Non-chromate sealant for porous anodized aluminum
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1. A method for sealing a porous anodized aluminum surface comprising:
- placing a component having an anodized aluminum surface in a vacuum chamber evacuated to a pressure of about 10-6 torr;
condensing onto said surface a precursor material in an amount sufficient, upon ion bombardment, to form an inert, substantially impermeable amorphous carbonaceous seal;
substantially simultaneously bombarding said anodized surface with an energetic beam of ions at an energy between about 1 keV to about 1 Mev for a time and at a linear energy of transfer sufficient to convert said precursor material into said inert, substantially impermeable amorphous carbonaceous seal.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method for easily and effectively removing adsorbed water molecules from an anodized surface using low intensity ultraviolet (UV) radiation. The present invention also provides a method for sealing an anodized aluminum surface which does not result in hazardous byproducts. The method involves, in vacuum: (1) vaporizing a selected precursor fluid; (2) condensing a flux of said precursor vapor onto the anodized aluminum surface; (3) and, bombarding said condensed precursor vapor with an energetic beam of ions to convert the porous anodized surface into an inert, solid, impermeable, and mechanically strong surface.
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1. A method for sealing a porous anodized aluminum surface comprising:
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placing a component having an anodized aluminum surface in a vacuum chamber evacuated to a pressure of about 10-6 torr; condensing onto said surface a precursor material in an amount sufficient, upon ion bombardment, to form an inert, substantially impermeable amorphous carbonaceous seal; substantially simultaneously bombarding said anodized surface with an energetic beam of ions at an energy between about 1 keV to about 1 Mev for a time and at a linear energy of transfer sufficient to convert said precursor material into said inert, substantially impermeable amorphous carbonaceous seal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for sealing a porous anodized aluminum surface comprising:
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placing a component having an anodized aluminum surface in a vacuum chamber evacuated to a pressure of about 10-6 torr; condensing onto said surface a precursor material in an amount sufficient, upon ion bombardment, to form an inert, substantially impermeable amorphous carbonaceous seal, wherein said precursor material is selected from the group consisting of polyphenyl ether, polydimethyl siloxane, pentaphenyltrimethyl siloxane, and elcosyl napthalene; substantially simultaneously bombarding said anodized surface with an energetic beam of ions at an energy between about 1 keV to about 1 Mev for a time and at a linear energy of transfer sufficient to convert said precursor material into said inert, substantially impermeable amorphous carbonaceous seal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for sealing a porous anodized aluminum surface comprising:
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placing a component having an anodized aluminum surface in a vacuum chamber evacuated to a pressure of about 10-6 torr; condensing onto said surface a precursor material in an amount sufficient, upon ion bombardment, to form an inert, substantially impermeable amorphous carbonaceous seal, wherein said precursor material is selected from the group consisting of polyphenyl ether, polydimethyl siloxane, pentaphenyltrimethyl siloxane, and elcosyl napthalene; substantially simultaneously bombarding said anodized surface with an energetic beam of ions at an energy between about 1 keV to about 1 Mev for a time and at a linear energy of transfer sufficient to convert said precursor material into said inert, substantially impermeable amorphous carbonaceous seal, wherein said ions are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, helium, neon, nitrogen, argon, methane, and carbon monoxide.
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