Zinc electroplating

This article is devoted to the history of development and industrial implementation of the first zinc coatings used for purely protective purposes. The main problems encountered by the electroplaters in the course of development of the most commonly used zinc plating electrolytes (acidic, cyanide, and zincate) are outlined. The works of the Soviet scientists in the field of zinc electroplating are reviewed and the priority of the foremost Soviet scientific and engineering school of electroplating and its leader, professor N.T. Kudryavtsev, in the development and industrial implementation of zincate electrolytes is established.