The zinc-iron alloy coating on high quality Galvanized Corrugated Steel Sheet behaves very differently than the soft galvanized coating. During fabrication, there is almost always some degree of powdering of the coating. Heavier coatings will exhibit more powdering. For this reason, typical galvannealed coatings are thinner than most galvanized coatings. Since galvannealed product is intended to be painted, a thinner coating can be successfully applied to provide long product life.
As stated previously, galvannealed sheet is specifically designed to be used in the painted condition and can be readily postpainted, i.e., painted after fabrication of a part. It is not intended to be prepainted, i.e., painted in coil form and then formed into a shape. The brittle nature of the coating makes forming after painting a difficult task to avoid degradation of the corrosion performance in subsequent service.
As stated previously, galvannealed sheet is specifically designed to be used in the painted condition and can be readily postpainted, i.e., painted after fabrication of a part. It is not intended to be prepainted, i.e., painted in coil form and then formed into a shape. The brittle nature of the coating makes forming after painting a difficult task to avoid degradation of the corrosion performance in subsequent service.