| abstract |
Described herein are coatings that can be applied to a variety of substrate products, structures, materials, and installations. In various applications, the substrate includes a metal surface on which an oxide, nitride, fluoride, or chloride of a metal is prone to form, wherein the metal surface is reactive with the metal surface during use and is detrimental to the substrate product, structure, Solids, or liquid that produces a reaction product. The metal surface is coated with a protective coating that prevents reaction of the coated surface with the reactive gas and / or otherwise improves the electrical, chemical, thermal or structural properties of the substrate product or facility. Various methods of coating metal surfaces and methods of selecting coating materials to be used are described. |