[PSUBS-MAILIST] Hot-galvanize stainless steel ?

[MerlinSub@t-online.de (Carsten Standfuß)]

Hi submadmans and ironheads, 

One question about metalurgy : 

Is it possible to Hot-galvanize stainless steel ?

I want to build the drop-weights from normal mild 
and cheap steel and hot-galvanize it. 
The release-key will be made from stainless steel (SS). 

For the reason that the welded key-hole inside the 
dropweight can be made easy from the same plate as 
the key and with the same waterjet cut - I ask this 
unuseual question. 

drawing without scale : (and below 40 KB :-) )

I = Stainless steel release key
O = Stainless s. hot galv.? key hole
= = mild steel hot galv.drop weight

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And please - I know that a full SS drop weight will fit 
the problem.. .. but I have three weights of 1,3 ts - 
means it generate another one.. 

regards - Carsten