Coating is a covering that is applied to an object. The aim of applying coatings is to improve surface properties of a bulk material usually referred to as a substrate. One can improve amongst others appearance, adhesion, wetability, corrosion resistance, wear resistance, scratch resistance, etc.. They may be applied as liquids, gases or solids.
Examples of coatings:
Coating and printing processes
Chemical vapor deposition and physical vapor deposition
Conversion coating
Anodizing
Chromate conversion coating
Plasma electrolytic oxidation
Oxide (coating)
Phosphate (coating)
Detonation Coating
Paint
Enamel (paint)
Powder coating
Industrial coating
Silicate mineral paint
Fusion bonded epoxy coating (FBE coating)
Pickled and oiled, a type of plate steel coating.
Plasma coatings
Plating
Electroless plating
Electrochemical plating
Polymer coatings, such as Teflon
Sputtered or vacuum deposited materials
Enamel (vitreous)
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