摘要:
An article comprising a non-conductive substrate having a sub-micron thickness of an oxidizable conductive first metal coating thereon, and a second (promoter) metal which is galvanically effective to promote the corrosion of the first metal, discontinuously coated on the first metal coating. Optionally, the second metal-doped, first metal-coated substrate may be further coated with a salt, to accelerate the galvanic corrosion reaction by which the conductive first metal coating is oxidized. Also disclosed is a related method of forming such articles, comprising chemical vapor depositing the first metal on the substrate and chemical vapor depositing the second metal on the applied first metal coating, and of optionally applying a salt by salt solution contacting of the second metal-doped, first metal-coated substrate. When utilized in a form comprising fine-diameter substrate elements such as glass or ceramic filaments, the resulting product may be usefully employed as an evanescent chaff. In the presence of atmospheric moisture, such evanescent chaff undergoes oxidation of the first metal coating so that the radar signature of the chaff transiently decays.
摘要:
An article comprising a non-conductive substrate having a sub-micron thickness of an oxidizable conductive first metal coating thereon, and a second (promoter) metal which is galvanically effective to promote the corrosion of the first metal, discontinuously coated on the first metal coating. Optionally, the second metal-doped, first metal-coated substrate may be further coated with a salt, to accelerate the galvanic corrosion reaction by which the conductive first metal coating is oxidized. Also disclosed is a related method of forming such articles, comprising chemical vapor depositing the first metal on the substrate and chemical vapor depositing the second metal on the applied first metal coating, and of optionally applying a salt by salt solution contacting of the second metal-doped, first metal-coated substrate. When utilized in a form comprising fine-diameter substrate elements such as glass or ceramic filaments, the resulting product may be usefully employed as an evanescent chaff. In the presence of atmosphere moisture, such evanescent chaff undergoes oxidation of the first metal coating so that the radar signature of the chaff transiently decays.
摘要:
An article comprising a non-conductive substrate having a sub-micron thickness of a sulfur-doped oxidizable metal coating thereon. Optionally, the sulfur-doped oxidizable metal-coated substrate may be further coated with (i) a promoter metal which is galvanically effective to promote the corrosion of the oxidizable metal, discontinuously coated on the oxidizable metal coating, and/or (ii) a salt, to accelerate the galvanic corrosion reaction by which the oxidizable metal coating is oxidized. When utilized in a form comprising fine diameter substrate elements such as glass or ceramic filaments, the resulting product may usefully be employed as an evanescent chaff. In the presence of atmospheric moisture, such evanescent chaff undergoes oxidation of the oxidizable metal coating so that the radar signature of the chaff transiently decays.
摘要:
An article comprising a non-conductive substrate having a sub-micron thickness of an oxidizable metal coating thereon, and an oxidation enhancingly effective amount of a salt, e.g., from about 0.005 to about 25% by weight of salt, based on the weight of oxidizable metal, present on the oxidizable metal coating. Also disclosed is a related method of forming such article, comprising chemical vapor depositing the oxidizable metal coating on the substrate, applying the salt by contacting of the oxidizable metal-coated substrate with a salt solution, and drying of the salt solution on the oxidizable metal film to yield the product salt-doped, oxidizable metal-coated substrate article. When utilized in a form comprising fine-diameter substrate elements such as glass or ceramic filaments, the resulting product may be usefully employed as an "evanescent" chaff. In the presence of atmospheric moisture, such evanescent chaff undergoes oxidization of the oxidizable metal coating so that the radar signature of the chaff transiently decays, with the level of salt doping of the oxidizable metal film being variable to achieve a desired functional life and decay rate of the chaff radar signature.
摘要:
An article comprising a non-conductive substrate having a sub-micron thickness of an oxidizable metal coating thereon, and an oxidation enhancingly effective amount of a salt, e.g., from about 0.005 to about 25% by weight of salt, based on the weight of oxidizable metal, present on the oxidizable metal coating. Also disclosed is a related method of forming such article, comprising chemical vapor depositing the oxidizable metal coating on the substrate, applying the salt by contacting of the oxidizable metal-coated substrate with a salt solution, and drying of the salt solution on the oxidizable metal film to yield the product salt-doped, oxidizable metal-coated substrate article. When utilized in a form comprising fine-diameter substrate elements such as glass or ceramic filaments, the resulting product may be usefully employed as an "evanescent" chaff. In the presence of atmospheric moisture, such evanescent chaff undergoes oxidization of the oxidizable metal coating so that the radar signature of the chaff transiently decays, with the level of salt doping of the oxidizabale metal film being variable to achieve a desired functional life and decay rate of the chaff radar signature.
