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Hardcoat Anodizing of series 20xx Aluminium

June 27, 2011

HI!
We are Anodizers of aluminium . We are able to perform hard anodizing on 60** series of aluminium but we are not able to anodize 2024&2014 aluminium alloys.

We want to
1) Hard anodize 2014/2024aluminium alloys . coating raning from 45 - 60 microns.
2) We want to black anodize 2014/2024 aluminium alloys . Coating ranging from 15-25 microns.

Please suggest us the process and methodology.

Thanks & regards

Anand

Anand yadav
anodizer - Bangalore, Karantaka, India

Hi, Anand.

It is not a surprise that you are having difficulty hardcoating 20xx aluminum. Please search the site for "hardcoat 2024" and you will see many previous discussions on the subject. Good luck.

Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
June 28, 2011

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