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IVD Peel Strength

I am interested in the peel strength of IVD aluminum coatings on aluminum substrates. Any replies would be greatly appreciated.

Jeremy Green
- Dallas, Texas
1999

The strength should be as good as the tensile strength of the aluminum if done properly.

Donald M. Mattox
Society of Vacuum Coaters
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Donald is the author of:
"Handbook of Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) Processing" (2010) [on AbeBooks or eBay or Amazon affil links]
and "The Foundations of Vacuum Coating Technology" (2018) on AbeBooks or eBay or Amazon affil links]

1999

Here at our shop we coat a variety of aluminum alloys with IVD Aluminum. For a peel test, we use 3M tape #250 on the IVD Aluminum. This #250 tape has a peel strength of 62 lbs PSI.

Jerry Wahlin
plating shop - Compton, California
1999

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