what does galvanised mean
Confidence votes 5.8K. Galvanized is an adjective used to describe steel which has been coated with zinc metal. Galvanized steel is quite well protected from corrosion by the zinc coating which provides the steel with both physical and chemical protection.There are currently 3 processes which are used for galvanizing steel: (1) hot dip galvanizing, (2) electrogalvanizing, and (3) thermal diffusion galvanizing.he zinc coating preferentially undergoing corrosion to protect steel and after the corrosion of zinc it forms a mixture of zinc oxide and zinc hydroxide. This is white in color. By, Dr M Kanagasabapathy Asst.