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  • Thumbnail for Primer (paint)
    are used on metal hydroxides/oxides to improve the surface condition and to encourage bonding. Without a primer, paint applied to metals are prone to...
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    Metal-coated crystals are artificial products made by coating crystals, such as quartz, with metal to give them an iridescent metallic sheen. Crystals...
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  • According to EN 13523-0, a prepainted metal (or coil coated metal) is ametal on which a coating material (e.g. paint, film…) has been applied by coil...
    12 KB (1,545 words) - 15:24, 26 July 2023
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    Sandpaper (redirect from Coated abrasive)
    and the rougher the sanded surface. A quick-change system is commonly used with disc-type coated abrasives. A plastic or metal hub is bonded to one of the...
    18 KB (2,306 words) - 20:11, 13 June 2024
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    Automotive paint (redirect from Clear coat)
    stick to the surface. Using a primer, a more varied range of paints can be used. The base coat is applied after the primer coat. This coat contains the...
    14 KB (1,764 words) - 21:13, 26 June 2024
  • Industrial porcelain enamel (category Articles with short description)
    applications. Porcelain enamel, a thin layer of ceramic or glass applied to a substrate of metal, is used to protect surfaces from chemical attack and physical...
    13 KB (1,801 words) - 07:38, 30 March 2024
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    Babbitt (alloy) (redirect from Babbit metal)
    Babbitt metal or bearing metal is any of several alloys used for the bearing surface in a plain bearing. The original Babbitt alloy was invented in 1839...
    16 KB (1,792 words) - 16:40, 27 April 2024
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    beginning of the 20th century and are of two types: metalled (hard-surfaced) and unmetalled roads. Metalled roadways are made to sustain vehicular load and...
    53 KB (6,211 words) - 11:56, 25 May 2024
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    Corrosion (redirect from Surface corrosion)
    surfaces to remove rust. Corrosion removal should not be confused with electropolishing, which removes some layers of the underlying metal to make a smooth...
    49 KB (6,286 words) - 20:34, 15 June 2024
  • scratches. Metallizing (also metalize) to coat, treat, or combine with a metal. Thermal spraying melted (or heated) materials are sprayed onto a surface. Vacuum...
    993 bytes (172 words) - 06:55, 3 May 2023
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    Techniques for metallization started as early as mirror making. In 1835, Justus von Liebig discovered the process of coating a glass surface with metallic silver...
    4 KB (433 words) - 13:52, 14 June 2024
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    Metallic paint (redirect from Metal flake)
    small metal flakes included in the paint create a sparkling effect mimicking a metal surface. Metallic paints, or just metallics, generally consist of a base...
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    materials such as metal-coated glass mirrors. Speculum metal mixtures usually contain two parts copper to one part tin along with a small amount of arsenic...
    11 KB (1,320 words) - 13:58, 14 June 2024
  • a technique, passivation is the use of a light coat of a protective material, such as metal oxide, to create a shield against corrosion. Passivation of...
    26 KB (3,105 words) - 16:48, 2 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Powder coating
    coats an object electrostatically and then cures it with heat, creating a finish harder and tougher than conventional paint. Originally used on metal...
    28 KB (3,593 words) - 18:30, 5 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Anodizing
    process used to increase the thickness of the natural oxide layer on the surface of metal parts. The process is called anodizing because the part to be treated...
    34 KB (4,392 words) - 03:48, 28 April 2024
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    Thermal barrier coating (category Articles with short description)
    Such a TGO will have a structure that has a low diffusivity for oxygen, so that further growth is controlled by diffusion of metal from the bond-coat rather...
    26 KB (3,473 words) - 15:25, 16 May 2024
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    Tarnish (category Metals)
    although it may tarnish with oxygen over time. It often appears as a dull, gray or black film or coating over metal. Tarnish is a surface phenomenon that is...
    4 KB (438 words) - 03:12, 5 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Metal
    A metal (from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon) 'mine, quarry, metal') is a material that, when polished or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and...
    85 KB (10,348 words) - 22:38, 9 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Liquid metal
    onto the glass surface, the liquid oxidizes and coats the glass with a thin layer of oxide (solid) residues, on which the liquid metal wets. In other...
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