Editing Galvanization (section)

{{Short description|Process of layering steel or iron with zinc to prevent rusting}}
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[[File:Feuerverzinktes Geländer.jpg|thumb|right|Galvanized surface with visible spangle]]
'''Galvanization''' ([[American and British English spelling differences|also spelled]] '''galvanisation''')<ref>{{cite web|title=Galvanize|work=[[Cambridge English Dictionary]]|url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/galvanize|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref> is the process of applying a protective [[zinc]] coating to [[steel]] or [[iron]], to prevent [[rusting]]. The most common method is [[hot-dip galvanization|hot-dip galvanizing]], in which the parts are coated by submerging them in a bath of hot, molten zinc.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is the HDG Process? |url=https://galvanizeit.org/hot-dip-galvanizing/hdg-process |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=American Galvanizers Association |language=en}}</ref>