<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31410341</termId><termName>nickel-plating</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Nickel plating is a process by which a metal (usually steel) is provided with a nickel layer. This forms a protective layer that protects against rust and other corrosion. There are two methods, a chemical (also called electroless or autocatalytic) nickel plating: where the object is immersed and autocatalytic chemical reactions take place in a bath, and galvanic or electrolytic nickel plating: where the object is hung in a bath and nickel plated by electrolysis, acting as a cathode. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:50:20</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31410342</termId><termName>nickel-plated</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31371839</termId><termName>plating</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>