An Experimental Study of the Production of Metallic Impregnations and Coatings -- a Vacuum Process

Author

Engle D. Southard

Publication Date

6-1-1961

Abstract

The purpose of this study undertaken was threefold, (1) to design and construct an experimental vacuum apparatus to produce a metal impregnated or coated material; (2) to study some of the variables which affect the process; then (3) to examine the physical characteristics of the resultant materials. Described herein is the development and operation of a vacuum system capable of producing conditions to permit the evaporation of metals to impregnate and coat various materials. The fundamental principle involved in this process is that a rarified atmosphere reduces the temperature required for metal evaporation and protects the metal vapor from reacting with the contaminants as it is transferred to and deposited on a receiving material.

Document Type

Thesis

Language

English

Degree Name

Chemical Engineering

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

Chemical and Biological Engineering

First Committee Member (Chair)

Thomas T. Castonguay

Second Committee Member

Philip Edmund Bocquet

Third Committee Member

Richard K. Traeger

Recommended Citation

Southard, Engle D.. "An Experimental Study of the Production of Metallic Impregnations and Coatings -- a Vacuum Process." (1961). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/cbe_etds/69