Treating aluminum workpieces

Surface defects on rolled alulminium alloy sheet, particularly that intended for use as lithographic plate substrate, are caused by copper-containing particles. The invention provides a method of improving the sheet by removing the particles by anodising in an aggressive electrolyte, particularly a....

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Hauptverfasser: BALL JONATHAN, AMOR MARTIN PHILIP
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Zusammenfassung:Surface defects on rolled alulminium alloy sheet, particularly that intended for use as lithographic plate substrate, are caused by copper-containing particles. The invention provides a method of improving the sheet by removing the particles by anodising in an aggressive electrolyte, particularly a.c. anodising at a current density of at least 2 kAm-2.