Non-metals are used as coating material in case of non-metallic coatings.

Common types of
such coatings are plastic or rubber coating. This involves application of a layer of the given polymer
onto a substrate material.

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.