Inventors:
- Chester CT, US
John Sulzbach - Killingworth CT, US
International Classification:
C23C 22/74
B32B 15/20
B32B 5/12
C07D 249/18
Abstract:
A system and method for coating a foil mesh with a non-chromate conversion coating is provided, wherein the method includes expanding a foil web into a nonwoven screen, processing the nonwoven screen to remove grease and other surface contaminants, flattening the nonwoven screen to a thickness of between about 0.002 inches and about 0.006 inches to create a flattened nonwoven screen, annealing the flattened nonwoven screen to create a foil mesh, associating the foil mesh with a system for coating a foil mesh, wherein the system includes a solution tank having a tank cavity containing a conversion coating solution, bathing the foil mesh within the conversion coating solution for approximately 30 seconds to create a coated foil mesh and curing the coating foil mesh for approximately 18 hours to create an expanded foil mesh.