An unusual phenomenon observed when anodising CP titanium to produce coloured surfaces for jewellery and other decorative uses

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 4-6, 2006, Pages 440-444

  Bartlett, Lynne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Titanium jewellery anodising

Indexed keywords

COLOR; JEWELRY MANUFACTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THIN FILM DEVICES; TITANIUM;

GROWTH FEATURES; OXIDE GROWTHS; RANDOM ORIENTATIONS; TITANIUM JEWELLERY ANODIZING;

ANODIC OXIDATION;

EID: 33144454973     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2005.06.026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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