W
Walking Beam Furnace
A hot strip mill reheat furnace
where the slab is repeatedly lifted and set down at a more forward point
in the furnace; this is in contrast to a batch reheat furnace or a
pusher-type reheat furnace.
Water Based (Aqueous)
A coating in which the film
forming ingredients are dissolved in or suspended in a volatile system
containing water as the major solvent.
Wavy Edges
A term used to describe a quality
defect in which the edge of the strip is wavy.
Weigh-Strip-Weigh
A coating weight test.
Weirbrite Clear
A dried-in-place chromate
treatment applied to Weirzin to provide a bright finish and excellent
corrosion protection for non-painted applications.
Weirchrome (or tin free steel)
Also Electrolytic Chromium Coated
Sheets (ECCS) or TFS. Light-gauge, low-carbon, cold reduced steel on
which chromium and oxides of chromium have been electrodeposited;
primarily used for drawn applications, can ends and closures.
Weirite
Single reduced product.
Weirkote Plus
Weirton Steel trade name for
Galfan; See Galfan.
Weirlite
Double reduced product.
Weirzin
Electrolytic zinc coated steel. Coating weights
range from 0.025 oz./sq. ft to 0.20 oz./ sq/ ft. This can be given a
variety of post treatments to enhance corrosion resistance and
paintability.
White Rust
A coating metal oxide, such as
zinc oxide, which develops when the oxygen in the atmosphere mixes with
the coating material (such as galvanized coating). See Sacrificial
Barrier.
Wrinkling
A coating defect consisting of the
formation of small ridges or folds in the coating which resemble the
surface of a prune, but are usually smaller in size.
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