With its excellent properties, electrogalvanized (EG) steel strip is a premium product of voestalpine. The strengths and properties of electrogalvanized steel strip are suited to a wide variety of applications, even beyond the automotive segment. The material exhibits exceptional strengths in terms of strength, coating quality, functionality, formability and joinability.
Highest strength
The many available high-ductility grades reach strengths of up to 1180 MPa. Ultra-high-strength grades with improved formability are available from 980 MPa. In spite of these high strengths, electrogalvanized steel strip is also ideally suited for exposed panels.
Best surface and coating quality
The most prominent advantage of electrogalvanized steel strip made by GNEE is the uniform quality of the surfaces and coatings. Its characteristic properties are ideal for further processing.
- Minimum zinc layer thicknesses possible
- One-sided galvanization possible
- Improved adhesiveness as compared to HDG/Z
- Especially suitable for new coating strategies as a result of improved coatability
- Improved adhesive bondability
Extended functionality
The basic material offers many functional advantages, and other properties can be added.
- Inline phosphating (ZE+P)
- Temporary corrosion protection
- Minimized wear
- Direct coating
Excellent formability
The special forming quality of the material withstands extreme deep-drawing stress. Additionally, the adhesive tendency of electrogalvanized steel strip is significantly lower than that of comparable materials.
Excellent joinability
Thanks to its excellent spot welding and laser brazing properties, electrogalvanized steel strip is ideally suited for joining and leads to significantly lower electrode wear than conventional steel grades.
Applications
Electrogalvanized steel strip is versatile and finds its application in a number of different industries. Reflectors for headlights, interior design, room partitions, exposed cable ducts, railings, light reflectors, doors, gates, frames, filter cartridges, oil filters, directly coated components such as radiator covers, claddings and structural members. All one-side-galvanized (joined) components that provide benefits to customers, such as auto roofs, tubes and sections. Exposed panels on white goods such as washing machines, refrigerators and switch cabinets.
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