T alk t o an AIL T echnic al S ales Repr esen ta tiv e . 1-877-245-7473 ail .c a 27 AIL has been pr o viding inno v a tiv e c orr uga t ed pipe solutions f or o v er 40 y ears . P olymer- l amina t ed S er vic e lif e of 100 y ears g alv aniz ed Standar d s er vic e lif e Aluminiz ed t ype 2 S er vic e lif e of 75 y ears Z610 G alv aniz ed S t eel is the standar d fnish f or all C orr uga t ed S t eel P ipe ( CSP ) and per f orms w ell in lo w -abr asion c onditions . T his c on tinuous galv aniz ed c oa ting is applied under stric t qualit y c on tr ol pr oc edur es t o pr o vide e x c ellen t bonding t o the st eel . Its hot- dip -zinc c oa ting is r eac tiv e t o w a t er en vir onmen ts and is positiv ely af ec t ed b y higher lev els of C alcium C arbona t e C aC O 3 (har dness) in the w a t er , which c an ac tually incr ease ser vic e lif e as c alcium is a ttr ac t ed t o the galv aniz ed sur fac e and f orms an additional pr ot ec tiv e miner al sc ale . F or mor e c orr osiv e en vir onmen ts , A luminiz ed T ype 2 c oa ting of ers the superior c orr osion r esistanc e and sur fac e char ac t eristics of aluminum with the str ength and ec onom y of st eel . In this pr oc ess , a c ommer cially pur e aluminum c oa ting is unif ormly applied t o both sides of the st eel , f orming a str ong bond bet w een the metals . A har d aluminum-ir on allo y la y er , just belo w the aluminum c oa ting , pr o vides fur ther pr ot ec tion. A luminiz ed T ype 2 CSP c an pr o vide a 75-y ear ser vic e lif e in a lo w -abr asion en vir onmen t with pH bet w een 5 and 9 and r esistivit y abo v e 1,500 ohm- cm. C aC O 3 (har dness) lev els do not af ec t ser vic e lif e . P olymer L amina t e is a t ough, hea v y - gauge flm tha t is lamina t ed t o both sides of galv aniz ed st eel t o pr oduc e a c orr osion and abr asion barrier f or the most aggr essiv e en vir onmen ts . P olymer- L amina t ed CSP will stand up t o high c onc en tr a tions of acids and alk alis t o e x t end the en vir onmen tal limits and lif e e xpec tancies wher e tr aditional galv aniz ed CSP c an be used . It per f orms w ell in both c orr osiv e and moder a t e abr asion en vir onmen ts and pr o vides a ser vic e lif e bey ond 100 y ears if pH is bet w een 5 and 9 and r esistivit y is abo v e 1,500 ohm- cm. S er vic e lif e is not af ec t ed b y the C aC O 3 (har dness) lev el of w a t er .