Black Anodize

Black Anodize is an electrochemical process that converts the metal surface into a decorative, durable, corrosion-resistant, anodic oxide finish

Anodizing is accomplished by immersing the aluminum into an acid electrolyte bath and passing an electric current through the medium. A cathode is mounted to the inside of the anodizing tank; the aluminum acts as an anode, so that oxygen ions are released from the electrolyte to combine with the aluminum atoms at the surface of the part being anodized. Anodizing is, therefore, a matter of highly controlled oxidation the enhancement of a naturally occurring phenomenon

Most anodizing on machined parts is of commonly specified Type II sulfuric anodizing. The Type II designators come from the common Military specification, MIL-A-8625.