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Salt Air, Humidity and 50 °C: How Galvanised Malleable Iron Behaves in the Gulf Galvanised Pipe

Salt Air, Humidity and 50 °C: How Galvanised Malleable Iron Behaves in the Gulf

Chloride in the air, condensation on cold surfaces and a long daily time of wetness make the Gulf hard on metal. How a hot-dip coating protects, where it actually gives way - almost always at something created on site - and what to do about it at the joint.

8 September 2026
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GI and MI Pipe Fittings in the UAE: Sizes, Standards and What to Check on Delivery Galvanised Pipe

GI and MI Pipe Fittings in the UAE: Sizes, Standards and What to Check on Delivery

GI and MI describe the same fitting from two angles - the coating and the metal. A working guide for the Gulf: the grade and the standards behind it, how the range is sized, BSP against NPT, and the ten-minute check worth doing before a pallet is broken down on site.

8 September 2026
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