Coatings on steel.

1)zink phosphating

2)Zinc plating

3)Blackidizing

Metallic coatings are deposited by electroplating, electroless plating, shot dipping, praying, ion vapor
deposition and chemical vapor deposition. Some crucial coatings are chromium, cadmium, nickel, zinc
and aluminum. Plating and surface treatment processes are generally batch processes, in which
metal objects are dipped into and then removed from baths containing several reagents to attain the
desired surface condition. The procedures involve moving the object being coated through a series of
baths engineered to create the desired end product. Depending on the level of sophistication and
modernization of the facility and the requirement, the processes can be manual or highly automated.

The most widely used method of metal coating for corrosion protection is galvanizing that involves the
application of metallic zinc to carbon steel for the purpose of corrosion control. Hot-dip galvanizing is
the most common method that comprises of dipping the steel member into a bath of molten zinc.

Metallizing can be defined as the application of very thin metallic coatings for either as a protective
layer (stainless steel and alloys) or active corrosion protection (zinc or aluminum anodes). Application
can be by electroplating or flame spraying. Other modern processes, such as plasma arc spraying
can be used for exotic refractory metals for most demanding applications, however, most of the
advanced processes are not used for corrosion control.