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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(a) LV-STEM image of IC particles in the grain interior of EN AW-7075 T73 and (b) SE image of a corresponding AAO film formed by potentiodynamic anodising of this alloy in 0.4 M sulphuric acid showing typical pore mouths, voids caused by IC particle dissolution, and (transformed) IC particles embedded in the film.
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