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Download Solution PDFWhat is the main objective of Parkerizing?
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Option 2 : To protect a steel surface from corrosion
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Parkerizing:
- It is a process of applying an anti-corrosion and lubricating phosphatized surface treatment.
- Parkerizing is an electrochemical process that creates a protective iron-phosphate layer on the outer surface of steel.
- Parkerizing, bonderizing, phosphating, or phosphatizing is a method of protecting a steel surface from corrosion and increasing its resistance to wear through the application of a chemical phosphate conversion coating.
- Parkerizing is usually considered to be an improved zinc or manganese phosphating process.
- Parkerizing is commonly used on firearms as a more effective alternative to protect against rust.
- It is also used extensively on automobiles to protect unfinished metal parts from corrosion.
- The Parkerizing process cannot be used on non-ferrous metals such as aluminium, brass, or copper.
- It similarly cannot be applied to steels containing a large amount of nickel, or on stainless steel.
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