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CERAKOTE® VS. ANODIZING
Who will finish strong? When it comes to corrosion protection, there is one clear winner.
COLOR & APPLICATION OPTIONS
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Cerakote
Cerakote offers over 200 unique and popular colors, and can be applied to all ferrous and non-ferrous metals, plastics, composites and many other substrates making it a universal coating as an anodizing alternative.
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Anodizing
Due to the chemicals used in the process, anodizing offers a very limited color selection and can only be used on aluminum and titanium surfaces.
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COLOR CONSISTENCY
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Cerakote
All Cerakote colors are held to a color consistency standard of a Delta E of 1 or less. Typically, the human eye can only see color variance differences greater than a Delta E of 2 or more, making Cerakote the perfect anodizing substitution for high volume finishes.
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Anodizing
Color consistency is known to vary widely from part to part and batch to batch due to chemical variations and subtle differences in the substrate that cannot be controlled.
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IMPACT ON ALUMINUM ALLOYS
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Cerakote
Cerakote does NOT detrimentally affect the fatigue properties of aluminum alloys.
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Anodizing
The anodizing process creates a brittle and porous oxide layer and tensile residual stress, which detrimentally affects the fatigue properties of aluminum alloys. This fatigue has been widely reported and documented.
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
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Cerakote
Cerakote does not contain any heavy metals and is VOC compliant in all 50 states. Cerakote is a REACH, ROHS, and prop 65 compliant coating.
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Anodizing
The chromic acid anodizing process releases hexavalent chromium, a powerful carcinogen, into the environment. As a result, the use of hexavalent chromium is becoming increasingly restricted by regulations.
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Companies choose Cerakote for its durability, consistency, color selection, and improved turnaround time. Cerakote can be applied anywhere in the world making it a safe and accessible coating for any application.