Characterization of physical vapor deposited coating on acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene and polycarbonate substrates Charakterisierung von physikalisch aufgedampften Beschichtungen (PVD) auf Acrylnitril-Butadien-Styrol- und Polycarbonat-Substraten
Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik, vol.53, no.8, pp.867-875, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 53 Issue: 8
- Publication Date: 2022
- Doi Number: 10.1002/mawe.202100214
- Journal Name: Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, Applied Science & Technology Source, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, INSPEC, Metadex, Civil Engineering Abstracts
- Page Numbers: pp.867-875
- Keywords: physical vapor deposited coating technology, PVD, reflection efficiency, aluminum coating, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, polycarbonate
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
© 2022 Wiley-VCH GmbH.In this study, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene and polycarbonate substrates plastics were coated with aluminum by physical vapor deposition method in order to determine which one is a better choice for outdoor reflector technology. This investigation has been done by applying the coating on a reflector that is already been used in the lighting industry. Scraping test, caustic soda and caustic potash test, reflection efficiency performance test and surface roughness test methods were used to determine the selection. Coatings on acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene and polycarbonate plastic materials were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray spectrometry. Although acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene plastic material is easier for injection molding and cheaper than polycarbonate material, the results showed that polycarbonate plastic material is more efficient than acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene plastic material, especially in terms of surface roughness and reflection efficiency.