Zinc as a Safe and Environmentally Friendly MaterialÂ
An Article by Deco Products
Zinc is a common material in the products people use each and every day. It is common to see zinc used in objects such as doorknobs, window latches, medical equipment, and many more essential everyday items. Zinc is safe to handle and essential for all living things to survive. Even when a product is at the end of its life, zinc has an ability to be recycled while retaining its properties. These properties include, but are not limited to, corrosion resistance and a much lower melting point than aluminum and magnesium. Further knowledge about zinc can be found on our zinc advantages page.
The global population and economy are always growing, while natural
resources and fossil fuels are actively being depleted. Zinc’s ability to
retain its properties when it is recycled allows zinc to be used repeatedly for
essential uses such as plating steel for bridges to protect from corrosion, as
well as die casting gas control regulators for residential housing. These are
just two examples of zinc being used to further protect people in every day
activities.
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