(under subclass 314) Processes wherein a base comprising metal in elemental form is heated or dryed prior to coating.
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148, Metal Treatment, appropriate subclasses for processes of heat treating a metal to modify or maintain the internal physical structure (i.e., microstructure) or chemical property of the metal combined with a coating operation. See section III of the Class 427 definition and section III, C, of the Class 148 definition for further clarification.
