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Different Color Coating on Titanium Instruments

How can we do color coating on titanium surgical instruments? Can you please define complete method,procedure and related material?

Abdul Haleem Malik
- Sialkot, Pakistan
2002

Yes, I'm sure a licensor can define the complete method, procedure, and related material :-)

It's probably a bit unrealistic to think that a casual reader is going to thoroughly educate you on this though.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2002

See 7/23 post on 15661. Actually, this is pretty easy. Different colors at different voltages in almost any acid electrolyte. With a hard anodize rectifier color ranges from light blue at about 16 volts to gold to green to reds and purples, depending on current applied. The time in the process is minimal. AMS 2488C is the common specification for this process, although it does not deal with the decorativeor coloring concepts.

Peter Faxon
CMI - Oxnard, California
2002

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