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    Critical Factors of Physical Vapor Deposition

    Written by: Denton Vacuum, LLC Prior to the coating process, consider all of the factors that play into quality of the film. Physical vapor deposition coating, or PVD coating, is one of the simplest and most commonly used methods for deposition. That being said, the process of PVD coating requires the user to focus on critical aspects that directly affect the quality of the deposited material. Features The process of PVD coating occurs in a high vacuum environment with plasma being activated to reach extreme temperatures. The temperatures that the substrate is coated with reach a ballpark figure of 450 degrees to 1000 degrees. Critical Factors The most critical factor…