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<- back The basic principles of using zinc-titanium sheets ZINC-TITANIUM SHEETS The zinc-titanium sheets are manufactured of refined zinc complying with PN-EN 1179 standard, grade Z1, with minimum Zn content of 99.995%, with the addition of 0.06 - 0.2% of titanium, 0.08 - 1.0% of copper and up to 0.015% of aluminum, using strand casting, then strip milling. The strip is cut to sheets or narrower strips. The sheets and strips meet the requirements of the PN-EN 988 standard. The application The zinc-titanium sheets and strips are a special material, both from the technical and aesthetic point of view: they may be easily formed and under the influence of the surrounding air they form protective layer with high corrosion resistance. The zinc-titanium sheets and strips, used mainly in buildings, have outstanding properties compared with galvanized steel or aluminum sheets. The galvanized sheets are plated with a thin layer of zinc, which is damaged in time, uncovering iron, which together with zinc and water (mostly acid) creates galvanic batteries causing corrosion pits and pinholes. Therefore they require expensive maintenance at the intervals of several years, containing rust removal and painting with suitable paints. The aluminum sheets cannot be soldered, which makes their installation more difficult and prevents the repair of thermal cracks developing in time. Compared with galvanized sheets, the zinc-titanium sheets have significantly better resistance to weather, lower anisotropy, greater flexural strength and much better mechanical properties. Because of these properties, the zinc-titanium sheets and strips are mostly used for roofing, protection of different elements of buildings (cornices, windows sills, façades, balconies chimneys) and for gutters. The zinc-titanium sheets and strips: require no painting have life extending 80 years, even in industrial environment, have suitable rigidity, are easy to solder. Packaging The sheets are shipped in lots of 1000 kg on wooden pallets. The strips are shipped on pallets, placed in vertical or horizontal position depending on the mass of coils. The mass of coils is in the range from 100 to 3500 kg. Transport and storage The sheets should be transported with clean and dry transport means. The transported and stored sheets must be protected from moisture. The storage temperature should be over 0oC. The stored sheets should be protected from moisture and chemicals. Recycling Even the materials with longest life become useless in time. This does not however apply to the zinc-titanium sheets and strips, for the roofing elements of zinc-titanium steel, removed during modernization or repair of buildings, are processed in the metallurgical works without harm to the environment. The maximum length of elements of zinc-titanium sheets. - Roofing and cladding of external walls - 10m - Hanging gutters - 15m - Sealing of roof edge - 8m - Fringes of roof edge - 6m Dimensions of sheets in mm Thickness Width Length Mass of 1 m2 in kg 0,55 0,60 0,65 0,70 0,80 1,00 1000 2000-3000 4,0 4,3 4,7 5,0 5,8 7,2 Dimensions of strips in mm. Thickness Width 0,60 0,65 0,70 0,80 1,00 200-1000 See also: The basic principles of using zinc-titanium sheets Examples of application Domectic and foreign distributors top