with Unsuitable with Backing at 150-200 deg. C and/or acid rain exposure Corrosion Resistance Process After Hydrogen Hardened Parts Hardened Parts Prevents Hydrogen consentrations.) They are Embittlement Could Could Soften Embittlement also non-magnetic. Prevention Treatment Soften Hardness. Hardness. 410 grade sacrifices a bit Stoving is 300 of corrosion resistance for deg. C. strength and is used for self Lower Temp. Will be drilling screw applications. Less Anti-Corrosive

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GrabberGard® Molybdenum, Nickel, CHROMATE CHEMICAL Silicon, Phosphorus, OIL CHROMATE CONVERSION Zn(Mn) Phos. Zn N Zn nCr203mCr03 Zn Zn Sulphur, BASIS METAL BASIS METAL BASIS METAL BASIS METAL BASIS METAL , Carbon

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SCREW RUST & CORROSION RESISTANCE www.grabberpro.com 11 What Really is Corrosion? In laymens What's and Coating? Taking The Real Deal on Stainless Steel terms, corrosion is the deterioraton of metal by either a base metal and depositing a protective metal shell Stainless is a family of alloys chemical or electrochemical reaction with our environ- by either electroplating, hot dipping or mechanically that include iron, carbon, chromium, molybdenum and ment. That includes everything from acid rain, to depositing metal. ( is a cleaning process for nickel. (nickel being the most impo rtant.) The key proximity to salt water, to tannins in wood. Just a few stainless steel by which the fastner is immerced in a to stainless is its ability to form a thin "film" or reasons why rust (corrosion) never sleeps! nitric acid/ water bath to eliminate foreign matter.) protective skin on its surface. This film prevents oxida- tion, and in the right formulations, hold out rust and Electrochemical Reaction - When Electroplating - Current is applied to a water corrosion far longer. with different electrical potentials contact each other based chemical compound. This "attaches" the chemical in the presence of an ( That being fog, dew, to the submerged base metal. Thickness range from Austenitic Stainless - The 18-8 and 300 humidity, or water.) commercial grades of .000015 to .00005 inches. Thicker series stainless, Non-heat treatable and non-magnetic, platings are generally economically impractical comprised of 18% chromium and 8% nickel. The best Galvanic Corrosion - Occurs with non-compat- for corrosion resistance. ible metals contact each other in the presence of an Hot Dip Galvanizing - is suerged electrolyte ( water, fog, etc.) in a molten zinc "bath" at 959 degrees. Viola! The zinc Ferritic Stainless - Magnetic iron - chromium alloy bonds to the base metal. HDG produces very thick magnetic alloys. Non-heat treatable Used for high Plating Thickness: The service life of a coatings. .0021 is standard. Heavier coatings can be temperature applications. Type 430 is usually proportional to the thickness of the plating. spec'd to .0034 Thicker plating, longer life (resistance to corrosion). Martensitic Stainless - Iron-chromium alloys Mechanical Plating - Glass beads, coated with 12 to 17% chromium. Heat treatable and magnetic. Plating Metals - Zinc, Chromate and with plating material, tumble against base metal and 410 is the least expensive stainless coating and offer are common. is no longer used in the United physically "cold weld" plating to base metal. Platings more corrosion resistance than zinc and zinc chromates. States because of environmental issues. are comparable in thickness to HDG products. For more details on Corrosion, Coatings and Plating and Stainless Steel go to www.grabberman.com or contact your local GRABBER representitive.

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