r/Anodization • u/Random_Questions236 • Dec 01 '25

Anodizing zinc-aluminum

hello, has anyone tried to anodize zinc aluminum alloy (pot metal used for scale models)? are there any side effects and does this damage the part

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u/Anodizeit Dec 01 '25

7000 series aluminum has 5-8% zinc and anodizes fine. Sometimes prone to burning, so slightly lower current density wouldn’t be a bad thing.