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EP 1325168 A1 20030709 - HOT-DIP GALVANISING ALLOY AND PROCESS

Title (en)

HOT-DIP GALVANISING ALLOY AND PROCESS

Title (de)

GALVANISIERUNGSLEGIERUNG UND VERAHREN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET ALLIAGE DE GALVANISATION PAR IMMERSION A CHAUD

Publication

EP 1325168 A1 20030709 (EN)

Application

EP 01976184 A 20010904

Priority

EP 01976184 A 20010904
EP 0110155 W 20010904
EP 00203141 A 20000912

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1186679A1] Alloy and process for galvanising steel by immersion in a zinc alloy containing bath comprising by weight 0.1 to less than 1% Bi, 0.01 to 0.05% Al, 0.04 to 0.12% Ni up to 0.05% Mn, the rest being zinc and unavoidable impurities.

IPC 1-7

C23C 2/06

IPC 8 full level

C23C 2/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C23C 2/06 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0222907A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1186679 A1 20020313; AU 9553601 A 20020326; BR 0113801 A 20030708; EP 1325168 A1 20030709; WO 0222907 A1 20020321

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00203141 A 20000912; AU 9553601 A 20010904; BR 0113801 A 20010904; EP 0110155 W 20010904; EP 01976184 A 20010904