Load bearing member for an elevator system having a metalized polymer coating

An elevator system comprising:

• an elevator car:
• a counterweight;
• and
• a belt coupling the elevator car to the counterweight, the belt comprising:
• a plurality of tension members arranged along a belt width;
• a jacket material at least partially encapsulating the plurality of tension members, the jacket material comprising a traction surface and a back surface opposite the traction surface together defining a belt thickness therebetween, the jacket material further comprising two end surfaces extending between the traction surface and the back surface and defining the belt width therebetween;
• and
• two or more metalized polymer coating layers disposed over at least one of the two end surfaces;
• wherein the two or more metalized polymer coating layers are further disposed over at least a portion of at least one of the traction surface or the back surface;
• wherein at least one of the traction surface or the back surface includes a step band receptive of the two or more metalized polymer coating layers
• wherein a first metalized polymer coating layer of the two or more metalized polymer coating layers includes a first metal, and a second metalized polymer coating layer of the two or more metalized polymer coating layers includes a second metal different from the first metal.