What is coating?

  • (noun): A heavy fabric suitable for coats.
    See also — Additional definitions below

Coating

A coating is a covering that is applied to the surface of an object, usually referred to as the substrate. In many cases coatings are applied to improve surface properties of the substrate, such as appearance, adhesion, wetability, corrosion resistance, wear resistance, and scratch resistance. In other cases, in particular in printing processes and semiconductor device fabrication (where the substrate is a wafer), the coating forms an essential part of the finished product.

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Some articles on coating:

Coating - Standards
... ISO 1461 Hot dip galvanized coatings on fabricated iron and steel articles—Specifications and test methods ISO 4042 Fasteners—Electroplated coatings ISO 10683 Fasteners—Non-electrolytically applied zinc flake ...
Lunac (alloy And Trans-ceramic Coatings)
... Lunac (alloy and trans-ceramic coatings) refers to two kinds of coating developed by the WMV laboratories ... Lunac 1 is a metallic glass coating with particularly good non-stick properties, used mainly for coating the insides of dies used in plastic molding ... The coatings are fairly thick, from 50 to 250 micrometres ...
Leather Production Processes - Surface Coating
... For some leathers a surface coating is applied ... oiling brushing padding impregnation buffing spraying roller coating curtain coating polishing plating embossing ironing combing (hair-on) glazing ...
Cromium - Applications - Metallurgy
... chromium makes it a good surface coating, being still the most "popular" metal coating with unparalleled combined durability ... In the chromate conversion coating process, the strong oxidative properties of chromates are used to deposit a protective oxide layer on metals like aluminium, zinc and cadmium ... by the chromate stored in the chromate conversion coating, which is able to migrate to local defects, are the benefits of this coating method ...
Curtain Coating - Process
... Curtain Coating is a process in which the object or substrate to be coated is guided through a curtain of fluid located in a gap between two conveyors ... The thickness of the coating layer that falls upon the object is mainly determined by the speed of the conveyor and the amount of material leaving the tank (Pump Speed) ... Curtain coating is a premetered method, which means that the amount of liquid required is supplying from the tank to the screen in order to be deposited on the substrate ...

More definitions of "coating":

  • (noun): The work of applying something.
    Example: "The surface was ready for a coating of paint"
    Synonyms: application, covering
  • (noun): A decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance).
    Synonyms: finish, finishing
  • (noun): A thin layer covering something.
    Synonyms: coat

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