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Cathode material for aluminum anodizing

I am trying to anodize aluminum 2024 for a project. I cannot seem to find what cathode should be used when anodizing this material. Can someone lead me to what the cathode should be?

Alex Herrera
student researcher - San Luis Obispo, California, USA
February 14, 2008

Patient searching for "anodizing cathode" will bring up several threads on this, Alex. Lead or 6063T6 aluminum. For a short student project, 6061 or 6063 will probably be fine. Good luck.

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