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Comment by lukevp

2 days ago

Anodizing and oxidation are 2 totally different things.

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Brian_K_White  2 days ago

anodizing is literally oxidizing

  • nikisweeting  2 days ago

    Yes but anodization implies thickness around ~5–25 micrometers (µm) for aluminum. The natural oxide coating is ~2-5 nanometers (1,000–5,000× less thick).

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