Coating

Coating

Coating is a covering that is applied to the surface of an object, usually referred to as the substrate. In many cases coatings are applied to improve surface properties of the substrate, such as appearance, adhesion, wetability, corrosion resistance, wear resistance, and scratch resistance. In other cases, in particular in printing processes and semiconductor device fabrication (where the substrate is a wafer), the coating forms an essential part of the finished product.

Coating and printing processes involve the application of a thin film of functional material to a substrate, such as paper, fabric, film, foil or sheet stock. This article discusses what is frequently termed 'roll-to-roll' or 'web-based' coating. A roll of substrate, when wound through the coating machine, is typically called a web.

Coatings may be applied as liquids, gases or solids. Coatings can be measured and tested for proper opacity and film thickness by using a drawdown card.

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Functions

  • Printing (text or decoration) such as on paper, fabric, and flexible packaging
  • Self adhesive properties such as for tape, labels and packaging
  • Melt-adhesive properties such as for vacuum seal and heat seal applications
  • "Release" coatings such as the liner of a double-sided tape or vinyl stickers
  • Low surface energy coatings to act as a non-stick surface
  • Optical properties such as tint, color, anti-reflection, and holographics
  • Photo-sensitivity such as for photographic film and paper
  • Electronic properties such as passivity or conduction as with flexible circuits
  • Magnetic properties such as for magnetic media like cassette tapes and floppy disks
  • Water-resistant or water-proof coatings, such as for fabrics or paper, or on wood surfaces such as outdoor furniture, patio decks, yacht hulls and decks.
  • Scent properties such as scratch and sniff stickers and labels

Coating processes

Coating processes are classified as follows:

Chemical vapor deposition

Physical vapor deposition

Chemical and electrochemical techniques

Spraying

  • High velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF)
  • Plasma spraying
  • Thermal spraying
    • Plasma transferred wire arc thermal spraying

Optical coatings

  • Antireflection coating, to reduce reflection
  • A mirror coating to enhance it

Other

Roll-to-roll coatings

Common roll-to-roll coating processes include:

  • Air knife coating
  • Anilox coater
  • Curtain Coating
  • Single and Multilayer Slide Coating
  • Flexo coater
  • Gap Coating
  • Gravure coating
  • Hot Melt coating
  • Immersion (dip) coating
  • Knife-over-roll coating
  • Metering rod (Meyer bar) coating
  • Reverse Roll coating
  • Roller coater
  • Rotary screen
  • Silk Screen coater
  • Slot Die (Extrusion) coating

The main coating and varnishes for the printing industry include:

Standards

  • ISO 1461 Hot dip galvanized coatings on fabricated iron and steel articles—Specifications and test methods
  • ISO 4042 Fasteners—Electroplated coatings
  • ISO 10683 Fasteners—Non-electrolytically applied zinc flake coatings
  • ISO 10684 Fasteners—Hot dip galvanized coatings
  • ISO 12944 Paints and varnishes—Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems—Part 6: Laboratory performance test methods

See also

References

  • Titanium and titanium alloys, edited by C. Leyens and M. Peters, Wiley-VCH, ISBN 3-527-30534-3, table 6.2: overview of several coating systems and fabriction processes for titanium alloys and titanium aluminides (amended)

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  • Coating — (engl., spr. kōting), Gewebe für Herren und Damenkonfektion mit 34 Ketten und 50 Schußfäden auf 1 cm; Kette Nr. 70 zweifach Kammgarn, Oberschuß Nr. 32 einfach Kammgarn, Unterschuß Streichgarn 26,000 m auf 1 kg. Bindung Fig. 1. Auch einkräftig… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Coating — Coat ing (k[=o] [i^]ng), n. 1. A coat or covering; a layer of any substance, as a cover or protection; as, the coating of a retort or vial. [1913 Webster] 2. Cloth for coats; as, an assortment of coatings. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Coating — (engl. ‚Schicht, Überzug, Belag‘) steht für: Beschichten, englische Bezeichnung in der Fertigungstechnik Friese (Stoff), auch Flaus, ein tuchartiger Kammgarnstoff in Köperbindung Coating (Virologie), Vorgang, bei dem sich die virale Nukleinsäure… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • coating — ● coating nom masculin (anglais coating, tissu pour pardessus) Étoffe de laine cardée, sorte de flanelle, d origine anglaise …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • coating — [kōt′iŋ] n. 1. a coat or layer over a surface [a coating of enamel] 2. cloth for making coats …   English World dictionary

  • Coating — Coating. См. Покрытие. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • Coating — (engl., spr. Koting), dickes, langhaariges Wollenzeug aus England, aber auch Deutschland, bes. Sachsen; es gibt einfache, gepreßte, melirte, geflammte, geflammt gepreßte, gefleckte, von allen Farben gemischte (Masquerade C s) etc …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Coating — Coating, s. Weberei und Tuchsorten …   Lexikon der gesamten Technik

  • Coating — (engl., spr. koht ), ein langhaariger Wollstoff, Flaus …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Coating — (Kohting), langhaariger Wollenstoff, einfach oder gepreßt, einfarbig oder vielfarbig, zuerst in England gefertigt …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

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