Re: ATM Only two choices for mirror coatings? Maybe not..

[Andy Saulietis <iss@pvtnetworks.net>]

Dave Halliday writes,


>       At the risk of restarting an old thread, I've found something interesting
>I'd like to find out more about.
>       While flipping through the elements section of my old CRC Handbook I
>came across a reference to Indium that says it can be "evaporated onto glass
>forming a mirror as good as that made with silver, but with more resistance

I know little about the suitability of Indium as
a mirror but we did use it as the 'gasket' material
to seal up star trackers. It is a very soft metal
and might not be very sleek/scratch resistant as
a mirror coating. As a gasket it was good because
it did not deteriorate over time/temp exposure.


Andy Saulietis
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