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2. Galvanization - Wikipedia

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   Galvanization. Galvanized surface with visible spangle. Galvanization or galvanizing ( also spelled galvanisation or galvanising) [1] is the process of applying a protective zinc coating to steel or iron, to prevent rusting. The most common method is hot-dip galvanizing, in which the parts are coated by submerging them in a bath of hot, molten ...

3. Nail (fastener) - Wikipedia

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   In woodworking and construction, a nail is a small object made of metal (or wood, called a tree nail or "trunnel") which is used as a fastener, as a peg to hang something, or sometimes as a decoration. [1] Generally, nails have a sharp point on one end and a flattened head on the other, but headless nails are available.

4. Corrugated galvanised iron - Wikipedia

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   Corrugated galvanised iron ( CGI) or steel, colloquially corrugated iron (near universal), wriggly tin (taken from UK military slang), pailing (in Caribbean English), corrugated sheet metal (in North America), zinc (in Cyprus and Nigeria) or custom orb / corro sheet (Australia) is a building material composed of sheets of hot-dip galvanised ...

5. Steel frame - Wikipedia

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   Steel frame. Rectangular steel frame, or "perimeter frame" of the Willis building (at right) contrasted against the diagrid frame at 30 St Mary Axe (at center), in London. Steel frame is a building technique with a " skeleton frame" of vertical steel columns and horizontal I-beams, constructed in a rectangular grid to support the floors, roof ...

6. Screw - Wikipedia

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   Screw. An assortment of screws, and a US quarter for size comparison. A wood screw: a) head; b) non-threaded shank; c) threaded shank; d) tip. The six classical simple machines. A screw is an externally helical threaded fastener capable of being tightened or released by a twisting force ( torque) to the head. The most common uses of screws are ...

7. Galvanic corrosion - Wikipedia

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   Galvanic corrosion. Galvanic corrosion (also called bimetallic corrosion or dissimilar metal corrosion) is an electrochemical process in which one metal corrodes preferentially when it is in electrical contact with another, in the presence of an electrolyte. A similar galvanic reaction is exploited in primary cells to generate a useful ...