Description / Abstract:
Purpose:
This specification establishes the engineering requirements for
producing a hard coating on aluminum alloys and the properties of
such coating.
Application:
This coating has been used typically to increase, by the
formation of a dense aluminum oxide, surface hardness and
resistance to abrasion and corrosion of aluminum-alloy parts
containing, in general, less than 6% copper or 8% silicon or a
total of 8% of both, but usage is not limited to such applications.
Alloys with higher silicon content alone can be coated
satisfactorily with proper precautions in processing. Careful
consideration should be given to the use of this process on
highly-stressed parts because of the resultant marked lowering of
fatigue performance and on parts with sharp corners and edges where
chipping may result.