99.995% Pure Zinc Ingot (SHG)

SHG — Special High Grade — is the top commercial classification for zinc, defined by a minimum content of 99.995%. That last decimal place is not a marketing refinement. In continuous galvanizing lines the coating weight and adherence on a steel strip depend on the zinc bath behaving consistently, and trace elements such as lead, cadmium and iron are what make a bath drift.

Zinc is used in two quite different ways that pull specification in opposite directions. Galvanizing needs very low lead for a smooth, even coating. Die casting historically used zinc with controlled alloying additions of aluminium and magnesium, where the base metal must still be tight on the trace elements that embrittle castings over time. Both routes start from SHG base metal.

SHG zinc ingots feed:

• Hot-dip and continuous galvanizing of steel
• Zinc die casting and gravity casting alloys
• Brass and bronze alloy production
• Chemical manufacture, including zinc oxide and zinc dust
• Cathodic protection anodes

State the application rather than only the grade: a galvanizer and a die caster need different trace-element profiles from the same SHG base. Mention any limit your line imposes on lead, cadmium or iron, since these are the elements that most often cause a bath or a casting run to misbehave.

For a quotation, include the ingot weight your charging equipment accepts, the tonnage, the destination port and the packing form. Zinc ingots can be supplied loose, strapped or on pallets, and the choice changes both the handling at your end and the loaded weight per container.

Ingots are supplied stacked and strapped, palletised, or loose according to your unloading method. Packing form and loaded weight per container are confirmed with the quotation so the packing list matches the shipment.

Every lot ships with a certificate of analysis stating the full chemical composition, produced under an ISO 9001:2015 quality management system. That is more than the headline purity figure: it is the residual elements that decide whether two lots at the same stated purity behave the same way in your process.

You can nominate an independent inspection agency — SGS and BV are the two we handle most often — for pre-shipment sampling, weight verification and container sealing. The report is issued to you rather than to us, and you are equally welcome to send your own representative.

Standard export documentation covers the commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin and bill of lading, alongside the chemical composition report. If your market requires an additional declaration, tell us at quotation stage rather than after the container is sealed. See the terms of service for how inspection and claims are handled.