This work is devoted to the study of the physical-mechanical and protective properties of modified phosphate coatings obtained on steel by cold method. Modifiers introduced into phosphating solutions are buffer additives, stabilize the phosphating process, allow the deposition of coatings at low temperatures, increase the number of active centers on the metal surface, resulting in fine-crystalline uniform coatings of small thickness. It was found that the corrosion rate of modified phosphate films is 2 times less than that of coatings obtained by the traditional method. When the temperature rises above 100 °C, the corrosion resistance of phosphate coatings decreases, and the satisfactory protective properties of the modified films are preserved when heated to 200 °C. Modified phosphate coatings have a high adhesion strength to the metal due to their small thickness. However, thin phosphate coatings have low wear resistance and medium electrical insulation properties.