Composite aluminum plate and target for physical coating processes produced therefrom and methods for producing same

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PATENT NO 5032468
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07441866

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The present invention provides a composite aluminum plate suitable as a target for coating purposes, said plate comprising a surface layer melted on the basis of pure aluminum (Al.gtoreq.99.99), optionally consisting of a pure alloy, e.g., the members of which have a purity greater than or equal to 99.99%, melted on the basis of pure aluminum (Al.gtoreq.99.99); and (2) a supporting layer comprising a hardenable aluminum alloy having a Brinell hardness index HB of at least about 50 after being heat-treated under suitable conditions. This invention further provides a target suitable for physical or sputter coating processes, such as cathodic sputtering and magnetron sputtering. Methods for preparing such a plate and target are also provided.

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VEREINIGTE ALUMINIUM-WERKE AG A CORP OF WEST GERMANYGEORG-VON-BOESELAGER STRASSE 25 D-5300 BONN 1 WEST

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dumont, Christian M Bornheim, DE 2 41
Quaderer, Hans Schaan, DE 4 55
Schmitz, Norbert W Euskirchen, DE 1 15

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