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Embrittlement of Ti metal

I want to begin anodizing pure Ti shim to be used as a base for chemical deposition. I need the layer to be electrically insulative. Will the anodization process embrittle the Ti sheet? How do I prevent this?

Jared Sommer
- Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

The coating itself will be brittle of course in that it is a titanium oxide rather than titanium metal. But the process generates oxygen bubbles at the surface so I doubt that it hydrogen embrittles the base metal.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey

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