LACS allows you to deposit thick layers of Tungsten without sacrificing mechanical strength.
Coatings deposited onto tungsten substrates show high density and a defect free coating/substrate interface
Mechanical tests on deposited coatings show a strength of 96% of wrought tungsten
Thicknesses above 2.5 mm
LACS can deposit tungsten coatings onto both tungsten and molybdenum substrates with thicknesses above 2.5 mm.
Multilayer coatings, detached from their substrates using EDM, have been mechanically assessed using three-point bending. The failure strength of the free-standing deposit, 724 MPa, is comparable to typical values for wrought tungsten, 750 MPa