An Effect of Process Parameters to Anodic Thickness in Hard Anodizing Process

Abstract

The anodizing process is an aluminum surface treatment process which an aluminum oxide film forms on an aluminum substrate. Typically, the anodic thickness is a required specification which depends upon current density and anodizing cycle time. In addition, another important factor is ramp time which must be proper set to prevent a burn defect. Thus, this paper investigates a relationship among these three factors to determine the setting condition which minimizes the anodizing cycle time. Moreover, the required thickness must be obtained without increasing the burn defect rate. The experimental design technique is proposed to achieve this goal and it is found that the current of 35 amp, ramp time of 340sec and anodizing time at 1400 sec ensure the obtained anodic thickness greater than 30 micron.