Optimization of the Hard Anodizing Process in Acidic Baths on AA6063 Aluminum Alloy Using Response Surface Methodology

The characteristics of aluminum alloys make them the most extensively used material in the aerospace sector. Aluminum, in a natural way, when interacting with oxygen, forms a protective layer of aluminum oxide, Al2O3, that enhances its properties, for example, resistance to corrosion and fatigue. Th...

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Autores principales: Cabral Miramontes, José Ángel, Gaona Tiburcio, Citlalli, Estupiñan López, Francisco Humberto, Jáquez Muñoz, Jesús Manuel, Almeraya Calderón, Facundo
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author Cabral Miramontes, José Ángel
Gaona Tiburcio, Citlalli
Estupiñan López, Francisco Humberto
Jáquez Muñoz, Jesús Manuel
Almeraya Calderón, Facundo
author_facet Cabral Miramontes, José Ángel
Gaona Tiburcio, Citlalli
Estupiñan López, Francisco Humberto
Jáquez Muñoz, Jesús Manuel
Almeraya Calderón, Facundo
author_sort Cabral Miramontes, José Ángel
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description The characteristics of aluminum alloys make them the most extensively used material in the aerospace sector. Aluminum, in a natural way, when interacting with oxygen, forms a protective layer of aluminum oxide, Al2O3, that enhances its properties, for example, resistance to corrosion and fatigue. This work aims to optimize the anodizing process by identifying the optimum values and combination of factors that allow the formation of an alumina layer with a thickness of 12 µm and the maximum Vickers microhardness. The parameters to be evaluated will include time, current density, and sulfuric acid concentration, which were considered variables at two levels: 15 and 20 min, 2.5 and 3.5 A/dm2, and 180 and 350 g/L, respectively. We used the response surface methodology (RSM) with a composite central design (CCD). The results of the optimization MSR reveal that to obtain the optimum Type III hard anodizing on AA6063 aluminum alloy with a target thickness of 11.85 µm and a Vickers microhardness of 297.14, a combination consisting of 15 min, 2.55 A/dm2, and 333.15 g/L of H2SO4 is required.
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spelling eprints-306152026-03-04T19:32:18Z http://eprints.uanl.mx/30615/ Optimization of the Hard Anodizing Process in Acidic Baths on AA6063 Aluminum Alloy Using Response Surface Methodology Cabral Miramontes, José Ángel Gaona Tiburcio, Citlalli Estupiñan López, Francisco Humberto Jáquez Muñoz, Jesús Manuel Almeraya Calderón, Facundo Ingeniería y Tecnología T Tecnología en General TL Vehículo Motor, Aeronáutica, Astronáutica TN Ingeniería Minera. Metalurgia TP Tecnología Química The characteristics of aluminum alloys make them the most extensively used material in the aerospace sector. Aluminum, in a natural way, when interacting with oxygen, forms a protective layer of aluminum oxide, Al2O3, that enhances its properties, for example, resistance to corrosion and fatigue. This work aims to optimize the anodizing process by identifying the optimum values and combination of factors that allow the formation of an alumina layer with a thickness of 12 µm and the maximum Vickers microhardness. The parameters to be evaluated will include time, current density, and sulfuric acid concentration, which were considered variables at two levels: 15 and 20 min, 2.5 and 3.5 A/dm2, and 180 and 350 g/L, respectively. We used the response surface methodology (RSM) with a composite central design (CCD). The results of the optimization MSR reveal that to obtain the optimum Type III hard anodizing on AA6063 aluminum alloy with a target thickness of 11.85 µm and a Vickers microhardness of 297.14, a combination consisting of 15 min, 2.55 A/dm2, and 333.15 g/L of H2SO4 is required. Molecular Diversity Preservation International 2025-11-04 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd http://eprints.uanl.mx/30615/1/coatings-15-01306.pdf http://eprints.uanl.mx/30615/1.haspreviewThumbnailVersion/coatings-15-01306.pdf Cabral Miramontes, José Ángel y Gaona Tiburcio, Citlalli y Estupiñan López, Francisco Humberto y Jáquez Muñoz, Jesús Manuel y Almeraya Calderón, Facundo (2025) Optimization of the Hard Anodizing Process in Acidic Baths on AA6063 Aluminum Alloy Using Response Surface Methodology. Coatings, 15 (11). pp. 1-16. ISSN 2079-6412 https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings15111306 1306
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T Tecnología en General
TL Vehículo Motor, Aeronáutica, Astronáutica
TN Ingeniería Minera. Metalurgia
TP Tecnología Química
Cabral Miramontes, José Ángel
Gaona Tiburcio, Citlalli
Estupiñan López, Francisco Humberto
Jáquez Muñoz, Jesús Manuel
Almeraya Calderón, Facundo
Optimization of the Hard Anodizing Process in Acidic Baths on AA6063 Aluminum Alloy Using Response Surface Methodology
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title Optimization of the Hard Anodizing Process in Acidic Baths on AA6063 Aluminum Alloy Using Response Surface Methodology
title_full Optimization of the Hard Anodizing Process in Acidic Baths on AA6063 Aluminum Alloy Using Response Surface Methodology
title_fullStr Optimization of the Hard Anodizing Process in Acidic Baths on AA6063 Aluminum Alloy Using Response Surface Methodology
title_full_unstemmed Optimization of the Hard Anodizing Process in Acidic Baths on AA6063 Aluminum Alloy Using Response Surface Methodology
title_short Optimization of the Hard Anodizing Process in Acidic Baths on AA6063 Aluminum Alloy Using Response Surface Methodology
title_sort optimization of the hard anodizing process in acidic baths on aa6063 aluminum alloy using response surface methodology
topic Ingeniería y Tecnología
T Tecnología en General
TL Vehículo Motor, Aeronáutica, Astronáutica
TN Ingeniería Minera. Metalurgia
TP Tecnología Química
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