Cladding

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Cladding

A coating placed on the surface of a material and usually bonded to the material. Also called clad.
Cladding is used extensively in nuclear reactor cores to prevent corrosion of the fissionable material by the coolant.

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use