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What is the process of coloring Ti called

Q. Hi,
I would like to know what the process of coloring of Ti. metal through interference coloring called. The problem is if I call it anodizing people mistake it with color anodizing and it gives a wrong impression that I am adding some dye during the process when I am not. Is there any term apart from anodizing for the process.
Thank you,

Mahesh Shervegar
Owner - Mumbai, Maharastra, India
2007

A. Give the process your own proprietary name. Or, call it interference anodizing as it is an anodize process where voltage determines the color.

James Watts
- Navarre, Florida
2007

A. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, I'm calling it a duck! It is what it is and no matter what others think, it's still ANODIZE! OK OK, if you must try something else, how about electrolytic coloring -- that's what we call 2-step aluminum anodizing wherein we impart color to anodic layers without the use of conventional organic dyes! Pretty basic description -- coloration of metal using electricity.

Milt Stevenson, Jr.
Syracuse, New York
2007

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