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Black Oxide/Black Zinc Plated

I would like to know what the difference is between black zinc plated and a black oxide finish as used on washers, bolts, and lock washers. Which would be the most corrosive resistant as well as which would be the most economical.

Liz Sparks
Crest Bending, Inc - New Washington, Ohio
2005

Black zinc is more expensive but far more corrosion resistant than black oxide.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2005

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