ARTICLES SUCH AS ELECTROFORMS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME

摘要

Electroforms are produced by depositing a metal or alloy on a mold or mandrel of a metal or alloy having a melting point lower than the metal deposited in the disclosed method. A tin/zinc alloy of 92 percent tin and 8 percent zinc is coated with a metal such as copper or nickel, then the mold is immersed in a liquid maintained at a temperature sufficient to melt away the mold leaving the electroformed article.