METHOD OF FORMING A METALLIC COATING

摘要

A method of applying a metallic coating (24) to a surface of a sheet material (20) comprises forming a coating dispersion, the coating dispersion comprising coating particles (10) dispersed in a solvent. The coating particles (10) each comprise a polymeric material (14) and a metallic material (12). A sheet material (20) having a first surface is provided and the coating dispersion is applied to the first surface of the sheet material (20). The coating dispersion is dried to form a coating (24) on the first surface of the sheet material (20), the coating (24) comprising the metallic material (12) dispersed in a layer (22) of the polymeric material (14). The coating dispersion is heated to a temperature of at least 50 degrees Celsius to melt the polymeric material.