GALVANIZED STEEL-ADDED COST OR CAPITAL INVESTMENT?

Hot dip galvanized steel tends to have over 7 mils thickness in measurements made at power plants and compares favorably with zinc-rich coatings on a discounted cash flow basis: 21 years, galvanizing cost $120/ton; zinc-rich coating, $760/ton. The discounted cash flow advantage is $116/ton. Quoted costs of zinc-rich coatings tend to err because some operations are not included in estimates. It is calculated that the extra cost of galvanizing over zinc-rich is earning 21% before and 16% after taxes on the customary accounting basis used by utilities. /Author/

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Article includes a discussion entitled "Galvanized Steel--Added Cost or Capital Investment?--A discussion."
• Corporate Authors:

  National Association of Corrosion Engineers

  P.O. Box 1499
  Houston, TX  United States  77001
• Authors:
  • KINSTLER, T J
• Discussers:
  • Dillon, C P
• Publication Date: 1975-10

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 34-40
• Serial:
  • Materials Performance (MP)
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: National Association of Corrosion Engineers
  • ISSN: 0094-1492
  • Serial URL: http://www.nace.org/Publications/Materials-Performance/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cash flow; Costs; Galvanizing; Protective coatings; Steel; Zinc
• Subject Areas: Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00127470
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 18 1975 12:00AM