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Category: "Anodizing and light metal treatments (Aluminum, Magnesium)"
4422. Aluminum Anodizing Color Match Problems open Q. - December 30
14441. White spots in black anodizing open Q. - December 29
61610. Large Plate anodizing problems - December 27
61623. Contaminant Build up in Anodize Line Rinse Tanks open Q. - December 13
6326. Hard anodized parts are matte & dull; should be smooth & shiny - December 11
36602. Black rubs off anodized parts - November 25
33883. Problems in Plating on Aluminum, including alloy selection - November 21
21693. Sealing Aluminum to prevent oxidation? - November 9
61589. Snowflake corrosion on Duranodic anodized parts - October 25
47152. Dissolving aluminum with caustic soda - October 24
61581. Black anodize gets white stains only on large sheets - October 22
56514. Minimum time between chem-film and priming - October 22
14122. Re-anodizing Aluminum which has been previously anodized - October 19
37104. Trying to mild etch High Mg Al alloy open Q. - October 8
0606. Water quality / chloride contamination in anodizing open Q. - October 5
22496. De-smutting/De-Oxidizing of aluminum - October 3
• Teflon Coating on Aluminum open Q. - October 2
• Anodizing supplier is RoHS compliant but not RoHS certified? open Q. - September 29
• Looking to permanently whiten aluminum open Q. - September 23
• Failed Taber testing on hard anodizing open Q. - September 18
• Two-step black color anodizing Q&A, Problems & Solutions open Q. - September 15
• Dissolving aluminum with caustic soda - September 15
• Reduce anodize thickness by leaving in tank with power off? - September 14
• Chromate Conversion Coating of Cast Aluminum: Problems & Solutions open Q. - September 14
• Gold hard anodising with anti-bacterial silver open Q. - September 14
• I need to to know exact chemical composition for MIL-DTL 5541 conversion coatings - September 1
• Caustic Etch Analysis -- aluminium anodizing open Q. - August 26
• Calculations & formula to reach 25 micron [0.001"] anodizing thickness open Q. - August 23
• Preventing yellow/tan discoloration of molded aluminum open Q. - August 15
• Black spots problem in anodized aluminum - August 15
• Will black anodized chassis dissipate heat better than clear open Q. - July 20
• Zincate formulas for plating on aluminum open Q. - July 6
• Can sealant surfactants be removed? - June 30
• Coating mass/weight for ASTM B449 colorless - June 29 Inquirer often helps others, so especially deserves our help
• Aluminum Anodizing Color Match Problems - June 25
• Alodine 1200 is now coming out clear instead of dark - June 25
• Anodized aluminum refuses to dye - June 25
• Want very thin Anodizing on Aluminum open Q. - June 20
• Anodized Aluminium edges not taking dye very well open Q. - June 19
• Need black anodizing that is UV-proof - June 9
• Alodine is too dark! - June 8
• Sandblasting of aluminum diecastings - June 8
• Not very successful yet at anodizing - June 8
• Alkaline Etching Bath gets used up really fast - June 8
• Need 'perfect' yellow chromate conversion coating - June 8
• Zinc-nickel plating on aluminum Q&A, Problems & Solutions - June 8
• Crazing/cracking of anodizing from baking powder coating - June 2
• Looking for lab for corrosion testing of MIL-DTL-5541 samples RFQ: Jacksonville, FL - May 22
• Electrical Resistance/Conductivity Testing of MIL DTL-5541 Chromate open Q. - May 23
• Aluminium Wire Rod Surface Problem open Q. - May 16
• Corrosion of anodized 7075 T73 vs 7075 T6 aluminum open Q. - May 5
• Touching up anodizing with Alodine/Iridite/Chem-film/Chromate open Q. - April 27
• Customer wants bright black anodizing on ADC12 - April 14
• Problems achieving shiny/glossy anodizing - March 23
• "Neutralizing" sulfuric anodizing solution with nitric acid - March 5
• Bulk anodizing for aerospace open Q. - March 2
• Bright dip stains the aluminum with grain pattern - March 1
• Roller for adhesion test for chromate conversion coating - February 26
• Problems in cold sealing of anodized aluminum - February 25
• Bending aluminum: best alloys and lubricants open Q. - January 19
• Aluminum anodizing: Constant current vs. controlling the voltage - January 11
• Thickness of Alodine/Iridite/Chemfilm on Aluminum - January 3
• MIL-DTL-5541 Chem film fails humidity test - January 2
• Burning problem in Hard Anodizing of Aluminum open Q. - January 1
• Anodising thickness not being achieved - December 31
• Aluminum Anodizing Color Match Problems - December 22
• Anodizing Discolorization "Leopard Spots" - December 21
• MIL-C5541-Class 3 Question - December 20
• Chromic Acid Anodizing: Parts are too dark open Q. - December 17
