plating process
1Plating — describes surface covering where a metal is deposited on a conductive surface. Plating has been done for hundreds of years, but it is also critical for modern technology. Plating is used to decorate objects, for corrosion inhibition, to improve… …
2Plating — Plat ing, n. 1. The art or process of covering anything with a plate or plates, or with metal, particularly of overlaying a base or dull metal with a thin plate of precious or bright metal, as by mechanical means or by electro magnetic deposition …
3plating — [plāt′iŋ] n. 1. the act or process of a person or thing that plates 2. an external layer of metal plates 3. a thin coating of gold, silver, tin, etc …
4plating — /play ting/, n. 1. a thin coating of gold, silver, etc. 2. an external layer of metal plates. 3. the act of a person or thing that plates. [1535 45; PLATE1 + ING1] * * * Coating a metal or other material, such as plastic or china, with a hard,… …
5Plating — Plate Plate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plating}.] 1. To cover or overlay with gold, silver, or other metals, either by a mechanical process, as hammering, or by a chemical process, as electrotyping. [1913 Webster] 2. To cover …
6Plating (geology) — In geology, plating is a hypothesized process whereby asthenopheric mantle hardens beneath crustal material, thereby becoming attached to it and thereafter moving together with the crustal material as part of the lithosphere.An opposite process,… …
7plating — noun Date: 1765 1. the act or process of plating 2. a. a coating of metal plates b. a thin coating of metal …
8Chrome plating — This article is about a chromium electroplating technique. For other uses, see Chrome (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Chromate conversion coating. Decorative chrome plating on a motorcycle Chrome plating, often referred to simply as… …
9Mechanical plating — Mechanical plating, also known as peen plating, mechanical deposition, or impact plating, is a plating process that imparts the coating by cold welding fine metal particles to a workpiece. Mechanical galvanization is the same process, but applies …
10Electroless nickel plating — Electroless nickel plating, or EN , is an electroplating technique used to deposit a layer of nickel phosphorous alloy on a solid work piece, such as metals or plastic. The alloys with different percentage of phosphorus, ranging from 2 5 (low… …
