Open AccessThe effect of electrolyte concentration and electric current on the quality of surface colouring on anodized aluminium
Author(s) -
Yeni Muriani Zulaida,
Afifah H. Ramadhanisa,
Tri Partuti
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/673/1/012138
Subject(s) - anodizing , current density , aluminium , electrolyte , materials science , porosity , scanning electron microscope , aluminium oxide , metallurgy , current (fluid) , metal , vickers hardness test , composite material , chemical engineering , chemistry , microstructure , electrode , physics , quantum mechanics , electrical engineering , engineering
The use of aluminium metal in daily life has widely used colouring techniques to enhance the aesthetic value of the metal. Aluminium anodizing process can produce porous on the metal surface. The formed porous can be used to store and hold the colouring agent to make them more durable. The research intends to observe the colouring characteristics on the aluminium surface influenced by several parameters of the anodizing process, including electrolyte concentration and electric current. In this study the current H 2 SO 4 concentration was used as a variable to improve the quality of staining on anodised aluminium surfaces. The anodization process was carried out on H 2 SO 4 electrolyte solution with variations in concentrations of 10% to 20% and the current density used was 3 A to 5 A. The tests were carried out using micro Vickers to observe the hardness value. The hardness was higher at lower concentration of electrolyte solution due to thinner layer of oxide film, scanning electron microscope to observe the structure and visual observations for anodised colour quality. From the results given, the tendency of the lower current density the size and density of porous lower. With the same condition, the colour was darker than higher current density.