SULFURIC ACID ANODIZING OF ALUMINUM AND ALUMINUM ALLOYS

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

10-04-2017

Publisher

SAE International

1. SCOPE
2. WARNING
3. NORMATIVE REFERENCES
4. DEFINITIONS
5. INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED TO THE PROCESSOR
6. PROCESS CONTROL
7. APPLICATIONS AND LIMITATIONS
8. PROCESS REQUIREMENTS
9. INSPECTION AND TEST
10. NOTES
ANNEX A - SULFURIC ACID ANODIZING PROCESS FOR
ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
ANNEX B - ANALYSIS OF SULFURIC ACID ELECTROLYTE
ANNEX C - STRIPPING SOLUTIONS FOR THE REMOVAL OF
ANODIC COATINGS

Describes the properties of sulphuric acid anodizing of aluminum and aluminum alloys.

Committee	AMS-B
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes DEFSTAN 03-25/5(2008). (05/2015)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	15
ProductNote	This version is now stabilized.
PublisherName	SAE International
Status	Current
SupersededBy	SAE AMS 03-25 : 2015
Supersedes	SAE AMS 03-25 : 2015

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