I am fabricating a bench out of galvanized steel and teak wood. What are things i need to consider in terms of rusting or corrosion. Also if i'm using a third piece to connect the two materials what could this piece be? does a stainless steel angle work?
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The first problem is that wood moves, but that is not much of a problem in a bench. The trouble with galvanized steel is that the galvanizing looks terrible. If you shop around you will notice that commercially made benches only use powder coated steel. Better you should make the entire bench with wood.
Galvanized means zinc coated. The zinc and the iron form a battery when they get wet, and zinc is plated onto exposed iron so it is eventually covered. Do not mix metals without analyzing that process. The metals can plate themselves to the point of failure if you get the reaction backwards.
not only am i using galvanized steel but galvanized steel bar grate in specific! So the challenge is to be able to integrate the wood with the bar grate.
Thanks a lot! I will make sure i analyze the process before moving forward.