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- What is the Correct Anodizing Specification?
- My company fabricates aluminum and steel pedestrian bridge railing among other bridge parts. We recently got an aluminum railing job that called for “Type I” anodizing per MIL-A-8625. There was no anodic coating thickness called out. We are not anod...
Ask an Expert Published: 5/1/2010
- Dichromate Sealing and Fatigue Life
- We are looking for some references that show that dichromate sealing restores the loss in fatigue life caused by hard anodizing aluminum alloys.
Ask an Expert Published: 2/1/2010
- Teflon Impregnation and Wear
- Does Teflon-impregnated aluminum offer a higher resistance to wear or corrosion?
Ask an Expert Published: 2/1/2010
- The Problem of Sealing Smut
- Is there an anodizing cleanliness standard that is reasonable for our suppliers to meet? Is there an ISO, ASTM, IPC, Nadac or any other standard?
Ask an Expert Published: 2/1/2010
- More on Anodizing Die-Cast Aluminum Alloys
- The anodized parts are a dark gray color. In addition, we perform a salt spray test and the parts show corrosion pitting over more than 10% of the test panel after only 72 hr. Do you know if this is normal?
Ask an Expert Published: 2/1/2009
- Stripping Hard Anodic Coatings
- Our company has an anodizing vendor that recently had some problems with our hardcoat anodized (Type III) parts. The problem was leakage around the masking, resulting in poor quality parts. The anodizer claims they can chemically strip the hardcoat...
Ask an Expert Published: 2/1/2009
- Problems with Black-Dyed Parts
- Recently, we’ve had rejected parts because the black dye is coming off when the parts are wiped down with DI water.
Ask an Expert Published: 11/1/2008
- PROBLEMS WITH BLACK DYED PARTS
- Our company manufactures enclosures for the medical and telecommunications industries. Recently, we’ve had rejected parts because the black dye is coming off when the parts are wiped down with DI water.
Ask an Expert Published: 11/1/2008
- BLACK SUBSTANCE ON RAG
- We are yellow chromating aluminum alloy 360 die castings. After processing, a grey/black material appears on rags used to wipe the parts. What is this material, and can it be prevented?
Ask an Expert Published: 8/1/2008
- Oxalic Acid Anodizing—the Basics
- What are the general processing conditions for oxalic acid anodizing? Are they essentially the same as for sulfuric acid? Can titanium racks be used successfully in this process?
Ask an Expert Published: 2/1/2008
