Contribution of Research and Development of Coatings on Sheet Steels and GALVARTECH

Abstract

Researches and developments of zinc-based coated steel sheets for automobiles, construction materials, and electrical applications from 1960 to the present in Japan were introduced. International Conference of Zinc & Zinc Alloy Coated Steel Sheet, commonly known as GALVATECH established in Japan and held every about years in the major countries were described in the paper.