Steel sheet with hot dip galvanized zinc alloy coating

A coated steel strip consisting of a steel strip provided with a coating of hot dip galvanized zinc alloy on the steel strip,

• wherein the steel strip consists of steel,
• wherein the zinc alloy consists of:
• 1.0-1.3 weight % magnesium;
• 1.6-1.9 weight % aluminium;
• less than 0.0010 weight % of silicon;
• <0.2 weight % Pb,
• <0.2 weight % Sb,
• <0.2 weight % Ti,
• <0.2 weight % Ca,
• <0.2 weight % Mn,
• <0.2 weight % Sn,
• <0.2 weight % La,
• <0.2 weight % Ce,
• <0.2 weight % Cr,
• <0.2 weight % Ni,
• <0.2 weight % Zr and
• <0.2 weight % Bi;
• unavoidable impurities;
• the remainder being zinc;
• wherein the zinc alloy coating layer has a thickness of 3-12 μm.