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UVC Reflector Material or Coating

UVC Reflector Material or Coating

UVC Reflector Material or Coating

(OP)
I'm looking for a material that is highly reflective for UVC (240nm to 265nm band).  I need it to be cheap and easy to form a reflector out of it.  Or if anyone knows of a coating process that can be used on a formed piece of aluminum that would be good for reflecting UV.  It would be used as a reflector/concentrator from a UV bulb.

Thanks

RE: UVC Reflector Material or Coating

You might want to google Dichroic Reflector...

these are reflectors that pass IR wavelengths, I'm sure that using different thickness and type you could make a reflector that filters for UV.

IF the backing for this reflector is Al, remember that polished Al has a very high reflectivity for both IR visible, and I think UV.

RE: UVC Reflector Material or Coating

(OP)
NickE, thanks for the quick reply!

I've being testing highly polished aluminum (CoilZak) and it works very well for visible and IR, but not as well as I hoped for UV.

From some Googling I've found a company called Acton Research Corporation that makes a coating out of No. 3000-SI Al-SiO2. Does anyone know if this can be purcahsed in a sheet format?

RE: UVC Reflector Material or Coating

I worked on a project that used an enhanced coating on Al for reflectance in the UV range.  Looking at my data I mention that the lowest cutoff in at 2.2 microns with the $$ along side.  Edmund has a 2.5 cutoff and it looks like OPCO is able to do this or some better.   
I believe that some of the UV water purifiers use AL (enhanced) reflectors.  
One of the forum participants has a company that uses high intensity lights might have a better answer.

http://www.opcolab.com/index.asp

http://www.edmundoptics.com/techSupport/DisplayArticle.cfm?articleid=269

RE: UVC Reflector Material or Coating

(OP)
unclesyd,

Did you buy the enhanced aluminum in a sheet form and then form it to a shape?  Or is the coating applied after the reflector is formed?

I'm looking for 2'x2' sheet of .030" thick aluminum the has this dielectric coating applied, any ideas where to buy it?

Also in regards to CoilZak, does anyone know what type of coating it has? I don't think its anything but an anodized aluminum. No point in buying dielectric coated aluminum if I already have it!

Thanks for the help!

RE: UVC Reflector Material or Coating

I just checked and no one that is still working remembers who we purchased the lights and reflectors from.

In someone's infinite wisdom they have archived completed purchase orders over 7 yrs old and the only searchable index is the company name.

RE: UVC Reflector Material or Coating

Here is the website of the Forum member I mentioned in my previous post.  You might contact him with your about your requirements as it seems they are well versed in reflecting UV light.  

http://www.oxilume.com/page9.html

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