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| 4K044 | OTHER SURFACE TREATMENTS FOR METALLIC MATERIALS | |
| C23C24/00 -30/00@Z | ||
| C23C24/00-30/00@Z | AA | AA00 COMPOSITION OF SUBSTRATE MATERIALS |
AA01 | AA02 | AA03 | AA04 | AA06 | AA08 | AA09 | |||
| . Metallic materials | . . Iron and iron alloys | . . . Stainless steel | . . . Cast iron | . . Non-ferrous metallic materials and non-ferrous alloys | . . Amorphous materials | . . Cemented carbides and thermits | ||||||
| AA11 | AA12 | AA13 | AA16 | |||||||||
| . Non-metallic inorganic substances | . . Glass | . . Ceramics | . Organic substances | |||||||||
| AB | AB00 FORMS OF SUBSTRATES |
AB01 | AB02 | AB03 | AB04 | AB05 | AB06 | AB08 | AB09 | AB10 | ||
| . Powdered granules, short fibers, and whiskers | . Bands, plates, and foils | . Tubes and cylinders | . Filaments and bars | . Small articles and loose articles | . . Ornaments and accessories | . Porous substrates | . Composite materials and clad materials | . Other specific substances | ||||
| BA | BA00 COMPONENT MATERIALS OF COATINGS |
BA01 | BA02 | BA04 | BA06 | BA08 | BA10 | |||||
| . Metallic materials | . . Fireproof metals (titanium [Ti], vanadium [V], chromium [Cr], zirconium [Zr], niobium [Nb], molybdenum [Mo], hafnium [Hf], tantalum [Ta], and tungsten [W]) | . . Manganese (Mn), technetium (Tc), and rhenium (Re) | . . Iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), and copper (Cu) | . . Gold (Au), silver (Ag), and the white gold group (e.g., ruthenium [Ru], rhodium [Rh], palladium [Pd], osmium [Os], iridium [Ir], and platinum [Pt]) | . . Zinc (Zn), aluminum (Al), tin (Sn), indium (In), and lead (Pb) | |||||||
| BA11 | BA12 | BA13 | BA14 | BA15 | BA17 | BA18 | BA19 | BA20 | ||||
| . Non-metallic inorganic substances | . . Oxides and hydroxides | . . . Alumina and aluminates | . . . Silica and silicates | . . . Chromium oxides and chromates | . . Phosphate and sodium oxalates | . . Boron (B), carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and compounds containing boron (B), carbon (C), or nitrogen (N) | . . Silicon (Si), phosphorus (P), sulfur (S), selenium (Se), tellurium (Te), and compounds containing silicon (Si), phosphorous (P), sulfur (S), selenium (Se), or tellurium (Te) | . . Halogen and halides | ||||
| BA21 | ||||||||||||
| . Organic substances | ||||||||||||
| BB | BB00 COATING SHAPES |
BB01 | BB02 | BB03 | BB04 | BB05 | BB06 | BB08 | BB09 | BB10 | ||
| . Single layers | . Multiple layers | . . Two layers | . . Three layers | . . Four layers | . . Five or more layers | . Intermittent layers and coatings with intermittent layers | . Coatings on both surfaces of the substrate | . Partial coatings and patterned coatings | ||||
| BB11 | BB13 | BB14 | BB15 | BB16 | BB17 | |||||||
| . Composite forms which include particles | . Porous coatings | . Uneven coatings and satin finishes | . Transparent coatings | . Colored coatings | . Amorphous coatings | |||||||
| BC | BC00 CHARACTERISTICS OF COATINGS OR COATED PRODUCTS |
BC01 | BC02 | BC03 | BC04 | BC05 | BC06 | BC07 | BC08 | BC09 | ||
| . Characteristics related to friction and sliding | . Resistance to chemical reactions (e.g., corrosion-resistance, weatherability, oxidation-resistance, and resistance to carbonization) | . Chemical conversion-treatment properties | . Paint and film-adhesion properties | . Coating adhesiveness, degradation-resistance, and processing properties | . Hardness, compactness, and resistance to abrasion | . Pliability, impact-resistance, and crack-resistance | . Plating properties, solderability, and weldability | . Ornamental properties, smoothability, and brilliance | ||||
| BC11 | BC12 | BC14 | ||||||||||
| . Fire-resistance, heat-resistance, and anti-heat cracking properties | . Characteristics related to heat conductivity | . Electrical and magnetic characteristics | ||||||||||
| CA | CA00 FORMATION OF COATINGS ON SUBSTRATE SURFACE |
CA01 | CA02 | CA04 | CA07 | |||||||
| . Pre-treatments | . . Pretreatments that are accompanied by heating or cooling | . . Other chemical treatments | . . Other physical treatments | |||||||||
| CA11 | CA12 | CA13 | CA14 | CA15 | CA16 | CA17 | CA18 | |||||
| . Fusion plating, spraying, and casting over base materials | . Solid-phase diffusion and reaction of gases with the substrate surface | . Vacuum-evaporation, sputtering, and ion injection (PVD) | . Decomposition of gas compounds (CVD) | . Decomposition of liquid or solid compounds (e.g., chemical plating) | . Reaction of liquids to the substrate surface (i.e., chemical conversion treatments) | . Electrolysis or electrophoresis | . . Electroplating | |||||
| CA21 | CA22 | CA23 | CA24 | CA25 | CA27 | CA29 | ||||||
| . Formation processes starting with powders | . . Use of joining agents and adhesive agents | . . Use of pressure | . . Heating | . . . Heating of base materials | . . Components of coatings and manufacture of coatings | . . Powder treatments, powder shapes, powder structures, and powder structural materials | ||||||
| CA31 | CA34 | CA35 | CA36 | CA38 | CA39 | |||||||
| . Formation processes that start from foils and sheets | . Discharge coating | . . Electrodes | . . . Electrode treatment, electrode shapes, electrode structures, and electrode structural materials | . . Creation of a distance between the electrode and substrate | . . . Combined use with other movement such as rotation | |||||||
| CA41 | CA42 | CA44 | CA47 | CA48 | ||||||||
| . High density energy source applications | . . High density energy source applications accompanied by alloying | . . Heating | . . Cooling | . . . Rapid cooling | ||||||||
| CA51 | CA53 | CA55 | CA57 | CA59 | CA60 | |||||||
| . Mechanical plating | . Application, spraying, scattering, and immersion | . Ultrasonic wave and vibration applications | . Application of electromagnetic force | . Impregnation, filling, and sealing | . Formation by the Langmuir-Blodgetts technique (LB) | |||||||
| CA61 | CA62 | CA64 | CA67 | |||||||||
| . Post-treatments | . . Post-treatments accompanied by heating and cooling | . . Post-treatments by other chemical treatments | . . Post treatments by other physical treatments | |||||||||
| CA71 | ||||||||||||
| . Devices for coating |