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C23C 4/00

Coating by spraying the coating material in the molten state, e.g. by flame, plasma or electric discharge

Introduced: January 1985

Last revised: January 2016

Classification Context

Section:
CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
Class:
COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
Subclass:
COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL

Scope Notes

Limiting references: Build-up welding

Related Keywords

features of spraying METAL(S)other features for coating by SPRAYING metals

5 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • C23C 4/01 Selective coating, e.g. pattern coating, without pre-treatment of the material to be coated
  • C23C 4/02 Pretreatment of the material to be coated, e.g. for coating on selected surface areas
  • C23C 4/18 After-treatment