First edition · Published October 2026 · Paperback and Kindle on Amazon
Hot-Dip GalvanizingScience, Operations & Profitable Management
Process, Plant Design, Operations and Business. From Zero to Start-Up.
The complete working reference, from corrosion science to a profitable plant. One volume that combines academic foundation, full process expertise, greenfield plant development and complete business operations, written from direct operational experience: not from a library, but from the kettle floor.
Four Parts,
Student to Expert
Written for students, engineers, fabricators, plant managers and investors. The four parts follow the order in which a galvanizing career, or a galvanizing plant, is actually built.
The Science Foundation
Why steel corrodes, how zinc protects it, and how the coating systems compare: the foundation every later decision rests on.
- Why Steel Corrodes
- Zinc as a Protector
- Coating Systems Compared
The HDG Process
Steel metallurgy, every process stage from pre-treatment to the kettle, coating layers, inspection against the standards, design rules, defects and duplex systems.
- Steel Metallurgy for Galvanizing
- Pre-Galvanizing Operations
- The Galvanizing Phase
- Coating Layers & Metallurgy
- Inspection & Standards
- Design & Fabrication Guidelines
- Common Defects & Troubleshooting
- Duplex Systems
Building a Galvanizing Plant
Plant design from zero: fundamentals, equipment, civil and structural, utilities, environmental and safety compliance, project execution and start-up.
- Plant Design Fundamentals
- Equipment Selection
- Civil & Structural Requirements
- Utilities & Infrastructure
- Environmental & Safety Compliance
- Project Execution
- Start-Up to Production
Running a Profitable Plant
Pricing, cost control and zinc reconciliation, chemical optimization, production KPIs, the quality management system, and team efficiency.
- Pricing Galvanizing Services
- Cost Control & Zinc Reconciliation
- Chemical & Consumable Optimization
- Production KPIs & Reporting
- Quality Management System
- Team & Plant Efficiency
Where the Standards
Land in the Book
The HDG Standards Library maps every referenced ASTM, ISO, EN and SSPC/NACE document to the chapters that use it. This is that map, by chapter.
| Chapter | Title | Standards referenced |
|---|---|---|
| Ch. 1 | Why Steel Corrodes | ISO 14713‑1:2017 |
| Ch. 2 | Zinc as a Protector | ISO 14713‑1:2017, ISO 9224:2012 |
| Ch. 3 | Coating Systems Compared | ISO 14713‑1:2017, ISO 12944‑1:2017, ISO 12944‑2:2017, ISO 9227:2022, ISO 9224:2012, EN 10143:2006, EN 10346:2015 |
| Ch. 4 | Steel Metallurgy for Galvanizing | ASTM A123/A123M‑24, ASTM A385/A385M‑22, ASTM A36/A36M‑19, ISO 1461:2022, EN 10025‑2:2019, EN 10204:2004 |
| Ch. 5 | Pre-Galvanizing Operations | EN 10163‑3:2004 |
| Ch. 6 | The Galvanizing Phase | ASTM B6‑23, ASTM B860, ASTM B960‑18(2022), ISO 752:2004, EN 1179:2003, EN 13283:2002 |
| Ch. 7 | Coating Layers & Metallurgy | ASTM A123/A123M‑24, ISO 1461:2022, ISO 1463:2021 |
| Ch. 8 | Inspection & Standards | ASTM A123/A123M‑24, ASTM A153/A153M‑23, ASTM A780/A780M‑20, ASTM A767/A767M‑19, ASTM A1094/A1094M, ASTM B602, ASTM A90/A90M‑21, ASTM A239‑14, ASTM E376, ISO 1461:2022, ISO 1460:2020, EN ISO 10684, ISO 2178:2016, ISO 1463:2021, EN 10143:2006, EN 10240:1997, EN 10244‑2:2023, EN 10346:2015 |
| Ch. 9 | Design & Fabrication Guidelines | ASTM A123/A123M‑24, ASTM A153/A153M‑23, ASTM A780/A780M‑20, ASTM A143/A143M‑22, ASTM A384/A384M‑17(R2024), ASTM A385/A385M‑22, ASTM A767/A767M‑19, ASTM A36/A36M‑19, ASTM A563/A563M‑26, ASTM E376, ASTM D6386‑22, ASTM D7803‑12, ISO 1461:2022, ISO 14713‑1:2017, ISO 14713‑2:2020, EN ISO 10684, EN 10025‑2:2019, EN 10163‑3:2004, EN 10204:2004 |
| Ch. 10 | Common Defects & Troubleshooting | ASTM A123/A123M‑24, ASTM A153/A153M‑23, ASTM A780/A780M‑20, ASTM A143/A143M‑22, ASTM A384/A384M‑17(R2024), ASTM D6386‑22, ASTM D7803‑12, SSPC‑SP2‑2024, SSPC‑SP10 / NACE No.2‑2024, SSPC‑SP11‑2020, ISO 1461:2022, ISO 2063‑2:2017, ISO 2178:2016 |
| Ch. 11 | Duplex Systems | ASTM A153/A153M‑23, ASTM A780/A780M‑20, ASTM D3359‑23, ASTM D4541‑22, ASTM D6386‑22, ASTM D7803‑12, SSPC‑SP2‑2024, SSPC‑SP10 / NACE No.2‑2024, SSPC‑SP11‑2020, ISO 1461:2022, ISO 14713‑1:2017, ISO 14713‑2:2020, ISO 12944‑1:2017, ISO 12944‑2:2017, ISO 12944‑4:2017, ISO 12944‑5:2019, ISO 12944‑6:2018, ISO 12944‑7:2017, ISO 12944‑8:2017, ISO 12944‑9:2018, ISO 2063‑2:2017, ISO 2409:2020, ISO 4624:2023, ISO 2808:2019, ISO 9227:2022, ISO 16276‑2:2025, EN 13438:2013 |
| Ch. 12 | Plant Design Fundamentals | ISO 14713‑2:2020 |
| Ch. 13 | Equipment Selection | ASTM B6‑23, ASTM B860, ASTM B960‑18(2022), EN 10240:1997 |
| Ch. 17 | Project Execution | ASTM B6‑23 |
| Ch. 19 | Pricing Galvanizing Services | ASTM A123/A123M‑24 |
| Ch. 20 | Cost Control & Zinc Reconciliation | ASTM B6‑23 |
| Ch. 21 | Chemical & Consumable Optimization | ASTM B6‑23 |
| Ch. 23 | Quality Management System | ASTM A780/A780M‑20, ASTM B602, ASTM E376, ISO 9001 |
Chapters not listed here carry no standards references: they are the science, market and business chapters.
Six Working
Appendices
Reference tables, checklists, templates and a glossary, built to be used at the plant and on the drawing board, not read once.
Coating Thickness Reference
Design Checklist for Fabricators
Plant Start-Up Checklist
Zinc Reconciliation Template
Pricing Model Worksheet
Glossary of HDG Terms
Published
October 2026
The English first edition is out on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle. An Arabic edition is planned for the same book.
- Paperback
- A4 (8.27 x 11.69 in), 610 pages
- Kindle edition
- Published 10 October 2026, figures in colour
- Illustrations
- 147 numbered figures, 205 numbered tables
- ISBN-13, paperback
- 979-8-17010-961-6
- First published
- 7 October 2026, first edition
- Language
- English
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