Mechanism of the formation of pores in the anodic oxide films on Al in sulfuric acid solution was studied by electron microscopic examination of the films in the stage of the decrease of anode potential with anodizing time in the secondary electrolysis.
The results obtained were as follows.
1) The pores of andic oxide films on Al, formed in the anodizing process in sulfuric acid solution, were found to be produced by the dissolution of intersecting points of the ridges (which had previously been formed in the primary electrolysis) of oxide layers and also of the ridges themselves, when the time of electrolysis was very short.
2) With the progress of electrolysis, the structural features of oxide films was observed to be formed into hexagonal unit cells, of which the dimensions were proportimal to the ratio of 10A/V of the cell voltage measured in the primary electrolysis.
3) When the electrolysis further proceeded in the same electrolyte, the pores, which would be formed under the condition of secondary electrolysis, were also formed by the result of further dissolution of intersecting points of the ridges (which had previously been formed in the primary electrolysis) of oxide layers and also of the ridges themselves.
4) The rate of the formation of pores in the anodic oxide films was found to depend upon the temperature of electrolyte, but not upon the current density.
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