Aviation components comprising a polymeric substrate having an outer surface wherein a metal is plated onto the outer surface to form a plated layer are disclosed. A method to make aviation components comprising a polymeric substrate having an outer surface and where a metal is plated onto the outer surface is disclosed. An over-plated heating element for shedding ice from an aircraft component having a polymeric substrate with a pocket to receive a heating element, a metal deposited onto the substrate, a heating element positioned within the pocket and a covering layer deposited onto the heating element and the plated layer is disclosed.
PLATED POLYMER AVIATION COMPONENTS
2016-06-16
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | C23C Beschichten metallischer Werkstoffe , COATING METALLIC MATERIAL / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / C25D Verfahren für die elektrolytische oder elektrophoretische Herstellung von Überzügen , PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS / H05B ELECTRIC HEATING , Elektrische Heizung |
NTRS | 1975