Architectural sheet metal applications often require a material that is durable, can be colored or finished, remains clean and beautiful over time. With its natural, brilliant look, hard anodic ...

You can give your forks and other aluminum parts an outrageous look by anodizing the parts.Photography by Dean Groover An electroplating process, anodizing bonds aluminum oxide to aluminum parts.

The lustrous patina that protects the backside of Apple’s new iPad Mini isn’t just some cheap shellac or sealant coat—it’s actually “grown” on the metal itself in an electrochemical process known as ...

The current work delves into the interactive effects of hard anodizing variables, including electrolyte concentration, temperature, current density, and time, on the microstructural, mechanical, and ...