electrocoat, n. Manuf.
(ɪˈlɛktrəʊkəʊt)
[f. electro- + coat n.]
A coating process in which the object to be coated forms one of the electrodes in a tank containing a colloidal suspension of particles of the coating, which migrate by electrophoresis. Usu. attrib.
| 1963 Daily Tel. 16 Feb. 7/4 Successful tests have been made with an electric painting system developed by the Pressed Steel Company, Oxford, and Imperial Chemical Industrial Paints Division. It is called the ‘Electrocoat’ process. 1964 New Scientist 7 May 343/2 By 1960–61 the electrocoat process had reached the stage of development where collaboration with the paint suppliers was necessary. 1980 Times 4 Nov. 18/3 Rover Triumph introduced its..cathodic electrocoat at Solihull. 1987 Automotive Engineer Feb./Mar. 12/2 Stoving temperatures of cathodic electrocoat paints are normally in the region of 180 to 200°C. |