Electrolysis: processes – compositions used therein – and methods – Electrolytic coating – Mirror or reflector produced
Patent
1992-01-31
1994-03-01
Niebling, John
Electrolysis: processes, compositions used therein, and methods
Electrolytic coating
Mirror or reflector produced
1562726, 205153, 205201, 205213, C25D 708, C25D 1108
Patent
active
052904245
ABSTRACT:
A shaped strip of highly reflective aluminum protected by an anodic oxide coating and a light-permeable fluoropolymer coating which is non-adhesively interstitially mechanically bonded to the microscopic irregularities of the anodic oxide surface. There is no adhesive used to obtain chain entanglement. The highly reflective strip may be substituted for polished stainless steel and/or bi-metal and used under comparably aggressive conditions for a prolonged period without deleteriously affecting the initial D/I (distinctness of reflected image) of the shaped strip. The strip of arbitrary length is shaped in rolling dies so that at least a portion of the strip has a radius of less than 10 mm without damaging or separating the fluoropolymer coating. The specific steps of the claimed process require starting with a clean strip which is brightened to a nearmirror-like finish, then treated to carry a thin porous aluminum oxide coating in a phosphoric acid bath under direct current (DC). After rinsing and drying, the reflective surface is coated with the fluoropolymer while maintaining at least 80% D/I. The strip, now dual-coated, is then formed to a desired profile. The dual-coated strip, in turn, may be treated with a corona discharge to activate its surface so as to non-adhesively bond an adhesive chosen to bond a thermoplastic strip of synthetic resin to the activated fluoropolymer surface.
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Bombalski Robert E.
Mozelewski Frank A.
Nock Donald L.
Pascasio Romeo C.
Serafin Daniel L.
Aluminum Company of America
Brownlee David W.
Leader William T.
Lobo Alfred D.
Niebling John
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