99.99% aluminum sheets were anodized at current densities of 1.87-37.4A/dm
2 in hydroxycarboxylic acid solutions, pK
a values of which were less than 4. The bath concentrations were between 0.01M/
l and saturated solution and the bath temperatures between 20°C and boiling point. Porous and uniform coatings were obtained in tartaric and malic acid baths at relatively high temperatures and with concentrated solutions. In this case,
E-t curves were of stationary type and the bath voltage depended on the temperature and the concentration. The coatings were thick, integrally colored and also hard enough to be highly resistant to abrasion, as will be reported in another paper. On the other hand, at low temperatures and concentrations, the anode was locally attacked. By the infrared absorption spectrum of the porous coatings, it was elucidated that=CO radical is contained in the coatings. It was recognized therefore that the reaction products of these acids are incorporated in the porous coatings. In the bath of lactic, salicylic or γ-resorcylic acid, the uniform coating was not obtained. Although the values of pK
a of these acids are relatively low, the bath concentrations are not high enough to form the porous coating, because of the low solubility of the acids.
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