immersion treatment — See tin immersion treatment zinc immersion treatment … Dictionary of automotive terms
treatment — See anodic treatment anti rust treatment chromate treatment exhaust treatment full dip treatment heat treatment mechanical surface treatment most favoured nation Treatment no rinse treatment … Dictionary of automotive terms
metallurgy — metallurgic, metallurgical, adj. metallurgically, adv. metallurgist /met l err jist/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jist/, n. /met l err jee/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jee/, n. 1. the technique or science of working or heating metals so as… … Universalium
Passivation — Mécanisme de passivation d un acier inoxydable : les atomes de chrome dans l acier réagissent avec le dioxygène de l air et forment une couche protectrice d oxyde de chrome La passivation ou passivité représente un état des métaux ou des… … Wikipédia en Français
method — The mode or manner or orderly sequence of events of a process or procedure. SEE ALSO: fixative, operation, procedure, stain, technique. [G. methodos; fr. meta, after, + hodos, way] Abell Kendall m. a … Medical dictionary
Anodizing — Anodizing, or anodising, is an electrolytic passivation process used to increase the thickness of the natural oxide layer on the surface of metal parts. Anodizing increases corrosion resistance and wear resistance, and provides better adhesion… … Wikipedia
Chromate conversion coating — Not to be confused with Chrome plating or Diffusion hardening. Zinc chromate conversion coating on small steel parts. Chromate conversion coating is a type of conversion coating used to passivate aluminum, zinc, cadmium, copper … Wikipedia
Phosphate conversion coating — Phosphate coatings are used on steel parts for corrosion resistance, lubricity, or as a foundation for subsequent coatings or painting. It serves as a conversion coating in which a dilute solution of phosphoric acid, which is applied via spraying … Wikipedia
geology — /jee ol euh jee/, n., pl. geologies. 1. the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is… … Universalium
printing — /prin ting/, n. 1. the art, process, or business of producing books, newspapers, etc., by impression from movable types, plates, etc. 2. the act of a person or thing that prints. 3. words, symbols, etc., in printed form. 4. printed material. 5.… … Universalium