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The book focuses on organic and inorganic coatings, metallic coatings and new methods for the deposition of protective thin layers.

• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Metals Corrosion
  • 1.1. Metal corrosion
  • 1.2. Corrosion processes classification
    • 1.2.1. Chemical corrosion
    • 1.2.2. Electrochemical corrosion
    • 1.2.3. Biochemical corrosion
    • 1.2.4. Continuous corrosion
    • 1.2.5. Discontinuous corrosion
    • 1.2.6. Intercrystalline corrosion
    • 1.2.7. Transcrystalline corrosion
    • 1.2.8. Selective corrosion
    • 1.2.9. Atmospheric corrosion
    • 1.2.10. Underground corrosion
    • 1.2.11. Aqueous corrosion
    • 1.2.12. Corrosion due to mechanical stress
    • 1.2.13. Microbiological corrosion
  • 1.3. Metal passivation
  • References
• Methods for Testing and Assessing Corrosion Behaviour
  • 2.1. Quantitative (direct) analysis of the corrosion behaviour of materials
  • 2.2. Indirect analysis of the corrosion behaviour of materials
    • 2.2.1. Corrosion assessment by non-destructive methods
    • 2.2.2. Corrosion assessment by electrochemical methods
  • References
• Methods of Corrosion Protection by Depositing Metallic Protective Layers
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. Preparation of metal surfaces for coating
  • 3.3. Electrolytic deposition of protective layers
    • 3.3.1. Zinc plating
    • 3.3.2. Tin plating
    • 3.3.3. Chrome plating
    • 3.3.4. Nickel plating
    • 3.3.5. Copper plating
    • 3.3.6. Silver plating
    • 3.3.7. Gold plating
    • 3.3.8. Cadmium plating
    • 3.3.9. Lead plating
    • 3.3.10. Aluminium plating
    • 3.3.11. Iron plating
    • 3.3.12. Brass plating
  • 3.4. Spray metal coatings
  • 3.5. Diffusion coatings
  • 3.6. Cladding coatings
  • References
• Methods of Corrosion Protection by Depositing Inorganic and Organic Protective Layers
  • 4.1. Introduction - inorganic protective layers
  • 4.2. Phosphating
  • 4.3. Oxidation
    • 4.3.1. Oxidation of ferrous metals (Blackening/Bluing)
    • 4.3.2. Chromating
    • 4.3.3. Oxidation of aluminium (anodizing)
  • 4.4. Enamelling
  • 4.5. Introduction –organic protective layers
  • 4.6. Painting or varnishing
  • 4.7. Bituminous coatings
  • References
• Advanced Methods for Deposition of Protective Thin Layers
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 PVD method
    • 5.2.1. Deposition of layers by thermal evaporation
    • 5.2.2. Cathodic spray deposition
    • 5.2.3. Deposition of layers by ion plating
  • 5.3. CVD method
  • 5.4 Deposition of anticorrosive thin layers
  • 5.5 Deposition of hard, lubricating and wear-resistant thin layers
  • 5.6 Decorative thin film deposition
  • References
• About the Authors