Abstract: The disclosure relates to a steel wire and a spring having excellent antibacterial properties and corrosion resistance, and methods of manufacturing the same. The steel wire having excellent antibacterial properties and corrosion resistance includes: a steel wire; and a plating layer formed on the steel wire, wherein the plating layer includes a zinc (Zn)-aluminum (Al) plating layer plated on a surface of the steel wire, and a doping layer formed by doping a surface of the Zn—Al plating layer with a metal in a colloidal form. The method of manufacturing the steel wire having excellent antibacterial properties and corrosion resistance includes forming a plating layer on a surface of a steel wire, wherein the forming of the plating layer includes forming a Zn—Al plating layer by plating the surface of the steel wire, and forming a doping layer by doping a surface of the Zn—Al plating layer with a metal in a colloidal form.

Abstract: A coating for surfaces, comprising at least one of the polysilazanes having the formula 1 and/or formula 2 where n is an integer and is dimensioned such that the perhydropolysilazane has a number-average molecular weight of 150 to 150 000 g/mol, a solvent and a catalyst and, if desired, one or more cobinders, for preventing scaling and corrosion on metal surfaces. The hardened coating has a thickness of 0.2-10 micrometers, preferably 0.3 to 5 micrometers. It is particularly useful as a protective coating for metals for preventing scaling and corrosion.

Abstract: A coating for surfaces, comprising at least one polysilazane of the formula 1 and/or of the formula 2 where n is an integer and is dimensioned such that the perhydropolysilazane has a number average molecular weight of 150 to 150 000 g/mol, a solvent and catalyst and, if appropriate, one or more cobinders, for preventing scaling and corrosion on metal surfaces. The hardened coating has a thickness of at least 0.2-10 micrometres, preferably 0.3 to 5 micrometres. It is particularly useful as a protective coating for metals for preventing scaling and corrosion.