Effect of the wave form of the power source on anodic oxidation (electrolytic coloring) of titanium using a bath containing H
3PO
4, H
2SO
4, and H
2O
2 with or without Al
2(SO
4)
3 or CoSO
4 was studied. As the wave forms of the power source, a complete flat wave and uncomplete rectified waves, such as single-phase half-wave, two-phase half-wave, three-phase half-wave and six-phase half-wave, were used.
As a result, colored thick films obtained from using the uncomplete rectified wave forms in a short time were more uniform and clearer than these obtained from using the complete flat wave form. This reason is as follows ; the electrolysis using the uncomplete rectified wave forms is equal to that with high current density over 10 A/dm
2, because the voltage and the current of the uncomplete rectified wave forms have high peak value. Also the spark discharges of the uncomplete rectified wave forms occur smoothly because their currents are intermittent. The thickness, the color and the surface of the film obtained from using the uncomplete rectified wave forms are decided by the peak voltage.
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