sherardize

transitive verb

sherard·ize

variants: also British sherardise \ shə̇ˈrärˌdīz , ˈsherərˌd- \

-ed/-ing/-s

Definition of sherardize

: to coat (an article of iron or steel) with zinc by covering with commercial zinc dust in a tightly closed drum and heating for several hours at 300° to 420° C so that a zinc-iron alloy is formed at the surface through the action of zinc vapor

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