Coating vs. Cladding — What's the Difference?

A coating is a covering that is applied to the surface of an object, usually referred to as the substrate. The purpose of applying the coating may be decorative, functional, or both.Paints and lacquers are coatings that mostly have dual uses of protecting the substrate and being decorative, although some artists paints are only for decoration, and the paint on large industrial pipes is presumably only for the function of preventing corrosion.

A metal coating bonded onto another metal under high pressure and temperature.

A layer of a substance spread over a surface as for protection or decoration; a covering layer.

The process of forming such a coating.

Cloth for making coats.

A protective or insulating layer fixed to the outside of a building or another structure.

A thin outer layer.

(rare) Clothing; clothes.

(archaic) Cloth for making coats.

Any hard coating, bonded onto the outside of something to add protection, such as the plastic sheath around an optical fibre.

A telling-off; a reprimand.

(construction) A weatherproof, insulating or decorative covering fixed to the outside of a building.

Present participle of coat

Present participle of clad

A coat or covering; a layer of any substance, as a cover or protection; as, the coating of a retort or vial.

A protective covering that protects the outside of a building

Cloth for coats; as, an assortment of coatings.

A thin layer covering something;

A decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance);

A heavy fabric suitable for coats

The work of applying something;