Zinc sheets

SophieH · 15 Oct 2011 at 11:00 PM

Hello!

I am looking for zinc plates, but I can't find where to buy them. Does anyone have any tips?

Best regards,
Sophie

pbengtsson · 15 Oct 2011 at 11:14 PM

What are zinkplattor and what should they be used for?

SophieH · 16 Oct 2011 at 10:31 AM

Steel plates made of zinc material. Should be quite thin, and about 50'50 cm. Planning to use them as countertops.

saturnus · 16 Oct 2011 at 1:51 PM

The "platslagaren" fixes them at home for you, but for "bankskivor"? They scratch very easily, I have put up some splash guards made of sheet zinc, and they work for that.

SophieH · 16 Oct 2011 at 2:31 PM

Okay, thanks for the tip! Not countertops for the kitchen, but for a planting table

saturnus · 16 Oct 2011 at 2:42 PM

SophieH said:
Okay, thanks for the tip! Not countertops for the kitchen, but for a potting table

OK, maybe better with a stainless steel instead, about the same price. The zinc plate self-heals minor scratches, but not deeper ones, and basically, it's an ordinary iron plate, which can rust if it comes in contact with water or moisture.

MaZtoR · 16 Oct 2011 at 4:10 PM

Zinc is not common sheet metal, it's actually zinc and it does not rust. What you're thinking of is probably aluzinc which is a coating of zinc, aluminum, and silicon.

Stainless steel sheet costs around double what zinc costs, and zinc costs around double what regular steel sheet does. Aluzinc has the same price as painted steel sheet.

saturnus · 20 Oct 2011 at 8:48 AM

MaZtoR said:
Zinc is not regular sheet metal, it is just zinc, and it does not rust. What you are probably thinking of is aluzinc, which is a surface coating of zinc, aluminum, and silicon.

Stainless steel sheet costs about twice as much as zinc, and zinc costs about twice as much as regular steel sheet. Aluzinc has the same price as painted steel sheet.

OK, thanks for the correction, I have taken your knowledge to heart.