0 present participle of anodize --
1 to cover a metal with a layer of oxide by using an electric current --
The process to create nanopillars starts with anodizing a 2.5 mm thick aluminum foil mold.
It is also used for integral colour anodizing.
So anodizing will increase the part dimensions on each surface by half the oxide thickness.
Integral color anodizing was originally performed with oxalic acid, but sulfonated aromatic compounds containing oxygen, particularly sulfosalicylic acid, have been more common since the 1960s.
The newest innovation is anodizing of the aluminum coil stock for use in architectural details and standing seam panels.
The company improved double anodizing, which for the first time allowed high-volume packaging to be fully anodized in addition to having a desired decorative finish.
Integral color anodizing is generally done with organic acids, but the same effect has been produced in laboratory with very dilute sulfuric acid.
Sulfuric acid soon became and remains the most common anodizing electrolyte.
