plating
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thumb|Barel plating method(Japan) Plating is a finishing process in which a metal is deposited on a surface. Plating has been done for hundreds of years; it is also critical for modern technology. Plating is used to decorate objects, for corrosion inhibition, to improve solderability, to harden, to improve wearability, to reduce friction, to improve paint adhesion, to alter conductivity, to improve IR reflectivity, for radiation shielding, and for other purposes. Jewelry typically uses plating to give a silver or gold finish.
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Electroplating
- Electroless deposition
- Specific cases
- Gold plating
- Silver plating
- Copper plating
- Rhodium plating
- Chrome plating
- Zinc plating
- Zinc-nickel plating
- Tin plating
- Alloy plating
- Composite plating
- Cadmium plating
- Nickel plating
- Electroless nickel plating
- Aluminum plating
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Barel plating method(Japan) Plating is a finishing process in which a metal is deposited on a surface. Plating has been done for hundreds of years; it is also critical for modern technology. Plating is used to decorate objects, for corrosion inhibition, to improve solderability, to harden, to improve wearability, to reduce friction, to improve paint adhesion, to alter conductivity, to improve IR reflectivity, for radiation shielding, and for other purposes. Jewelry typically uses plating to give a silver or gold finish.
Thin-film deposition has plated objects as small as an atom, therefore plating finds uses in nanotechnology.
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