finishing-and-treatment-manufacturing-processes > Metal Overlay Cladding

Ultimately a welding process, Metal Overlay Cladding refers to the application of a dissimilar metal to another metal surface.

This process category encompasses all cladding materials, and methods of cladding. Namely:
• Laser Weld Cladding
• TIG Weld Cladding
• MIG Weld Cladding
• SAW Weld Cladding
• MMA Weld Cladding

This process is most commonly used to impart heightened corrosion or erosion resistance characteristics to a substrate, or for repair and restoration of worn items.

Weld procedure qualifications and legislative codes are applicable and are typically applied due to the high-value nature of these processes.