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RoHS compliant alocrom

What is the most widely available RoHS compliant Alocrom process - is there a gold version or are they all silver coloured ?

Andrew Turner
Commercial manager - Reading, Berkshire, England
2007

Hello Andrew. Alochrom is a trade name, so you are asking something equivalent to "what is the most widely available Pepsi-Cola?" But all of the major manufacturers, and many smaller ones, offer RoHS-compliant chromate conversion coating for aluminum. Clear is the right color, the natural color, but some can be dyed. The Mil-C-5541 approved coatings cannot be dyed. Good luck.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2007

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