Research Article

Anodisation of Aluminium Alloys by Micro-Capillary Technique as a Tool for Reliable, Cost-Efficient, and Quick Process Parameter Determination

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The microstructure of EN AW-7075 T73 in (a) planar view and (b) cross section (with the AAO film on top), and the AAO film formed by potentiodynamic anodising of this alloy in 0.4 M sulphuric acid in (c) planar view and (d) cross section showing the behaviour of coarse constituent particles resistant to anodising (marked by asterisks) and IC particles along grain boundaries (some ones are marked by white arrows) and in the grain interior resulting in voids in the AAO film (some ones are marked by black arrows).
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