Surface modification of stainless steel in plasma environments

Stainless steels are widely used for architecture, vehicles, etc. because of their good corrosion resistance and surface aesthetics. In order to provide additional surface functions, such as decorative colors, we have developed a continuous dry coating process, which can provide stainless steel strip with a multilayer ceramic or metallic coating. In this paper, the role of the environment will be discussed from two different points of view. The first is the performance of these coated stainless steels in corrosive and mechanically stressed environments. The second is the influence of the plasma environment used to synthesize the coating materials on the quality of thin films.