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CD Materials. By Bill. Commercial CDs. Materials/Process: Injection molded PC imprinted with bumps by master stamp. Aluminum is sputtered over bumps Protective acrylic layers sprayed over top Label painted on top of acrylic. Commercial CDs. www.cdman.com www.cd-info.com. Commercial CDs.
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CD Materials By Bill
Commercial CDs • Materials/Process: • Injection molded PC imprinted with bumps by master stamp. • Aluminum is sputtered over bumps • Protective acrylic layers sprayed over top • Label painted on top of acrylic.
Commercial CDs www.cdman.com www.cd-info.com
Commercial CDs • Mastering: process of creating a stamper to be used in the injection molding stage of manufacturing compact discs. • A laser etches the digital pattern onto a highly polished glass disc coated with photoresist • "glass master" is then cured (developed) with ultraviolet light and rinsed off • A metal mold is electroformed • The mold is removed and electroplated with nickel to be used as the stamper.
Commercial CDs • Glass mastering www.cdman.com
Commercial CDs • 10X
Commercial CDs • 50X
Commercial CDs • 75X
Commercial CDs • 100X
Commercial CDs • 50x: No track
CD-Rs • Materials/Process: • Organic dye between the PC substrate and the reflective layer • PC substrate has is etched with a pregroove www.cdmediaworld.com
CD-Rs • Materials/Process: • Dyes and color
CDRs • 10X: dirt
CDRs • 100X