Abstract: A method for coating an object (1). The object (1) is positioned in contact with holding means and the coating (4) is applied in such a way that contact parts (3, 8, 10) of the holding means form part of the coating (4). Contact parts (3, 8, 10) are made from a material having corrosion properties being substantially identical to the corrosion properties of the coating material, preferably from the same material. Thereby the contact parts (3) can form a natural part of the resulting coating (4). The contact parts (3, 8, 10) may subsequently be detached from the holding means and remain attached to the object (1) as part of the coating (4). Provides a substantially full coating (4) to the object (1) in one coating step. Avoids or reduces problems relating to pinholes in coatings. Further an object (1) having a coating (4) which has been provided using the method.

Abstract: This invention introduces a method for treating a surface of an electrically conductive object with a refractory metal. In one embodiment, the refractory metal is tantalum and the object is a titanium substrate. A surface layer of mixed tantalum and titanium oxides is created by first heating the object and tantalum chloride in a reaction chamber and subsequently heat treating the object in an oxygen containing environment. The electrically conductive object can in a non-limiting way be DSA solutions (Dimensionally Stable Anodes), fuel cells or connector plates.