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Steel is, in its most basic form, iron + carbon or chemically: Fe + C.

Fe is the designation for Iron based on the french word "fer" = "iron". The french word also lead to the word "ferrous". Steel is therefore a ferrous alloy.

Galvanisation is a process by which a part, typically steel, is dipped into a bath of molten zinc. Once cooled, the part is completely covered in a film of zinc offerening good corrosion-prevention.

Galvanised steel is still a ferrous alloy as the dominating element is stil iron.

Non-ferrous alloys include most Aluminium alloys, copper-based alloys etc where the dominant chemical element is not iron.

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