Manufacturing Processes

  1. Surface Treatment and Finishing
    1. Purpose and Classification
      1. Functional Requirements
        1. Wear Resistance
          1. Corrosion Protection
            1. Fatigue Improvement
              1. Thermal Properties
              2. Aesthetic Requirements
                1. Appearance Enhancement
                  1. Color and Texture
                    1. Reflectivity Control
                    2. Classification of Surface Treatments
                      1. Mechanical Treatments
                        1. Chemical Treatments
                          1. Thermal Treatments
                            1. Coating Processes
                          2. Mechanical Surface Treatments
                            1. Abrasive Blasting
                              1. Sand Blasting
                                1. Shot Blasting
                                  1. Grit Blasting
                                    1. Wet Blasting
                                    2. Peening Processes
                                      1. Shot Peening
                                        1. Laser Peening
                                          1. Ultrasonic Peening
                                          2. Tumbling and Vibratory Finishing
                                            1. Mass Finishing
                                              1. Media Selection
                                                1. Compound Selection
                                                2. Burnishing
                                                  1. Ball Burnishing
                                                    1. Roller Burnishing
                                                    2. Polishing and Buffing
                                                      1. Mechanical Polishing
                                                        1. Chemical-Mechanical Polishing
                                                          1. Electropolishing
                                                        2. Chemical Surface Treatments
                                                          1. Cleaning Processes
                                                            1. Degreasing
                                                              1. Pickling
                                                                1. Etching
                                                                  1. Passivation
                                                                  2. Conversion Coatings
                                                                    1. Phosphate Coatings
                                                                      1. Iron Phosphate
                                                                        1. Zinc Phosphate
                                                                          1. Manganese Phosphate
                                                                          2. Chromate Coatings
                                                                            1. Anodizing
                                                                              1. Sulfuric Acid Anodizing
                                                                                1. Hard Anodizing
                                                                                  1. Chromic Acid Anodizing
                                                                                2. Chemical Etching
                                                                                  1. Decorative Etching
                                                                                    1. Functional Etching
                                                                                  2. Electrochemical Processes
                                                                                    1. Electroplating
                                                                                      1. Nickel Plating
                                                                                        1. Chrome Plating
                                                                                          1. Zinc Plating
                                                                                            1. Copper Plating
                                                                                              1. Gold and Silver Plating
                                                                                              2. Electroless Plating
                                                                                                1. Electroless Nickel
                                                                                                  1. Electroless Copper
                                                                                                    1. Process Advantages
                                                                                                    2. Electroforming
                                                                                                      1. Electrolytic Cleaning
                                                                                                      2. Thermal Surface Treatments
                                                                                                        1. Heat Treatment Processes
                                                                                                          1. Case Hardening
                                                                                                            1. Carburizing
                                                                                                              1. Nitriding
                                                                                                                1. Carbonitriding
                                                                                                                  1. Nitrocarburizing
                                                                                                                  2. Flame Hardening
                                                                                                                    1. Induction Hardening
                                                                                                                      1. Laser Hardening
                                                                                                                      2. Thermal Diffusion Processes
                                                                                                                        1. Pack Cementation
                                                                                                                          1. Gas Phase Processes
                                                                                                                            1. Plasma Processes
                                                                                                                          2. Coating Processes
                                                                                                                            1. Organic Coatings
                                                                                                                              1. Paint Systems
                                                                                                                                1. Primers
                                                                                                                                  1. Base Coats
                                                                                                                                    1. Top Coats
                                                                                                                                    2. Powder Coating
                                                                                                                                      1. Electrostatic Application
                                                                                                                                        1. Fluidized Bed Coating
                                                                                                                                          1. Curing Processes
                                                                                                                                        2. Thermal Spray Coatings
                                                                                                                                          1. Flame Spraying
                                                                                                                                            1. Arc Spraying
                                                                                                                                              1. Plasma Spraying
                                                                                                                                                1. High Velocity Oxy-Fuel Spraying
                                                                                                                                                2. Physical Vapor Deposition
                                                                                                                                                  1. Evaporation
                                                                                                                                                    1. Sputtering
                                                                                                                                                      1. Ion Plating
                                                                                                                                                        1. Arc Vapor Deposition
                                                                                                                                                        2. Chemical Vapor Deposition
                                                                                                                                                          1. Atmospheric Pressure CVD
                                                                                                                                                            1. Low Pressure CVD
                                                                                                                                                              1. Plasma Enhanced CVD
                                                                                                                                                                1. Metal Organic CVD
                                                                                                                                                                2. Sol-Gel Coatings
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Dip Coating and Spin Coating
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Surface Characterization
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Surface Roughness Measurement
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Contact Methods
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Non-Contact Methods
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Parameters and Standards
                                                                                                                                                                          2. Coating Thickness Measurement
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Magnetic Methods
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Eddy Current Methods
                                                                                                                                                                                1. X-Ray Methods
                                                                                                                                                                                2. Adhesion Testing
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Pull-Off Tests
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Scratch Tests
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Peel Tests
                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Corrosion Testing
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Salt Spray Testing
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Electrochemical Testing
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Accelerated Testing

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