Objective The aim of this project is to produce pre-finished steel sheet with metallic coatings and - compared with conventional materials - significantly improved application-related properties (corrosion, forming, and joining behaviour and paintability) by means of galvannealing steel sheet with metallic pre-coatings. Since the influence of the selection of the pre-coating and the galvannealing processing parameters on the resulting application related properties is essentially unknown, the investigations will focus on three "model-materials" each of them being intended for improvement of distinct properties [a) corrosion resistance; b) phosphatability, paintability, corrosion resistance; c) weldability, formability, phosphatability, paintability, corrosion resistance]. Substrates of different steel grades will be pre-coated by electrogalvanizing and PVD. The galvannealing process will be carried out on a laboratory scale with a hot dip galvanizing simulator but under process conditions which are comparable with industrial hot dip galvanizing lines. Programme(s) ECSC-STEELRES 8C - Medium-term guidelines (ECSC) for the programmes of technical steel research and of steel pilot/demonstration projects, 1991-1995 Topic(s) F7 - Surface characteristics Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator LABEIN EU contribution No data Address Cuesta de Olabeaga 16 48013 BILBAO Spain See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data