Metallic coatings for the protection of mild steel from corrosion at ambient temperatures: 2 — Aluminum coatings

ALUMINIUM coated steel was first introduced as a commercial product in the mid‐nineteen thirties. Its growth and development was comparatively slow until 1950, but since then the use of aluminium coatings has rapidly expanded. There have been numerous attempts to develop quality aluminium coatings commercially, and considerable research and development is in progress. The more important processes are: