Definition of Vapor galvanizing
Va´por gal´va`niz`ing
1.
(Metal.)
A
process
for
coating
metal
(
usually
iron
or
steel
)
surfaces
with
zinc
by
exposing
them
to
the
vapor
of
zinc
instead
of
,
as
in
ordinary
galvanizing
,
to
molten
zinc
; -
called
also
Sherardizing
.
Vapor
galvanizing
is
accomplished
by
heating
the
articles
to
be
galvanized
together
with
zinc
dust
in
an
air
tight
receptacle
to
a
temperature
of
about
600°
F
.,
which
is
188°
below
the
melting
point
of
zinc
,
or
by
exposing
the
articles
to
vapor
from
molten
zinc
in
a
separate
receptacle
,
using
hydrogen
or
other
reducing
gas
to
prevent
oxidation
.
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