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The D-CHN Gallery Of Anodizing Finishes Cross Reference Specifications
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Hard Coat Aluminum processing of aluminum has been provided by D-CHN for over 40 years. You can find aluminum parts and products processed by D-CHN: on the moon, under the sea, in hospitals, schools, laboratories, factories, and in your own home. What is hard coat anodizing? Developed more than forty years ago, hard coat is an electrochemical process that involves placing an aluminum part into an electrolytic bath and applying electrical current through the bath. The hard coat process forms an oxide coating (sapphire-hard) on the aluminum part. The oxide coating is built up by a process of anodic oxidation in a cooled acid electrolyte, thus preventing any thermal or physical distortion of precision-engineered components. This oxide coating can be harder than case hardened steel and provide excellent abrasion resistance; it is protective to the aluminum part and can be very durable. The thickness of the hard coated piece is very closely controlled and is applied to a wide variety of parts to suit applications from many industries. Secondary treatments such as impregnation with solid film lubricants and colored dyes are available. When you need to give an aluminum surface the hardness of casehardened steel while maintaining the lightweight and strength of the aluminum, you need D-CHN. We make extensive use of the Sanford Process®, a hardcoat process that is so versatile it enables us to hard coat virtually all alloys (including 2000 series). Today, D-CHN is solving anodizing finishing problems and supplying quality finishes for all of the following industries:
The Sanford Process® is the leading technology in the global hardcoat market. Advantages of the Sanford Process® include the capability of hard coating all aluminum alloys, higher abrasion resistance, superior coating hardness and uniformity, higher thermal conductivity and corrosion resistance, and the ability to dye with bright vibrant colors. D-CHN uses the following standards when Hard Coating Aluminum (Sulfuric Acid): Mil-A-8625, Type III, Class 1 and 2, BAC-5821 Class 1 and 2, AMS-2468, and AMS-2469. Testing for Inorganic Chemical Treatments, D-CHN applies Taber Testing, Coating Thickness, Coating Weight and Salt Spray Testing using an outside testing laboratory. We are a NADCAP approved vendor for the major aerospace and commercial contractors. We certify to government and commercial specifications. About D-CHN For more than forty years, DCHN has been polishing its reputation for unsurpassed excellence. With DCHN's strict quality controls in place, we've become an industry leader and provide state-of-the-art anodizing and metal-finishing services covering a wide range of customer needs such as aluminum and titanium anodizing, electro-polish and passivation, as well as other related services. Discover how our services can work for you. D-CHN is an ISO 9001:2000 certified Company. All of our processes are validated IQ, OQ, PQ to ensure consistency of service. The company is regularly audited by the most demanding customers from the medical, aerospace, nuclear, and other high tech fields. D-CHN provides a range of additional services that take cost, complexity, and time out of our customers supply chain decisions. D-CHN has a modern production facility and contains one of the largest processing capacities of Anodizing and Hardcoat Anodizing for consistent, economical and fast processing of both large parts and large quantities. D-CHN is a subsidiary of Katahdin Industries Inc. More information can be found at www.katahddin-inc.com. Hard Coat Aluminum Finishing Services Available at D-CHN One Shorr Court •
Woonsocket, RI 02895 |