The Metallurgy of Anodizing Aluminum

Dr. Jude Mary Runge is a metallurgical engineer and surface scientist whose career spans over 35 years in industrial, government, and academic professional settings. Her analytical expertise and experience encompass a variety of manufacturing processes for diverse materials as well as the science and engineering of metal finishing. She is internationally recognized as a nonferrous specialist focussing on the metallurgy of aluminium and aluminium alloys including the theoretical treatment of porous anodic oxide formation. Dr. Runge received her Masters of Science (1982), under William Rostoker, and Ph.D. (1997) in Metallurgy at the University of Illinois at Chicago, under Michael McNallan. Joy Kaufman is an Illustrator & graphic designer at Joyjoy Creations.

A Brief History of Aluminum and Its Alloys.- A Brief History of Anodizing Aluminum.- Anodizing as an Industrial Process.- Metallurgy Basics for Aluminum Surfaces.- Anodizing as a Corrosion Process.- Anodic Aluminum Oxide Growth and Structure.- Interfacial Phenomena and Anodizing.- Base Metal Microstructural Considerations for Anodizing Aluminum Substrates.- Index.