{"id":3048,"date":"2019-08-25T21:37:54","date_gmt":"2019-08-25T18:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.easaluminium.eu\/?p=3048"},"modified":"2020-05-04T14:19:36","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T11:19:36","slug":"what-is-anodizing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.easaluminium.eu\/en\/2019\/08\/what-is-anodizing\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Anodizing?"},"content":{"rendered":"
ABOUT <\/strong>ANODIZING<\/strong><\/p>\n It is an electrochemical process that turns the metal surface into a durable, decorative, corrosion-resistant, anodic oxide finish. Aluminium is fine suited to anodizing<\/strong>, although other nonferrous metals, such as titanium and magnesium, also can be anodized.<\/p>\n The anodic oxide structure arises from the aluminium substrate and is formed completely of aluminum oxide. This aluminium<\/a> oxide isn’t applied to the surface like plating or paint but is exactly integrated with the underlying aluminium substrate, so it can’t chip or peel. It has an extremely ordered, porous structure that allows for secondary processes like coloring and sealing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Anodizing<\/strong> is accomplished by sinking the aluminium into an acid electrolyte bath and passing an electric current thru the medium. A cathode is installed into the anodizing<\/strong> tank; the aluminium behaves as an anode so that oxygen ions are released from the electrolyte to combine with the aluminium atoms on the surface of the piece being anodized.<\/p>\nWhat is Anodizing?<\/h3>\n