Integral Color (discontinued) vs. 2-step Anodizing
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- Anodizing Job Checklist
- Preparing Aluminum For Finishing
- Common Anodizing Specifications
- Anodizing Dye Colors
- Aluminum Finish Specification
- Military Specification Anodizing (Mil-A-8625)
- Aluminum Coil Anodizing Guidelines
- Extrusions & Sheet Poster
- Custom Anodizing
- Cut-to-Length Aluminum Extrusions
- How to Decide Between Anodizing, Painting, and Powder Coating
- SAFinish
- Aluminum Finishing – Painting vs Anodizing Features
- Appearance and Color Variation
- How to Specify Anodized & Painted Finishes
- Color Range Samples for anodizing
- Anodic Coating Designations
- Aluminum Sheet: Anodizing – Integral Color (Duranodic)
- Integral Color (discontinued) vs. 2-step Anodizing
- SAF adds acid etching to anodizing process
- Glossary
INTEGRAL COLOR (DISCONTINUED) VS. 2-STEP ANODIZING
Because of certain performance advantages, SAF now offers the more generally accepted 2-step anodizing process. We no longer offer the Integral Color, AKA Duranodic, anodizing process. Differences between the two anodizing processes help explain why, especially for architectural aluminum finishing applications:
Integral Color (Duranodic) DISCONTINUED
- Harder coat (more dense) than 2-step.
- Generally a thicker coat than 2-step unless Class I 2-step is specified.
- Single step process.
- Hides welds a little better than 2-step
2-Step anodizing
- Does not craze when fabricated as badly as Integral.
- Color is independent of coating thickness.
- In general, more anodizers use the 2-step process.
