The Bekaert Difference

Bekaert is committed to innovation and product development. With dedicated research centers throughout the world, Bekaert is leading the way in metal transformation and coating technologies. Together with our customers we are creating longer lasting and higher performing solutions.

Quality of product is uncompromised at Bekaert. As the only TL 9000 certified mill of stranded wire products, you can be assured of a top quality product that meets the most demanding applications.

Bekaert produces stranded and telecommunication wires at two mills in North America to ensure steady supply and on time delivery. With our technical support services and a dedicated support staff, Bekaert is there to help our customers from the initial inquiry through the final application.

Bekaert is the worldwide leader in steel wire and steel wire product. With over 150 manufacturing facilities and customers in 120 countries, Bekaert has a unique combination of experience, resources, and location that brings added value to our customers.

Bezinal® is Bekaert's industry leading coating technology with unsurpassed corrosion resistance. With superior formability, longevity, and durability, Bezinal® is an ideal solution to your wire needs. Click here to learn more about the advantages of Bezinal®.

Bezinal^® Coating

Bekaert Corporation has been able to utilize its 125+ years of coating and galvanizing experience in order to create a product which exceeds galvanized Class C coating corrosion requirements. This has been verified in independent tests undertaken by various laboratories, including "BELLCORE". In addition to lab results, BEKAERT conducted several field tests throughout the USA.

Bezinal® (Bekaert Zinc Aluminum) is a 95% Zinc + 5% Aluminum (+Mischmetal) eutectic alloy that exhibits remarkable coating corrosion resistance and adhesion ("formability"). The product provides the exceptional corrosion resistant properties by the combination of the passivation corrosion characteristics present with aluminum together with the sacrificial protection offered by the zinc content of the alloy.

Bekaert ensures that all of the exceptional properties offered by Bezinal® are guaranteed by strict compliance with the ASTM B750 (Galfan) standard which specifies the quantities and limits for the homogeneous mix between the aluminum and zinc elements.

Furthermore, Bekaert has undertaken years of research relating to the application of the coating, separating the product from many who do not have such technology. The Zinc-Iron-Aluminum alloy layer formed between the Bezinal^® coating and the steel substrate is exceptionally ductile and corrosion resistant, leading to exceptional coating adhesion and corrosion resistant properties which are not compromised during subsequent bending and forming operations.

When comparing the corrosion properties of Bezinal® with galvanized (zinc coated) product, numerous accelerated corrosion tests (for example: salt spray to ASTM B117), together with extended coastal field trails, have indicated that Bezinal® outperforms galvanized product by at least 3 to 1 (for the same coating weight) in many applications.

Properties of Bezinal^®

Microstructure of Coating : Zinc Vs Bezinal®

When examined under a high powered microscope, significant differences between the BEZINAL® zinc - aluminum eutectic and the galvanized coating become apparent...

Properties