BEZINAL® ~ The Essential Coating of Today....

After years of extensive research and process development Bekaert offers an alternative to hot dip galvanized {zinc} coating, this product is marketed as BEZINAL®

BEZINAL = BEkaert ZINc - ALuminum...

BEZINAL® is a 95 % Zinc + 5 % Aluminum + mischmetal eutectic alloy composition + BEKAERT KNOW HOW...

BEZINAL® has significantly improved corrosion and mechanical properties when compared with pure zinc {galvanized} coatings...

PROPERTIES OF BEZINAL

Microstructure of Coating : Zinc Vs BEZINAL

When examined under a high powered microscope, significant differences between the BEZINAL zinc - aluminum eutectic and the galvanized coating become apparent...

Properties

CORROSION RESISTANCE

BARRIER CORROSION MECHANISM

Examples : Paint, Aluminum
Relies on physical barrier protecting the steel...

Corrosion

DUPLEX CORROSION MECHANISM

Barrier Coating

THE CORROSION MECHANISM OF ZINC Vs BEZINAL®

Loss Comparision

Corrosion results

Cathodic Protection of Bezinal is excellent and better than that of Zinc

Cathodic protection of Bezinal coated spring wires during salt spray testing(ASTM B117; hours until rust appears at the ends of the springs. Coating weight > 60g/m^2

Wire Size	Ground Ends	Cut Ends
1.60mm	216hrs	216hrs
1.83mm	144hrs	261hrs
2.40mm	168hrs	261hrs
3.50mm	120hrs	298hrs

measurements

Galvanizing / Bezinal Line Capabilities


Wire 1	.125” - .205”
Wire 2	.160” - .334”