• Stains in Electrocolouring of aluminum - December 6
• Pitting and black spots during Anodizing - November 27
• Chromic acid anodizing wasn't sealed. What now? open Q. - November 23
• Problem anodizing 7075 (7xxx) aluminum open Q. - November 22
• Iridite 14-2 pH Wipe Test open Q. - November 18
• Can duplex sealing enhance black dye stability? - November 15
• Need Chromating on Aluminium Castings for SST of 400 hours RFQ Pune, India - November 8
• Anodised aluminium temperature resistance - November 3
• Three-in-one aluminum pretreatment process? - October 27
• Type III hard anodize parts burning at the bottom of rack open Q. - October 22
• Need Screws for Anodizing Racking RFQ Bay Area CA - October 22
• Process flow for silver plating on aluminium - October 15
• Certification of Sulfuric Acid Anodizing voltage open Q. - October 14
• White spots on 2000/7000 series aluminum only after sealing - October 11
• Problems in cold sealing of anodized aluminum profiles - October 10
• Type III hard anodizing and Taber Abrasion testing - October 10
Inconsistent colour change in anodising; grainy & uneven color - October 8
• "Clear" Anodize on 6061 is Champagne, not Clear open Q. - October 5
• Need Bulk Anodising Service (or Setup) RFQ: Hungary - September 22
• Anodize Aluminum Nickel Bronze? Thanks! Resolved :-) - September 20
• Anodized aluminum in deionized water - September 16
• Anodizing for Electrical Resistance / Dielectric open Q. - September 9
• Aluminium corrosion and sodium stannate open Q. - August 16
• Anodizing current stuck at 1/4 of what it should be open Q. - August 6
• Tin plating on Aluminum -- is intermediate layer of copper needed? - July 29
• Alkaline etch of aluminium prior to powder coating Thanks! Resolved :-) - July 27
• Anodizing on reflectors - July 23
• Spalling of sulfuric acid anodizing open Q. - July 23
• Remove dye but not electrocoloring from anodized aluminum open Q. - July 20
White Powder/Salts on Anodized Aluminum open Q.
• 7075-T6 Poor anodising appearance related to minor differences in composition? - June 23
• Need Phosphoric acid anodize ASTM D9399 RFQ: Thailand - June 17
• Discoloration of MIL-5541 Alodine - June 13
• Can chem-film resist ultrasonic cleaning? - June 12
• Problems with Alodine/Iridite/Chem-film and Blind Holes - June 9
• Salt spray test hours for anodized aluminum - June 3
• Aluminum Alloy Rotogravure Cylinder Problems & Solutions open Q. - June 3
• Constant voltage anodizing issue: Current out is higher than current in open Q. - May 27
• Extend Alkaline etching bath life by decanting? open Q. - May 26
• Burning problem in Hard Anodizing of Aluminum - May 26
• White spotting on black anodising - May 25
• Black spots on anodized surfaces - May 25
• Conversion Coating Process (Chromating?) for Mazak (Zamak) open Q. - May 24
• Using titanium baskets & scrap aluminum wire as anodizing cathode? open Q. - May 23
• Issues black anodizing & clear anodizing sandwich panels open Q. - May 14
• Can't Get Anodized Aluminum Watch Dials Blue Enough - May 13
• Need anodizing theory Thanks! Resolved :-) - May 12
• Problem in shiny anodized product - May 4
• Blueish discoloration on hard anodized parts - April 17
• Black spots on aluminum from anodizing open Q. - April 12
• Dissolving aluminum with caustic soda - April 8
• Current drop during anodizing - April 7
• Stains on 6061 Aluminum open Q. - April 6
• Thickness/weight of anodize coatings Thanks! Resolved :-) - April 4
• Chromic Acid Anodizing: Introduction and Problems & Solutions - March 29
• Phosphoric Acid Anodizing (PAA) current & thickness issues - March 17
• Pitting Defect on Bright Finished Aluminium Extrusion open Q. - March 16
• Setup and startup of a new anodizing line - March 16
• Hardcoating Of Cast Aluminum (ADC12) open Q. - March 16
• Black anodized parts feel like a chalkboard Thanks! Resolved :-) - March 8
• Anodizing Cast Aluminum - March 6
• Chromate not properly coating 5052 alloy open Q. - March 3
• Two-color anodizing - February 20
• Anodizing amperage drops to zero - February 20
• How to do printing onto Anodized Aluminum open Q. - February 20
• Chemfilm & hard anodize on mic 8 aluminum - February 17
• Chromic acid is being dragged into black dye tank (February 15)
• Electrocolouring of anodized aluminum: speckles & white powder stains open Q. (February 12)
• Electroplating / Electrodeposition of Aluminum (February 11)
• Masking/stripping when chromate conversion and anodizing on same part open Q. (February 9)
• Need world-class re-anodizing of a large sculpture RFQ Hudson NY (February 9)
• Anodizing and electroless nickel on same piece (February 2)