摘要:
An article comprising a non-conductive substrate, preferably of an environmentally degradeable character, having a thickness of an oxidizable metal coating thereon, and optionally an oxidation enhancingly effective amount of a salt, e.g., from about 0.005 to about 25% by weight of salt, based on the weight of oxidizable metal, present on the oxidizable metal coating. Also disclosed is a related method of forming such article, comprising chemical vapor depositing the oxidizable metal coating on the substrate. When utilized in a form comprising fine-diameter substrate elements such as filaments, the resulting product may be usefully employed as an "evanescent" chaff. In the presence of atmospheric moisture, such evanescent chaff undergoes oxidization of the oxidizable metal coating so that the conductivity and radar absorbance/reflectance characteristics of the chaff transiently decays.
摘要:
An article comprising a non-conductive substrate, preferably of an environmentally degradeable character, having a thickness of an oxidizable metal coating thereon, and optionally an oxidation enhancingly effective amount of a salt, e.g., from about 0.005 to about 25% by weight of salt, based on the weight of oxidizable metal, present on the oxidizable metal coating. Also disclosed is a related method of forming such article, comprising chemical vapor depositing the oxidizable metal coating on the substrate. When utilized in a form comprising fine-diameter substrate elements such as filaments, the resulting product may be usefully employed as an "evanescent" chaff. In the presence of atmospheric moisture, such evanescent chaff undergoes oxidization of the oxidizable metal coating so that the conductivity and radar absorbance/reflectance characteristics of the chaff transiently decays.
摘要:
An infrared radiation-interactive article comprising a supported or unsupported oxidizable metal film of an infrared radiation-interactive size and shape, with an oxidation-promoting salt in contact with the metal film, arranged so that in exposure to ambient moisture, the metal film is oxidizable to an infrared radiation non-interactive form. The article of the invention may be employed to carry out a method of generating a transient infrared radiation response, e.g., an infrared radiation reflectance signature, or infrared radiation absorption, at a selected locus receiving infrared radiation incident thereon, by disposing at the locus an infrared radiation interactively-effective amount of such infrared radiation-interactive article.
摘要:
An article comprising a non-conductive substrate which is coated with a sub-micron thickness of an oxidizable metal and overcoated with a microporous layer of an inorganic electrically insulative material. Optionally, the oxidizable metal-coated substrate may be sulfurized and/or further coated with (i) a promoter metal which is galvanically effective to promote the corrosion of the oxidizable metal, discontinuously coated on the oxidizable metal coating, and/or (ii) a salt, to accelerate the galvanic corrosion reaction by which the oxidizable metal coating is oxidized, prior to overcoating with the microporous insulative layer. Also disclosed is a related method of forming such articles, comprising chemical vapor depositing the oxidizable metal coating on the substrate and contacting the metallized substrate with a sol gel dispersion of the inorganic electrically insulative material which then is dried under suitable conditions to form the microporous layer on the substrate. When utilized in a form comprising fine diameter substrate elements such as glass or ceramic filaments, the resulting product may usefully be employed as an evanescent chaff. In the presence of atmospheric moisture, such evanescent chaff undergoes oxidation of the oxidizable metal coating so that the radar signature of the chaff transiently decays.
摘要:
A method for metallizing a filament, wherein the filament is initially coated with a sol gel dispersion of polysilicate, titania, or alumina, and after drying at elevated temperature to form a porous interlayer coating on the filament, a nickel coating is deposited thereon from gaseous nickel carbonyl in a metallizing zone. The gaseous nickel carbonyl is produced in a fluidized bed of particulate nickel through which carbon monoxide make-up and at least a portion of the effluent gases discharged from the metallizing zone are flowed. The resulting nickel coated filament may be cut into fibers for use as a reinforcement in composite materials such as those utilized in electromagnetic inteference (EMI) shielding applications.