ガルバリウム

also: ガルバニウム

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Meanings

1

noun

Galvalume; Galvanium

trademark

Trademarked steel product with an aluminum-zinc alloy coating, used in construction and roofing. The term is a proper noun in Japanese, often written in katakana.

この工こう場じょうではガルバリウム鋼こう板はんを製せい造ぞうしています。
This factory produces Galvalume steel sheets.
屋

や

根ね

材ざい

に

ガルバリウム

を

使つか

う

と

耐たい

久きゅう

性せい

が

上あ

がり

ます

。

Using Galvalume for roofing material increases durability.

Written forms

ガルバリウムUsage100%
Most common katakana spelling for this trademarked steel product.
ガルバニウム
Alternate katakana spelling; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

From the English trademark 'Galvalume' (a portmanteau of 'galvanized' and 'aluminum'), referring to a steel product with an aluminum-zinc coating. The alternate form ガルバニウム may be influenced by 'galvanized' or 'aluminium'.