Which is a stronger coating for parts? (powder coating vs chrome plating)

[Coldjensens]

There is a process where they vaporize chrome and then use electricity to bond the chrome molecules to metal in a vacuum chamber. The result is a nearly invincible finish. I do not remember what it is called. It was developed on the space station.

[turf3]

Originally Posted by Coldjensens

There is a process where they vaporize chrome and then use electricity to bond the chrome molecules to metal in a vacuum chamber. The result is a nearly invincible finish. I do not remember what it is called. It was developed on the space station.

That's vacuum metallizing and it was used long before the space station was a gleam in the milkman's eye.


Don't forget chemical vapor deposition and physical vapor deposition.

[Coldjensens]

Originally Posted by turf3

That's vacuum metallizing and it was used long before the space station was a gleam in the milkman's eye.


Don't forget chemical vapor deposition and physical vapor deposition.

It is a form of Physical vapor deposition and the method I was referring to was in fact developed on the space station and uses lasers. I cannot give you the details because I am not a scientist. I just happen to know it creates a basically impervious surface, it is new(ish) (meaning the past 40 years or less) and it was developed by scientists working on the space station. Where I encountered it is on high end plumbing fixtures, but it is used for other purposes. If you had enough money available you could use it on car surfaces. It does not corrode, scratch, crack or burn. Looks like new from day 1 to day 142,321