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Thinning of SS foil

I am a Ph.D. student at university of Central Florida. My research work deals with fabrication of thin film solar cells on highly polished and very thin stainless steel foil. I have two different thicknesses of SS foil. One is 127 mill thick and has very smooth surface while the other is 1 mill thick and rough surface. My requirement is 1 mill with smooth surface (below 100 RA). I am thinking of using 127 mill foil and thinning it down to 1 mill. my question is will you be able to do it?If not can you suggest me the way of doing it? Your feed back will be highly appreciated.

Thanking you in anticipation,

Ankur A. Kadam
Florida Solar Energy Center - Orlando, Florida, USA
2003

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If I were you I would investigate whether the coil could be nickel, cobalt, or nickel-cobalt instead of stainless. Because then you could simply electroform the foil on a stainless drum, with a thickness and smoothness of whatever you like.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2003

Expand your search. You should be able to find a supply of what you want. You have not said how much or what size you need. That makes a great difference. Can it be any stainless?

James Watts
- Navarre, Florida
2003

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Ankur - I am interested in following up on your work for metal foils on CIGS substrates.

Thanks,

David Metacarpa
- Halfmoon, New York
2006