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- A 239 - Preece Test (1994)
- A 780 Repair Thickness (2001)
- AISC Specification - A 572 (1997)
- ASTM A 767/A 767M Appendixes (2011)
- Brown Staining on Galvanized Coatings (2007)
- Chromate Testing (2011)
- Controlling Spangle - Influences (2002)
- Cracking in the Heat Affected Zone (2009)
- Cracking of HDG in the Area of the Weld (2003)
- Damaged Galvanized Steel and Storage (2004)
- Difference between Flux and Ash on Galvanized Steel (1999)
- Difference between Peeling and Flaking (1999)
- Different Forms of Embrittlement (2004)
- Dross Inclusions (2007)
- Dull Gray vs. Shiny Finishes (2008)
- Embrittlement of Bent Galvanized Steel (1997)
- Entrapped Flux on Progressively Dipped Tubes (2005)
- Fastener Specifications (2008)
- Handling Markings on Hot-Dip Galvanized Coatings (2007)
- How Metallurgy Affects Galvanizing (2008)
- Hydrogen Embrittlement (1995)
- Inclusions on the Galvanized Coating (2009)
- Inspection of Products - Coating Thickness Measurements (2001)
- ISO 1461 and ASTM A 123 (2002)
- Peeling of Zinc Coating (1995)
- Peeling vs.Flaking (2011)
- Removing Wet Storage Stain (2010)
- Rough Coatings on Boat Trailers - Silicon and Phosphorus (1996)
- Rough Galvanized Coatings (2009)
- Rust Bleeding on Overlapping Surfaces (2008)
- Rust Bleeding on Welded Parts (2008)
- Sampling Protocols to Ensure Proper Zinc Coating Thickness (2006)
- Skimmings Inclusions (2007)
- Strain-Age Embrittlement (2010)
- Stripping and Re-Dipping Galvanized Steel (2011)
- Surface Appearance of Progressively Dipped Galvanized Steel (2011)
- Thick Coating on Welded Areas (2005)
- Touch Up Methods (2009)
- Touch-Up and Repair (2000)
- Trouble Shooting Possible Coating Failure (2002)
- Utilizing Styrofoam Spacers to Prevent Wet-Storage Stain (2012)
- Wet Storage Stain (2008)
- Wet Storage Stain vs. White Rust (2000) <
