[DML] Re: DeLorean Frames

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It is difficult to get a good weld with galvanized (zinc coated)
steel. Even doing so the area that is welded has the coating burned
off so it could rust there unless recoated with zinc. The major US
automakers pioneered the use of a product called Zincro. It is sheet
metal coated on only one side and usually formed into a single part
with little welding like a wheel well or a rocker panel (and usually
spot welded). Used in high corrosion places with the unprotected side
exposed to the elements. Higher carbon content usually means higher
strength, not improved corrosion resistance. Other elements are added
for that. The most common form is S/S known for it's superior
resistance to corrosion. It also has a higher tensile strength so it
is heavier and harder to form. More expensive and a little harder to weld.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757



--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Martin Gutkowski <martin@...> wrote:
>
> 
> Which you then have to weld, leaving exposed steel.
> 
> content22207 wrote:
> >
> > Even better would have been to use sheet metal galvanized at the mill.
> >
>




To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address:
moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx

For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com

To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews 
Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/

<*> Your email settings:
    Individual Email | Traditional

<*> To change settings online go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join
    (Yahoo! ID required)

<*> To change settings via email:
    mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
    dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
    http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/