Subject: Re: Dimensional changes from anodizing

From: "Carl Mork" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 94 10:50:06 PST

On Tue, 13 Dec 1994 19:32:08 GMT, 
David Kucharczyk  <[email-masked]> wrote:

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>Does anodizing aluminum increase the size of the part being anodized ?
>If so by how much ?  Do I need to cover any precision areas such as 
>threads and holes that take press fit bushings ?
Not that I can measure.  Anodizing, after all, is a method of essentially
dying aluminum.  The outermost layer of molecules will increase slightly,
but not within most people's ability to measure.
    Plating on the other hand, WILL increase the size of an object.
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