Can anyone plz tell me wtf is the diff between Galvanising and Sacrificial protection?
Thank you
Galvanised steel is steel coated with zinc. The zinc coating stops water and oxygen from reaching the steel. But even when the zinc is scratched, the steel underneath will not rust. So there must be another way in which the zinc protects the steel. This is Sacrificial Protection.
Zinc is more reactive than iron. A more reactive metal loses eelectrons and forms positive ions more easily than a less reactive metal. When the layer of zinc is scratched, a sort of electrochemical cell is set up in the presence of moisture. The electrons flow from the zinc to the iron. The zinc is oxidized and thus corrodes rather than iron.