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COLOR & APPLICATION OPTIONS
Cerakote
UNIQUE
Cerakote offers over 200 unique and popular colors, and can be applied to all ferrous and non-ferrous metals, plastics, composites and many other substrates making it a universal coating as an anodizing alternative.
Anodizing
LIMITED
Due to the chemicals used in the process, anodizing offers a very limited color selection and can only be used on aluminum and titanium surfaces.
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Cerakote
ACCESSIBLE
Cerakote’s required coating line has a lower cost and smaller footprint, that is highly efficient for low to high volume operations.
Anodizing
INCONVENIENT
Anodizing requires costly equipment, storage, and chemicals that require a large footprint.
COLOR CONSISTENCY
Cerakote
UNIFORM
Cerakote can adhere to any grade of aluminum or titanium, allowing customers to produce consistent color and finishes regardless of the grade of the substrate. Cerakote’s color fastness is held to a standard of < ±1Δ. This results in better quality, lower fall-out, and cost savings.
Anodizing
UNCONTROLLED
Color consistency is known to vary widely from part to part and batch to batch due to chemical variations and subtle differences in the substrate that cannot be controlled.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Cerakote
COMPLIANT
Cerakote does not contain any heavy metals and is VOC compliant in all 50 states. Cerakote is a REACH, ROHS, and prop 65 compliant coating.
Anodizing
HAZARDOUS
The process of anodizing incorporates the use of acids that can be dangerous and require wastewater treatment as well as waste disposal that can be costly.
