The authors formerly developed the method of coloring the anodic oxide film on aluminium with black as described below :
1. Heat up to about 300°C the aluminium plate coated with the anodic oxide film.
2. Blow against the plate the air containing vapor of organic compounds.
3. Make the thermal decomposition of the organic compounds proceed in the fine pores of the film, to deposit some high-carbon substances and make them stabilized.
This time the coloring conditions of this black film were examined using an apparatus somewhat improved, and simultaneously the surface analysis of the colored film was carried out. The various properties of the black film were also examined.
The significant results are the following :
1. The use of dicyclopentadiene for the organic compound enables to impart deep-black color to the film even under the treating conditions of 190°C and 5 minutes.
2. Carbon, the coloring component, penetrates into deepest part of the film.
3. This black film is not good in abrasion resistance and corrosion resistance but excels in light resistance and has similar hardness to the super hard film, together with very unique electric properties.
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