Principles of Metal Surface Treatment and Protection

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition


1. The Scope of Protection


1.1. Introduction


1.2. Coating Application


1.3. Basic Physical Chemistry


1.3.1. Electrode Potentials


1.3.2. Faraday's Laws


1.3.3. Polarization


1.3.4. Surface Chemistry


1.3.5. Electrophoresis


1.4. Competitive Protection Methods


1.5. Surface Preparation


2. Electrodeposition


2.1. Technology and Control


2.1.1. Plant and Materials


2.1.2. Control


2.1.3. Anode Characteristics


2.1.4. Surface Preparation


2.2. Electroplating Systems


2.3. Properties and Applications of Electrodeposits


2.4. Alloy Electrodeposition


2.5. Theory of Electrodeposition


2.6. Non-aqueous and Electroless Deposition


2.6.1. Fused Salts


2.6.2. Organic Solvents


2.6.3. Electroless Plating


2.7. Plating on Plastics


2.8. Electrophoretic Deposition


2.9. Electrodeposited Composites


3. Hot Dip Coating


3.1. Principles


3.2. Surface Preparation


3.3. Batch Coating Processes


3.4. Continuous Coating Processes


3.5. Coating Properties and Application


4. Diffusion Coatings


4.1. Principles


4.2. Cementation


4.3. Cladding


4.4. Vacuum Deposition


4.5. Vapour Deposition—Pyrolysis


4.6. Sprayed Metal Coatings


4.7. Structure of Diffusion Coatings


4.8. Case Hardening


5. Non-Metallic Coatings


5.1. Introduction


5.2. Paint Formulation


5.3. Paint Coating Systems


5.4. Lacquers


5.5. Plastic Coatings


5.6. Rubbers and Elastomers


5.7. Vitreous Enamels


5.8. Temporary Protective Coatings


6. Oxide and Conversion Coatings


6.1. Introduction


6.2. Anodizing


6.3. Chromating


6.3.1. Aluminium


6.3.2. Magnesium


6.3.3. Tin


6.3.4. Zinc and Cadmium


6.3.5. Copper and Silver


6.4. Phosphating


6.4.1. Phosphate Conversion Coatings


6.4.2. Phosphate Etch Primers


6.5. Tin Free Steel


7. Testing and Selection


7.1. Introduction


7.2. Metallurgical Tests


7.3. Chemical Tests


7.3.1. Composition of Coating


7.3.2. Coating Thickness Determination


7.3.3. Porosity Measurement


7.3.4. Corrosion Tests


7.4. Specifications


7.5. Selection of Coating


7.6. Coating Protection Examples


8. Theory of Corrosion Protection


8.1. Introduction


8.2. Polarization Diagrams


8.3. Simple Coating Protection


8.4. Polarity Reversals


8.5. Metallography of Coating Corrosion

Appendix: Economic Assessment of Protective Systems

References

Index