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    The document discusses three common metal surface treatment processes: electroplating, metal spraying, and galvanizing. Electroplating involves applying a metallic coating through electrolysis and allows for coatings of chromium, nickel, copper, zinc, and other metals. Metal spraying uses compressed air to spray molten metal particles onto a surface for decorative purposes or to improve appearance. Galvanizing protects metal from corrosion by dipping it in molten zinc, tin, or lead-tin alloy.

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    The document discusses three common metal surface treatment processes: electroplating, metal spraying, and galvanizing. Electroplating involves applying a metallic coating through electrolysis and allows for coatings of chromium, nickel, copper, zinc, and other metals. Metal spraying uses compressed air to spray molten metal particles onto a surface for decorative purposes or to improve appearance. Galvanizing protects metal from corrosion by dipping it in molten zinc, tin, or lead-tin alloy.

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    The document discusses three common metal surface treatment processes: electroplating, metal spraying, and galvanizing. Electroplating involves applying a metallic coating through electrolysis and allows for coatings of chromium, nickel, copper, zinc, and other metals. Metal spraying uses compressed air to spray molten metal particles onto a surface for decorative purposes or to improve appearance. Galvanizing protects metal from corrosion by dipping it in molten zinc, tin, or lead-tin alloy.

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    Metal Surface Treatment

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    Nilay Saraf
    The document discusses three common metal surface treatment processes: electroplating, metal spraying, and galvanizing. Electroplating involves applying a metallic coating through electrolysis and allows for coatings of chromium, nickel, copper, zinc, and other metals. Metal spraying uses compressed air to spray molten metal particles onto a surface for decorative purposes or to improve appearance. Galvanizing protects metal from corrosion by dipping it in molten zinc, tin, or lead-tin alloy.

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    Metal Surface Treatment

    ELECTROPLATING

    Electroplating

    is the most popular means of applying metallic coatings on the surfaces of metals and sometimes on non metals

    This

    is done for protection against corrosion or against wear and abrasion, for appearance, to rework worn parts by increase in size, to make pieces easy to solder and to stop off areas on steel parts from being carburized during heat treatment

    Common

    plating metals are

    Chromium Nickel Copper Zinc cadmium and Steel

    The

    more precious metals- silver, gold, platinum, are also applied by plating
    to be plated must be buffed smooth to eliminate scratches and unevenness.

    Surfaces

    The

    work is then cleaned in suitable cleaning solutions to remove all grease, dirt, buffing compound etc.
    rinsing the part is ready for plating

    After

    The

    four essential elements of a plating process are


    Cathode Anode Electrolyte and Direct Current

    These are shown in the figure

    Electroplating
    D.C. Source

    Plating Tank

    Work piece

    Anode

    Solution

    The

    current leaves the anode, which is a bar of plating metal, and migrates through the electrolyte (water solution of salts of metal to be applied) to the cathode, or part to be plated.

    As

    the ions are deposited on the cathode, they give up their charge and are deposited as metal on the cathode.

    Parts

    to be plated should be designed with generous fillets and radii instead of sharp corners, since current concentration occurs at sharp points, resulting in excessive deposits

    Metal Spraying
    Metal

    Spraying is basically intended to confer some physical property on a surface appearance of poor surfaces on castings can be improved by metal spraying

    The

    Sprayed

    metal can be decorative, like aluminum or bronze on cast iron.

    Some can even be colored

    Metal

    spraying is done by melting a metal in an oxy-gas flame and blowing it from the nozzle of a spray gun. most guns the metal in the form of wire is fed by powered rollers to the flame, but some guns use powder or granulated metal

    In

    The

    process uses compressed air to atomize fully the molten metal or oxides and project them against a prepared surface where they are embedded, assuring good mechanical adhesions

    The

    surface must be roughened first and be free of dirt, oil and grease.
    compressed air helps cool the work parts so that the coatings may be applied successively not only to metals but also to glass, wood and certain plastics

    The

    metal spray gun may be directed by hand or mounted on a machine

    Galvanizing
    A

    protective coating may be applied on metal pieces by dipping them into certain molten metals namely zinc, tin, or an alloy of lead and tin.

    Dipping

    is an economical way of putting on a heavy and enduring coating

    To

    obtain an even coating on small objects such as nuts, bolts, pins and washers, the objects are centrifuged, after being taken from the molten bath, until the coating is hard

    Zinc

    dipping, or hot galvanizing, is widely used on steel as an effective protection against corrosion

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