Electroless nickel: an important coating for diamond turning applications

Conference · Wed Sep 24 04:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:7070692

Dini, J W

Diamond turning is the use of a single-point diamond tool on a precision lathe under very precisely controlled machine and environmental conditions to fabricate finished components. With a machine presently available at LLNL a part accuracy between 0.05 and 1.0 ..mu..m (2 and 40 millionths of an inch) is obtainable. Coatings offer significant advantages for diamond turning applications inasmuch as they can be applied to lightweight substrates such as aluminum or beryllium. One of the most used coatings for diamond turning applications is electroless nickel. Purpose of this paper is to document case histories of such applications and suggest areas for future work.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore National Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 7070692
• Report Number(s): UCRL-84976; CONF-810302-1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360101* -- Metals & Alloys-- Preparation & Fabrication
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
ALUMINIUM
BERYLLIUM
CARBON
COATINGS
CUTTING TOOLS
DIAMONDS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTS
EQUIPMENT
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MACHINING
METALS
MICROSCOPES
MINERALS
MIRRORS
NICKEL
NONMETALS
OPTICAL EQUIPMENT
OPTICAL MICROSCOPES
RADIATIONS
TOOLS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
X RADIATION