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Hard Coat Thickness of .03"

How do you get .03 Hard Coat build up on 6061 Mat?

Ben Holland
Anodizing - Jackson, Michigan
April 3, 2008

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Hi, Ben. Please give us some context. Do you have a competitor's part you can't duplicate? Do you have a spec for this thickness"? Did someone in your shop accidentally achieve it?

The Mil spec is .002" and I think there is a misplaced decimal in your question. You must mean .003", which is achievable with proprietary additives in the "type 2-1/2" baths. In fact, letter 1353 claims that .006" to .008" is achievable in that way on certain components. Good luck.

Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
April 3, 2008

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Ben

What is your unit of measure? If it is mm, most anodizers would be able to achieve .03 (.0012")

Willie Alexander
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
April 8, 2008