Coating
From Freepedia
A coating is a covering that is applied to an object to protect it or change its appearance. They may be applied as liquids, gasses or solids.
Examples of coatings:
- Industrial coating
- paint
- enamel (paint)
- enamel (vitreous)
- electroless plating or electrochemical plating
- oxide (coating)
- phosphate (coating)
- chromate conversion coating
- anodizing
- sputtered or vacuum deposited materials
- chemical vapor deposition and physical vapor deposition
- Plate steel is often ordered from the mill P&O (Pickled and Oiled).
- polymer coatings, such as Teflon
- plasma coatings
