Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 254, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1912 — Process That Resists Rust [ARTICLE]

Process That Resists Rust

By a new proces the galvanizing of Iron and steel for the purpose of resisting rust has been greatly simplified by the application of a coating of iead or lead alloy, instead of zinc, which is used at the present rime. Lead, with 1 per cent of tin in has been found to be a very durable combination. especially suitable foi electric railway work. The econo ay of the new process lies not only In the fact that the value of the alloy made uae of Is very much lower Gum that of zinc, but also in that a very much thinner coating; may be applied.