I would like to reduce 2 inch square x 0.001 inch virgin gold foil (99.99pure) to a thickness of about 8 microns (roughly .0003 inches) x .75 inch square. It was suggested I should try rolling multiple squares at a time interleaved with a lubricated medium like Mylar. The “sandwich” would be...
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Can anybody shed some light as to how free-standing, sub-micron foils are made? I know most metals can be reduced to a submicron thickness via a combination of rolling followed by beating as is done with the production of gold leaf - however foils made in this fashion are riddled with...
