quotes for Atomic Layer Deposition services

[tipmeplease]

i want to have a multilayer block manufactured. it will be composed of 2 different alternating metals, each thickness of tens of nanometers. the finished block would be about 1" x 1" x 0.5".

for those that can provide this manufacturing service, how much probably would they charge for it? i just don't wanna be sending the request one by one then receiving obscene (at least for my budget) quotes.

 

[MartinShane]

Have to ask - what would be an obscene quote in this case?
Building a .5" thick part out of films in the tens of nanometers? Sounds expensive no matter what.

 

[tipmeplease]

^agghhh..... i was afraid of that.

 

[Compositepro]

I think the only practical method would be through folding a forging, like how gold leaf, some sword blades, and pastry dough is made.

 

[loki3000]

do you even know, how small is a nanometer with regards to 1cm?
what are you trying to make and why are you trying to make it like that (two metals)?

 

[cloa]

A foil composite like referred here. Unless its noble metals - just about metals will react with some heat input. So reactive in nanofoil form.

http://www.indium.com/nanofoil/

http://www.eng-tips.com/threadminder.cfm?pid=1529

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[MartinShane]

@cloa - Interesting, I haven't seen these before. Speculating that he wanted to make a reactive block rather than foil?