{"id":602,"date":"2021-08-04T11:38:14","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T02:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/160.16.233.38\/?page_id=602"},"modified":"2024-02-29T16:26:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T07:26:32","slug":"chapter03","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/en\/contents\/story\/chapter03\/","title":{"rendered":"The Story of Plating Chapter3 The Roles of Plating"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Plating in our day-to-day lives<\/h2>\n
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In Episode 1 and Episode 2, I talked about how plating plays an important role in countless places all around us, and how this ancient technique used since time out of mind has now become a key technology that plays an important role in the world of today. Indeed, in the modern lifestyle, it would be a challenge to try to spend even a single day without coming into contact with at least one object on which plating technology has been used.<\/p>\n

The special characteristics of plating, including beauty, safety and functionality, play important roles in all kinds of situations\u2014some obvious, some rather less obvious. Let\u2019s look at the roles served by plating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Decorative plating: A beautiful, smooth finish<\/h2>\n
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Generally speaking, the first images that come to mind in connection with \u201cplating\u201d are to do with decorative applications.<\/p>\n

In recent times, plating has become widely used for accessories, furnishings and the interiors and exteriors of motor vehicles. As the word \u201cdecorative\u201d suggests, one objective of plating such items is to give them visual appearance and a higher-quality feel. However, making objects lighter in weight is another major objective behind plating.<\/p>\n

In motor vehicles, for example, plating is used for items like emblems, bumpers, front grilles and instrument panel frames used in vehicle interiors; making such objects entirely from metal would result in heavier vehicles, with a negative impact on both fuel consumption and driving performance (needless to say, manufacturing costs would be higher too). It is a similar story with personal accessories. Wearing heavy necklaces and earrings for any length of time is likely to feel pretty tiring for the wearer.<\/p>\n

In other words, decorative plating is not done solely for the visual appearance and texture it creates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Anticorrosion: Strengthening objects against rust<\/h2>\n
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Rust develops when oxygen (O) and chlorine (Cl) in air, water and seawater bond with metal. What actually happens when metal rusts?<\/p>\n

First and foremost, rusting makes the metal look less attractive; however, that is not the only issue. Rusting also has a major effect on the safety and reliability of the object in question. For example, when rust develops on a screw that is being used to keep something in place, the screw may cease to function properly, and this can lead to failures and accidents.<\/p>\n

When the metal of one component rusts, the component becomes brittle and may not retain its original shape, which can have a negative impact on other components as well. Ensuring that metal items do not rust is an essential measure for maintaining the original function of objects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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