References
Ref.:
US-AR-HD-OL-TE-TR-US
Army-EN-11/01/04
US ARMY – UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The US Army has done
comparative testing of different
anti-corrosion products for the
treatment of army vehicles. The
tests were performed by the US
Army Tank Automotive Command
(TACOM) in Hawaii in 1995.
Zingametall was the only nonAmerican company that was
chosen for these tests.
System:
ZINGA
1 x 50 µm
(or 1 x 2 mills)
Pu Camouflage Paint
In the final report of the tests, dated
22/07/97, of which you see an extract here,
is stated that ZINGA is one of the few
products that have passed the test and that
are chosen because they are at least 30 %
better than all other anti-corrosion products.
These few chosen products have different
purposes and are in fact not direct
competitors. Carwell is an inhibitor spray,
Sulzer Metco and Tafa are epoxy paints.
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References
Ref.:
US-AR-HD-OL-TE-TR-US
Army-EN-11/01/04
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ZINGA has been classified by the US Army under
the Military Specification Number (MSN) MIL-P210 35. This classification is based on the test
report issued by the University of Gent, Belgium,
on 21/10/86, concerning the galvanic protection
offered by ZINGA on top of hot-dip galvanisation.
The MSN MIL-P-210 35 concerns high quality zinc
dust for paints that are used for the repair of
galvanisation by hot-dip.
The “Corrosion Prevention and Control Update”, issued in 1997, describes the US Army
research to reduce the costs spent on anti-corrosion protection with 30%. Included is a
list of approved vendors, amongst which Zingametall.