Alodine coating
Alodine coating
(OP)
Have any of you heard the material Alodine? I believe it is a type of coating that can be used in place of gold metalization, but I'm not sure.
Thanks in advanced for any information.
B
Thanks in advanced for any information.
B





RE: Alodine coating
Alodine is a form of chromate conversion coating typically deposited onto aluminum panels for corrosion protection. It is somewhat conductive and is used heavily on airframe structural members. A contrasting finsh on aluminum is anodizing which is a different manufacturing process and to my knowledege is not conductive. As you are probably aware, gold is a precious metal deposit and heavily used in electrical connectors. Gold and alodine are not typically used in the same applications.
William H. Bernhart, P.E.
I work as a development engineer for AMP - Tyco Electronics located near Harrisburg, PA. I help design interconnections and electrical connectors for aerospace applications.
RE: Alodine coating
RE: Alodine coating
Alodine is very very toxic. Anything going down a drain eventualy gets into the water supply.
They must STOP and dispose of it safely. I'm sure the EPA would have a few words to say to your employer!
Nigel Waterhouse
n_a_waterhouse@hotmail.com
A licensed aircraft mechanic and graduate engineer. Attended university in England and graduated in 1996. Currenty,living in British Columbia,Canada, working as a design engineer responsible for aircraft mods and STC's.
RE: Alodine coating