Cannon Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 How will a galvanized nail compare to one that is not? For example, if you have two nails that are alike in every other way, but one is galvanized, will there be any difference? Isn't it just a coating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booyah!!! Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 My experience with this is it doesn't matter. Some batches are hard and some can be very soft and Galv usually cost more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansweeney Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 I think it matters. I used to bend lots of 60D Timber ties, and the less galvanizing, the easier they were to bend. I also purchased some Galvanized regular 60D's at a lumber supply store, and they are the toughest 60D's I have ever tried, basically like the "Shiny" Super 60D's that people talk about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim71 Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 I read an article on steel and I learned that if you take a nail (or steel) and galvanize it, the heat process removes some of the strength. I too have some really tought galvanized nails but from what I've learned, they would be even tougher if they weren't galvanized. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lipinski Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 From playing around with a bunch of stuff, the galvanized stuff is easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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