Zagnelis^® Surface - Double-sided ZnMgAl galvanized steels

Zagnelis^® coatings have been specially designed to add a stage in vehicle corrosion protection, while meeting vehicle manufacturers' specifications: drawing, welding properties etc. In particular, they offer corrosion resistance far superior to that provided by traditional zinc-based coatings. The presence of magnesium in the coating promotes the formation of compact corrosion products highly stable over time, thereby substantially reducing coating consumption dynamics and enhancing edge protection.

Zagnelis^® coatings also offer excellent drawability performance due to outstanding tribological properties for a zinc-based coating.

Because Zagnelis^® Surface contains between 1 and 2% aluminum and magnesium, it is compliant with standard VDA239-100 and offers greater protection against corrosion than traditional zinc-based coatings. You can therefore reduce the thickness of the coating used on coated parts or enhance the corrosion protection obtained at the same thickness. The product is available for visible and non-visible parts and can therefore be used on any type of coated part.

The Zagnelis^® Surface coating also presents low powdering properties and a lower friction coefficient than traditional zinc coatings, resulting in less pollution and greater productivity of the tools on the drawing line.

Zagnelis^® Surface is available for non-exposed and exposed parts.

An “Ultra” version is also available: Zagnelis^® Surface Ultra offers exposed quality level with a guaranteed waviness level: Wa 0,8 ≤ 0.50 µm ± 0.02 µm after a 5% equiaxial deformation. It is recommended for parts requiring a premium aspect level or when a compact paint process system is used.

Because of its multiphased structure (Zn/Al/MgZn2 ternary eutectic associated to primary Zinc), Zagnelis^® Surface is classed as a hard coating.

Unless otherwise specified, the standard Zagnelis^® Surface coating thicknesses offered (per side, measured at three points) are as follows:

Other thicknesses are available upon request.

Zagnelis^® coatings are produced by hot dip galvanizing (steel strip is drawn through a molten bath of zinc partly loaded withmagnesium and aluminium) across a substrate which can be selected from amongst most of our cold or hot-rolled steels.

The Zagnelis^® Surface coating offers improved corrosion protection, even in cases of damage (impact, scratches, stone chipping) or high deformation. The presence of magnesium in the coating delivers a very high performance, thanks in particular to the formation of highly stable corrosion products. These products not only act as a barrier, but also substantially reduce the coating consumption dynamics. Edge protection is also significantly enhanced. It therefore allows a reduction in thickness of the coating used or enhanced corrosion protection for the same coating thickness.

	Extragal® 7 µm	Zagnelis® Surface 7 µm
Resistance to pitting corrosion (six cycles of VDA 233-102 – metal and glass assemblies)
Resistance to cosmetic corrosion (twelve cycles of VDA 233-102 - 1 mm scratch, Sikken tool after scotch)
Stone-chipping resistance (twelve cycles of VDA 233-102 - after scotch

Zagnelis^® Surface has a low friction coefficient (from 0.10 to 0.15 with standard oiling), which facilitates metal flow between matrix and punch, delivering excellent drawing performance.

Furthermore, this coating exhibits a very low level of abrasion in the drawing dies, thereby increasing their life cycle and thus productivity in production.

Zagnelis^® Surface coated steels are well-suited to spot welding, with a welding range compatible with industrial requirements. The welding process and electrode life in particular can be optimized by fine-tuning the composition, geometry and dressing frequency of the electrodes as well as the welding parameters (current type and intensity, current incrementation, welding pressure, cycle time).

ArcelorMittal specialist teams are available to assist customers in optimizing the welding process.

Furthermore, the Zagnelis^® Surface coating offers the best compromise between corrosion resistance and spot weldability for applications where the corrosion protection sought requires a high Zn coating thickness, particularly in hot dip galvanizing.

The Zagnelis^® Surface coating exhibits good adhesive bonding behaviour with most adhesives used in the automotive industry: good adhesion to the coating, good adhesion of the coating to the metal, cohesion of the coating.

It is possible that with certain adhesives, the bonding behaviour is poorer than with traditional zinc coatings. For these applications, ArcelorMittal suggests that alkali-activation is applied to the coating surface which will deliver excellent bonding behaviour, whatever the adhesive used. This product is then washed off at the degreasing stage, before painting, and therefore has no effect on the other coating wear properties.

Zagnelis^® Surface can be phosphated and painted using current trication phosphatation processes (Zn, Ni, Mn).

This type of coating is also particularly well-suited for some alternative "environment-friendly" (phosphate-free solution) surface treatment processes, with excellent performance in terms of paint adherence (including stone-chipping resistance) and resistance to corrosion under paint.

Thanks to a controlled post-drawing waviness level, Zagnelis^® Surface Ultra is the perfect coating for future applications with increasingly compact surface treatment and paint processes.

• Use alkaline degreasing to remove any organic residues and oxides present on the surface
• F- ions should be present in the phosphating bath to neutralize any Al³⁺ ions that may reduce bath activity

ArcelorMittal can provide its clients with the relevant specialist assistance.