Abstract
Metal finishing is the name given to a wide range of processes carried out in order to modify the surface properties of a metal, e.g. by the deposition of a layer of another metal or a polymer, or by formation of an oxide film. The origins of the industry lay in the desire to enhance the value of metal articles by improving their appearance, but in modern times the importance of metal finishing for purely decorative reasons has decreased. The trend is now towards surface treatments which will impart corrosion resistance or particular physical or mechanical properties to the surface (e.g. electrical conductivity, heat or wear resistance, lubrication or solderability) and, hence, to make possible the use of cheaper substrate metals or plastics covered to give them essential metallic surface properties.
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Pletcher, D., Walsh, F.C. (1993). Metal finishing. In: Industrial Electrochemistry. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2154-5_8
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