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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.

Coatings may be applied as liquids, gases or solids. Coatings can be measured and tested for proper opacity and film thickness by using a Drawdown card.

[edit] List of coating techniques

Detonation coating
Diffusion process, a ferrous coating

Sheradizing

Paint

Enamel (paint)
Powder coating
Industrial coating
Silicate mineral paint
Fusion bonded epoxy coating (FBE coating)

Pickled and oiled (P&O), a type of plate steel coating.
Plasma coatings
Plating

Polymer coatings, such as Teflon
Sputtered or vacuum deposited materials
Enamel (vitreous)
Paper coating
Anti-reflective coating on lenses.

[edit] 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 coatings
ISO 10684 Fasteners—Hot dip galvanized coatings
ISO 12944 Paints and varnishes—Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems—Part 6: Laboratory performance test methods

[edit] See also

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