Coating

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A coating is a covering that is applied to an object to protect it or change its appearance. They may be applied as liquids, gases or solids.

Examples of coatings:

• Chemical vapor deposition and physical vapor deposition
• Conversion coating

• Anodizing
• Chromate conversion coating
• Oxide (coating)
• Phosphate (coating)

• Paint

• Enamel (paint)
• Industrial coating
• Silicate mineral paint
• Fusion bonded epoxy coating (FBE coating)

• pickled and oiled, a type of plate steel coating.
• Plasma coatings
• Plating

• Electroless plating
• Electrochemical plating

• Polymer coatings, such as Teflon
• Sputtered or vacuum deposited materials
• Enamel (vitreous)

[edit] See also

• List of coating techniques
• Thin-film deposition