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<p>[QUOTE="mikenoodle, post: 3106307, member: 307"]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”.</p><p><br /></p><p>Technically both processes make a single metallic entity and in that way, they’re similar.</p><p><br /></p><p>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.</p><p><br /></p><p>In a clad metal you can see the individual metals, vs plating where you can’t[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mikenoodle, post: 3106307, member: 307"]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[/QUOTE]
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