Electroless nickel coating applied to large aluminum mirrors: main critical aspects and solutions

Massimo Pasquetti

doi:10.1117/12.158737

15 October 1993 Electroless nickel coating applied to large aluminum mirrors: main critical aspects and solutions

Massimo Pasquetti

Proceedings Volume 1931, Metal Mirrors; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.158737
Event: Metal Mirrors, 1992, London, United Kingdom

Abstract

At TELAS we have been working for several years to develop the technology for mirrors of telescopes using stiff and light blanks in other materials than glass. Aluminum alloys offer good properties and this paper deals with how we can quantified the aging effect, by accelerated cycles in order to simulate about 50 years of the lifetime of a real mirror.

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Massimo Pasquetti "Electroless nickel coating applied to large aluminum mirrors: main critical aspects and solutions", Proc. SPIE 1931, Metal Mirrors, (15 October 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.158737

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