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Passivate Titanium Implants

Q. My Engineers tell me that anodizing our titanium implants gives us the same passivation as ASTM F86 does. Is this true? Do I need to have my implants passivated per ASTM F86 with an anodized surface finish?

Mark Wilkinson
Product designer - Austin, Texas
August 1, 2008

A. Hi, Mark. ASTM F86 is a specification for marking implants, and includes cleaning and electropolishing requirements, etc. I don't quite understand your question, but I don't think I would make an implant that did not fully comply with recognized standards like F86.

Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
Ted is available for instant help
or longer-term assistance.

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