Abstract: A process for the production of a solar collector for high temperature use by forming a porous oxidic film of less than 0.5 .mu.m thickness on to a stainless steel surface, said film comprising a tortuous network of interlinking pathways, and by depositing nickel or palladium into the pores by a DC electrolysis process.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 23, 1984
Date of Patent:
May 21, 1985
Assignee:
INCO Selective Surfaces Limited
Inventors:
John J. Mason, Michael T. Cunningham, Jeffrey N. Crosby