最开始的洗衣机箱体大都是塑料材质，是ABS工程塑料。这种工程塑料性能稳定，重量轻、色彩鲜艳，所以能看到开始的洗衣机除了白色，还有绿色。当然这种材质也有缺点，就是强度差，容易刮伤，所以塑料材质的箱体目前已经较少使用了，只存在于部分低端波轮机型中。

At the beginning, the washing machine box is mostly plastic material, which is ABS engineering plastic.The engineered plastic is stable, light and colorful, so you can see the starting washing machine in addition to white, and green.Of course, this kind of material also has disadvantages, that is, poor strength, easy to scratch, so the plastic material box has been less used, only exists in some low-end wave wheel models.

现在的洗衣机，为了在脱水程序时减少振动，会人为的给机器加重，对机体的要求也变得更高了，所以强度高的金属板材得到了青睐，也就是钢板材料，最常见的是“镀锌钢板”和“PCM彩钢板”。

Now the washing machine, in order to reduce the vibration in the dehydration program, will artificially aggravate the machine, the requirements of the body have become higher, so the strength of the metal plate has been favored, that is, the steel plate material, the most common is the "galvanized steel plate" and "PCM color steel plate".

大多数家庭的洗衣机会放置在常年潮湿的卫生间，所以机器箱体的防腐蚀防潮能力要强，这也是镀锌钢板会被选择当作洗衣机“衣服”的原因。表面涂锌的钢板称为镀锌板，目的是为了延长钢板的使用寿命，防止其受腐蚀，在钢板表面涂以一层金属锌用以保护的材料。全世界锌产量的一半左右都用于此种工艺。热镀锌产品广泛用于建筑、家电、机电业等制造行业。

The washing machine of most families will be placed in the perennial wet toilet, so the machine box is strong corrosion and moisture proof ability, which is also the reason why the galvanized steel plate will be chosen as the washing machine "clothes".The steel plate coated with the surface is called galvanized plate, the purpose is to extend the service life of the steel plate and prevent its corrosion, the surface of the steel plate is coated with a layer of metal zinc for protection material.About half of the zinc production worldwide is used for this process.Hot galvanized products are widely used in the construction, home appliances, mechanical and electrical industry and other manufacturing industries.