<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (May 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (May 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Galvanization (or galvanizing as it is most commonly called in that industry) is the process of applying a protective zinc coating to steel or iron, to prevent rusting . The most common method is hot - dip galvanizing, in which parts are submerged in a bath of molten zinc . </P> <P> Galvanising protects the base metal in three ways: </P>

Iron nails to be used outdoors are coated with this to prevent the iron from rusting