Aluminium Anodizing and Surface Treatment
Metallurgy of Anodizing Aluminum – The Connection Between Microstructure and Aluminum Anodic Oxide Formation and Growth
Date & Location: May 9 / Olympic Hotel, Tehran
Dr. Jude M. Runge
Metallurgical Engineer and Surface Scientist, Comprehensive Metallurgical Consulting and CompCote International, Inc.
Topics:
- Metallurgy Basics for Aluminum Surfaces
- Anodizing Basics – Relating Corrosion Science to the Anodizing Process
- A Theoretical Approach to Anodic Oxide Formation
- Manufacturing and Microstructure – Impact on the Aluminum Surface
- Interfacial Phenomena in Anodizing Aluminum
- Anodizing for Design and Function
- Question and Answer Session – Time for Discussion
About Course:
The Metallurgy of Anodizing Aluminum is a day-long class that 1) presents the connection between corrosion science and the nucleation and growth of the anodic oxide; 2) shows that the composition and microstructure of the base metal, as the source of the oxide, are linked to the process of oxide growth and development, and 3) shows that the the quality of the aluminum substrate defines the quality of the anodic oxide finish. This is not a class that teaches one how to anodize, but a class that explains what happens when one anodizes.
About instructor:
Dr. Jude Mary Runge’s career as a metallurgical engineer and surface scientist spans more than 30 years in industrial, government and academic professional settings. Her analytical expertise and experience encompasses a variety of manufacturing processes for all materials as well as the science and engineering of metal finishing. She is recognized internationally as a nonferrous specialist focusing on the metallurgy of aluminium and aluminium alloys as well as anodizing and the theoretical treatment of porous anodic oxide formation. She has lectured throughout the United States and Western Europe, Brazil, China and India as an invited and plenary speaker. She is the inventor and owner of the patented CompCote™ process for anodizing aluminum. Dr. Runge received her Ph.D. in Metallurgy at the University of Illinois at Chicago under Dr. Michael McNallan. Her book, The Metallurgy of Anodizing Aluminum, will be published by Springer Scientific Publishing, Co., and will be available in 2016.