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| 4K022 | CHEMICALLY COATING | |
| C23C18/00 -20/08 | ||
| C23C18/00-20/08 | AA | AA00 BASE MATERIALS |
AA01 | AA02 | AA03 | AA04 | AA05 | |||||
| . Inorganic surfaces | . . Metallic surfaces and metal-oxide surfaces | . . Glass surfaces | . . Ceramic surfaces, cement surfaces, and gypsum surfaces | . . Semiconductor surfaces | ||||||||
| AA11 | AA12 | AA13 | AA14 | AA15 | AA16 | AA17 | AA18 | AA19 | AA20 | |||
| . Organic surfaces | . . Paper and wood | . . Plastic and rubber | . . . Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) resins | . . . Polyamides and imides | . . . Polyesters | . . . Polyethers | . . . Epoxies | . . . Polyolefins | . . . Polycarbonates | |||
| AA21 | AA22 | AA23 | AA24 | AA25 | AA26 | |||||||
| . . . Polystyrenes | . . . Polyvinyls and vinylidenes | . . . Acryls | . . . Phenols | . . . Combination of multiple resins | . . . Combination of inorganic filling agents | |||||||
| AA31 | AA32 | AA33 | AA34 | AA35 | AA36 | AA37 | ||||||
| . Specific shapes | . . Long articles | . . . Tubes | . . . Rods and wires | . . Powders and granules | . . Fibers, threads, and cloth | . . Holes, grooves, and porous bodies | ||||||
| AA41 | AA42 | AA43 | AA44 | AA45 | AA46 | AA47 | AA48 | AA49 | AA50 | |||
| . Specific articles | . . Printed-circuit boards | . . Batteries, liquid crystals, and electrolytic electrodes | . . Magnetic articles | . . Superconductors | . . Clocks and measuring instruments | . . Ornaments | . . Sliding abrasive members | . . Heat exchange, heat isolation, heat-collecting members, and heat-generating members | . . Rolls, forming molds, and casting molds | |||
| AA51 | ||||||||||||
| . . Housings | ||||||||||||
| BA | BA00 COATINGS |
BA01 | BA02 | BA03 | BA04 | BA05 | BA06 | BA07 | BA08 | BA09 | BA10 | |
| . Silver (Ag) | . Aluminum (Al) | . Gold (Au) | . Boron (B) | . Carbon (C) | . Cobalt (Co) | . Chromium (Cr) | . Copper (Cu) | . Iron (Fe) | . Indium (In) | |||
| BA11 | BA12 | BA13 | BA14 | BA15 | BA16 | BA17 | BA18 | BA19 | BA20 | |||
| . Manganese (Mn) | . Molybdenum (Mo) | . Nitrogen (N) | . Nickel (Ni) | . Oxygen (O) | . Phosphorus (P) | . Lead (Pb) | . Platinum (Pt) family | . Sulfur (S) | . Silicon (Si) | |||
| BA21 | BA22 | BA23 | BA24 | BA25 | BA26 | BA27 | BA28 | |||||
| . Tin (Sn) | . Titan (Ti) | . Tantalum (Ta) | . Tungsten (W) | . Zinc (Zn) | . Zirconium (Zr) | . Alkaline earth metals | . Other elements | |||||
| BA31 | BA32 | BA33 | BA34 | BA35 | BA36 | BA37 | BA38 | |||||
| . Coating with a single element | . Coating with an alloy | . Coating with compounds | . Compound-dispersion coating | . Coating of patterns | . Multi-layer coating | . Diffusion coating | . Peelable coatings and transfer coatings | |||||
| CA | CA00 PRETREATMENTS |
CA01 | CA02 | CA03 | CA04 | CA05 | CA06 | CA07 | CA08 | CA09 | ||
| . Annealing | . Roughening and swelling | . Cleaning and drying | . Formation of active surfaces | . . Sensitization | . . Catalyst application | . . Acceleration of activity | . Resistance to plating and masking | . Formation of intermediate adhesive layers | ||||
| CA11 | CA12 | CA13 | CA14 | CA15 | CA16 | CA17 | CA18 | CA19 | CA20 | |||
| . Mechanical treatments | . Electric discharge, radiation, and ultrasonic irradiation | . Liquid immersion and liquid application | . . Inorganic components | . . . Inorganic acids | . . . Alkalis (i.e., salts) and ammonium compounds (i.e., salts) | . . . Metals and metallic compounds | . . . . Tin (Sn) | . . . . Copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), and cobalt (Co) | . . . . Silver (Ag) and gold (Au) | |||
| CA21 | CA22 | CA23 | CA24 | CA25 | CA26 | CA27 | CA28 | CA29 | ||||
| . . . . Platinum (Pt) family | . . Organic compounds (CA 25 and CA 26 taking precedence) | . . . Organic acids (i.e., salts) | . . Solid dispersed particles | . . Paint, masking agents, inks, and adhesive agents | . . . Photosensitive paints and photo resists | . Tapes, sheets, and mask members | . Plates and semiconductor coatings | . Others | ||||
| DA | DA00 COATING REACTIONS |
DA01 | DA02 | DA03 | DA04 | DA05 | DA06 | DA07 | DA08 | DA09 | ||
| . Chemical plating and non-electrolytic plating | . . Molten salts | . . Replacement plating (DA 02 taking precedence) | . . Contact plating | . Solid thermit reduction | . Heat decomposition | . Formative reaction | . Decomposition by radiation | . Others | ||||
| DB | DB00 COATING MEANS |
DB01 | DB02 | DB03 | DB04 | DB05 | DB06 | DB07 | DB08 | |||
| . Liquid composition | . . Phosphorus (P) compounds | . . Boron (B) compounds | . . Nitrogen (N) compounds | . . . Hydrazine | . . Formalin | . . Carboxylic acid and oxycarboxylic acid | . . Sulfur (S) compounds | |||||
| DB11 | DB12 | DB13 | DB14 | DB15 | DB16 | DB17 | DB18 | DB19 | DB20 | |||
| . Ultrasonic wave irradiation | . Addition of magnetic force and outside electric power | . Gas blowing | . Mechanical agitation | . Holding and transfer of base materials | . . Barrels | . Shapes and structures of treatment tanks | . Liquid supply | . . Spray and atomization | . . Supplemental supply of liquids and components | |||
| DB21 | DB22 | DB23 | DB24 | DB25 | DB26 | DB27 | DB28 | DB29 | DB30 | |||
| . . Regeneration of depleted liquids | . . . Dialysis | . . . Deposition of liquid components | . Heating and cooling | . Measurement and detection | . . Temperature | . . Liquid quantity | . . Liquid density | . . Thickness and speed of coating | . Others | |||
| EA | EA00 POST-TREATMENTS |
EA01 | EA02 | EA03 | EA04 | |||||||
| . Heat treatments | . Cleaning, liquid draining, and drying | . Removal of masks and resists | . Others |