Surface finishing

After making the product from any of the manufacturing

processes, one or more operations are required to produce a
desired surface. This is called as surface finishing operations. The
different surface finishing operations are:

•1. Electroplating
•2. Galvanization
•3. Anodizing

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 Surface finishing
• Principal reasons for finishing or coating a metal are to
• Provide corrosion protection
• Enhance product appearance (e.g., providing a specified color
or texture)
• Increase wear resistance and/or reduce friction of the surface
• Increase electrical conductivity
• Increase electrical resistance
• Prepare a metallic surface for subsequent processing
• Rebuild surfaces worn or eroded during service

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 ELECTROPLATING – STEPS
• Electroplating, also known as
electrochemical plating, is an electrolytic
process in which metal ions in an
electrolyte solution are deposited onto a
cathode work part.
• The setup is shown in Figure. The anode is
generally made of the metal being plated
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 ELECTROPLATING – STEPS
• Direct current from an external power
supply is passed between the anode
and the cathode.

• The electrolyte is an aqueous solution

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plate metal ions in solution.

• For optimum results, parts must be

chemically cleaned just prior to
electroplating.

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 ELECTROPLATING – STEPS
• It is a surface finishing process
• Metal is connected to positive side of DC
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• Both components are immersed in

solution
• DC current is allowed to flow
• Slowly metal deposits on the cathode and
get good surface

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 GALVANIZATION – STEPS
• It is the process of coating Iron and Steel with Zinc
• A molten Zinc bath is prepared at temperature 4600C
• Steel or Iron parts are dipped in the bath
• It is done to increase corrosion resistance to Steel and Iron
• Zinc on the surface reacts with atmosphere and forms Zinc Carbonate
protection layer

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 ANODIZING – STEPS
• Anodizing is surface finishing process
• In this process metal is coated with Oxide layer
• It is used to increase corrosion and wear resistance
• Aluminium is put in the Sulphuric acid solution
• DC current is allowed to flow
• Alumininum Oxide layer forms on the surface

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 REFERENCES
Manufacturing Technology: Foundry, Forming and Welding, 4e (Volume 1) by PN Rao

Ruma Mohammed