全书共7个单元，内容涵盖金属腐蚀、表面有机涂装和表面电镀相关的基础知识英语，也包括表面有机涂装和表面电镀的基本工艺过程以及生产中常见的涂装技术（喷涂、刷涂、电泳涂装等）和电镀工艺过程（镀铜、镀镍、镀铬、化学镀、电子电镀等）等内容。书后还附录如下实用内容：金属及其他无机覆盖层表面处理术语；涂料及其相关过程术语。另外，为方便读者学习，每课后面还整理了单词表。

本书较为全面的归纳了金属表面处理技术（有机涂料涂装及电镀处理）的理论及实际应用，教程内容皆选自国外英语原版的表面处理专著及工具书，为学生提供了专业的英语科技论文表达方式。同时，在编写中对专业词汇进行了汇总，以方便读者查阅。 

Unit 1Basic Chemistry1
Lesson 1Writing a Scientific Paper1
Lesson 2Naming Inorganic Compounds10
Lesson 3Acids， Bases and Salts16
Lesson 4Polymers and Polymerization19
Lesson 5Safety in Laboratory24
Unit 2Metal Corrosion31
Lesson 6Corrosion of Metals31
Lesson 7Corrosion Types of Metals34
Lesson 8Corrosion Measurement40
Lesson9Corrosion Protection45
Unit 3Technologies for Surface Finishing51
Lesson 10Metal Surface Preparation for Coating51
Lesson 11Coating Technologies for Surface Finishing62
Lesson 12Methods of Application for Surface Painting66


Unit 1Basic Chemistry1
Lesson 1Writing a Scientific Paper1
Lesson 2Naming Inorganic Compounds10
Lesson 3Acids， Bases and Salts16
Lesson 4Polymers and Polymerization19
Lesson 5Safety in Laboratory24
Unit 2Metal Corrosion31
Lesson 6Corrosion of Metals31
Lesson 7Corrosion Types of Metals34
Lesson 8Corrosion Measurement40
Lesson9Corrosion Protection45
Unit 3Technologies for Surface Finishing51
Lesson 10Metal Surface Preparation for Coating51
Lesson 11Coating Technologies for Surface Finishing62
Lesson 12Methods of Application for Surface Painting66
Lesson13Methods of Application for Surface Electroplating73
Unit 4 Organic Coating77
Lesson 14Formulation of Organic Coating77
Lesson 15Resins in Coating85
Lesson 16Pigments in Anticorrosive Coatings90
Lesson 17Anticorrosive Coatings for Marine96
Unit 5Basic Knowledges of Metallic Coating102
Lesson 18Electroplating and its Key Role102
Lesson 19General Principles of Electroplating110
Lesson 20Electroplating Electrolytes120
Lesson 21Electrolyte Properties126
Lesson 22Electrolyte Additives134
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