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Introduction to Galvanized Plus Steel Sheet
WHEELING-NIPPON STEEL offers two enhanced products: GalvalumeŽ PLUS and Galvanized PLUS. Both substrates are coated with a thin, clear acrylic (chromated or RoHS compliant) corrosion-resistant coating which not only creates a corrosion- resistant steel sheet, but also eliminates any need for oil during the rollforming process. This acrylic coating also provides resistance to finger printing, hand printing, foot printing and smudging - a plus for installation and job-site cleanup.
Manufacture of Galvanized Plus Steel Sheet
WHEELING-NIPPON STEEL can apply this acrylic coating on all of our steel sheet products. This process is accomplished in-line using a chemcoater. The chemcoater applies the acrylic using reverse roll-coating method similar to a prepaint line. The acrylic eliminates the need for vanishing/standard oiling.
Acrylic Supplier for Plus Products
Some of our acrylic suppliers are Henkel, Chemetall Oakite and TecCoat. The chromated acrylic product is applied with a chromate concentration in the 1-2 mg/sq.ft. range.
Advantages of Galvanized Plus Steel Sheet
- Will not dry out/evaporate like typical vanishing oil.
- Can be rollformed dry without the need for additional lubricating oil.
- Increased productivity - can be rollformed with prepainted sheet on the same rollformer, without requiring extensive cleanup of rollforming dies.
- Resists finger/hand/and foot printing during installation.
- Provides a bright appearance that will weather uniformly.
- Excellent transit and field storage performance without darkening or staining.
Paintability of Galvanized Plus
Prepaint : WHEELING-NIPPON STEEL does not recommend that this product be prepainted. There are no paint warranties which cover this product.
Field painting: With proper treatment, this product can be field painted.
Precautions for Use of Galvanized Plus Steel Sheet
- Acrylic-coated products must never be oiled. Oiling will decrease the coefficient of friction.
- Some solvents in the vanishing oil may affect the acrylic coating.
- Only mild, non-abrasive cleaners should be used.
- Removal of the acrylic using solvents, abrasives or damage will result in substrate exposure, hampering the corrosion-resistant coating.
Cleanability of Galvanized Plus Steel Sheet
This product should not be solvent cleaned. Only mild, non-abrasive cleaners should be used.
Installation of Galvanized Plus at Job Site
Use job site best practices similar to other chemically treated (bare) rolled steel products.
PO Box 635
Follansbee, WV 26037
Phone: (304) 527-2800
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