Study of the mechanical properties of the hot dip galvanized steel and galvalume®

Steel sheet coated with zinc or 55%Al-Zn is widely used at the civil construction, mainly for roofing and cladding applications. The 55%Al-Zn coated steel shows mechanical properties slightly different from zinc coated steel, even under the same heat cycle processing, due to the higher molten metal temperature and also to the higher strength of the 55%Al-Zn coating. The knowledge of those differences can be used by the final users to evaluate if some of those products are not suitable for any specific application. Although those two coated products are widely used at the civil construction in ...