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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 16, 1994
Jan Haisma, Eindhoven, NL;
Cornelis L Adema, Eindhoven, NL;
Lambertus Postma, Eindhoven, NL;
Mathijs P Souts, Eindhoven, NL;
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
Method of polishing a surface (5a) of a noble metal or an alloy comprising mainly noble metal, in which a polishing means is moved across the surface while exerting a polishing pressure for obtaining a plane and smooth polished surface without any defects. A composition comprising demineralized water with 20 to 40% by weight of an organic liquid comprising a poly-alcohol or a derivative thereof, for example, glycerol, and particles which can be encapsulated and have a Knoop's hardness of between 5 and 50 GPa, for example Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 grains, is used as a polishing means.