Method of forming a thin unbacked metal foil
Abstract
In a method of forming a thin (<2 .mu.m) unbacked metal foil having a desired curviplanar shape, a soluble polymeric film, preferably comprising polyvinyl alcohol, is formed on a supporting structure having a shape that defines the desired shape of the foil product. A layer of metal foil is deposited onto one side of the soluble film, preferably by vacuum vapor deposition. The metallized film is then immersed in a suitable solvent to dissolve the film and thereby leave the metal foil as an unbacked metal foil element mounted on the supporting structure. Aluminum foils less than 0.2 .mu.m (2,000 .ANG.) thick and having an areal density of less than 54 .mu.g/cm.sup.2 have been obtained.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Tesuque, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865247
- Patent Number(s):
- 4481999
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; forming; unbacked; metal; foil; desired; curviplanar; shape; soluble; polymeric; film; preferably; comprising; polyvinyl; alcohol; formed; supporting; structure; defines; product; layer; deposited; vacuum; vapor; deposition; metallized; immersed; suitable; solvent; dissolve; leave; element; mounted; aluminum; foils; 000; ang; thick; areal; density; 54; cm; obtained; preferably comprising; polyvinyl alcohol; polymeric film; suitable solvent; vapor deposition; desired shape; metal foil; supporting structure; vacuum vapor; soluble polymer; unbacked metal; oil product; aluminum foil; areal density; metallized film; vinyl alcohol; soluble poly; /164/
Citation Formats
Duchane, David V, and Barthell, Barry L. Method of forming a thin unbacked metal foil. United States: N. p., 1984.
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@article{osti_865247,
title = {Method of forming a thin unbacked metal foil},
author = {Duchane, David V and Barthell, Barry L},
abstractNote = {In a method of forming a thin (<2 .mu.m) unbacked metal foil having a desired curviplanar shape, a soluble polymeric film, preferably comprising polyvinyl alcohol, is formed on a supporting structure having a shape that defines the desired shape of the foil product. A layer of metal foil is deposited onto one side of the soluble film, preferably by vacuum vapor deposition. The metallized film is then immersed in a suitable solvent to dissolve the film and thereby leave the metal foil as an unbacked metal foil element mounted on the supporting structure. Aluminum foils less than 0.2 .mu.m (2,000 .ANG.) thick and having an areal density of less than 54 .mu.g/cm.sup.2 have been obtained.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1984},
month = {1}
}
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