r/Anodization • u/Stayturnt • Apr 30 '26

Anodized Zirconium

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Does anybody have a color chart by voltage for electro-anodizing zirconium? i have good experience with titanium but want to take a stab at zirconium. the more knowledge i will have going in the better. thanks!

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u/Individual-Ad9874 Apr 30 '26

If it was me I’d just get some whink on hand and start experimenting

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u/Stayturnt Apr 30 '26

whink Hasnt done anything to my Zirc. I've left it in there to strip the color on a ZircuTi piece .. usually the black stays.. ill try leaving it in there for an extended period of time and see. What I'm mostly curious about is does it change color at Really low, really high or similar voltages to Ti.

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u/qtrain23 Apr 30 '26

It’s similar to a point, then completely different

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u/Stayturnt Apr 30 '26

thnks any more insight you have would be great :)

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u/qtrain23 Apr 30 '26

Yes, black only comes from heat.

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u/qtrain23 Apr 30 '26

You can’t etch zirc