Experiment: Two raw pieces of Ti anodized in different baths @ 85VDC until amperage dropped to .10. I prepared the raw Ti in a lye bath, rinsed in well water, scrubbed with dish soap in a 3M surfaced sponge and then rinsed in warm well water (handling via stainless tweezers).
One bath: TSP, baking soda and well water.
Other bath: Well water.
I rinsed off the large Ti plate in the bath between baths but only dried off the Ti rod (connects to the target) on a towel between baths.
Result: The dirty bath quickly gave the purple anodization with lots of bubbles while the clean bath gave the gold/yellowish anodization very slowly with few bubbles. Clearly, the ingredients of the bath make a different.
Before:
After:
The setup:
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One bath: TSP, baking soda and well water.
Other bath: Well water.
I rinsed off the large Ti plate in the bath between baths but only dried off the Ti rod (connects to the target) on a towel between baths.
Result: The dirty bath quickly gave the purple anodization with lots of bubbles while the clean bath gave the gold/yellowish anodization very slowly with few bubbles. Clearly, the ingredients of the bath make a different.
Before:
After:
The setup:
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