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Offline xwarpTopic starter

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Anodic coating on aluminum between ground mating surfaces.
« on: February 20, 2015, 08:03:36 am »
What problems will I run into over time by doing this.

Think in terms of UHF and up signals and RF grounding in waveguides.
 

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Re: Anodic coating on aluminum between ground mating surfaces.
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2015, 08:41:48 am »
Its a great insulation material, you will get a nice thin dielectric slot.
Your part manufacturer can prevent intended coating, however, by leaving a sacrifice tab and removing it after anodizing (bad to tools as it is very, very hard) or coat it with a removable masking laquer. Removing a anodized sacrifice will be expensive. Be aware that aluminium is self-coating a bit on air so process it fast.

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Re: Anodic coating on aluminum between ground mating surfaces.
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2015, 03:29:35 pm »
Consider having it nickel plated instead ($$?) or using a different metal like brass or plated steel.

You can make an insulated RF contact if the overlap length is 1/4 wavelength, but this only works for a narrow range of frequencies.  A microwave oven door is a good example.

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