> Hi all, > > i need to deposit about 50-100um of any metal on tungsten. > After that, i need to polish the metal layer in order to > obtain a mirror-like surface. So, the metal to be deposited > must satisfy 2 > requirements: > > 1) good adhesion to tungsten > > 2) it must provide a mirror-like surface by using polishing operation. > > Any suggestion about the optimal metal to be deposited and > the deposition technique ? > > Best regards, > Andrea Andrea, If I were doing something like this (I use both W and Ni in my processes daily, but differently) I'd try electroplating the Ni onto the W substrate and then polish. You can certainly get a mirror finish with polished nickel. Robert