If clad means "multiple layers of metal," and cents since mid-1982 have a zinc core with micro copper plating, isn't that "multiple layers of metal?" Thus, isn't it clad?
2 Different processes that's why.. I will try to get the info By the way.. your title is confusing.. It should say Copper Coated Zinc Cents
Clad doesn't mean "multiple layers of metal". It means it is copper and nickel based; and a zinc penny is zinc with copper plating.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cladding_(metalworking) Cladding is the bonding together of dissimilar metals. It is different from fusion welding or gluing as a method to fasten the metals together. Cladding is often achieved by extruding two metals through a die as well as pressing or rolling sheets together under high pressure. The United States Mint uses cladding to manufacture coins from different metals. This allows a cheaper metal to be used as a filler.
Copper-coated zinc cents are entitled to their own special description, most of which probably will get you banned from the site.
Copper Plating - Definition - What does Copper Plating mean? Copper plating is an electro-chemical process, in which a layer of copper is deposited on the metallic surface of a solid through the use of electric current.
I take it to mean that a plated coin is coated with a metal, and cladding is more like two metals being forced into a single “chunk”. Technically both processes make a single metallic entity and in that way, they’re similar. My opinion or understanding is that cladding involves 2 metals being pressured to make them bond, whereas plating involves enveloping one metal inside of a coating of another. In a clad metal you can see the individual metals, vs plating where you can’t
