Anodizing steel?

[SilicateWielder]

Hey guys, I was originally considering using spray-on truck bed lining to color and reinforce my case, while it would work if I do it right I started looking into other methods of achieving the same

 

What I came acrossed is anodizing, and in my situation I would be heating the steel chassis of my case to achieve this

(I am aware that I will have to remove electronic components of my case to do this)

 

My question is, what temperatures do I need to hit in order to achieve certain colors? A list would be nice but if that's not possible I'd like to achieve a blue or bronze color. Research has not provided me with the answers I need.

[W-L]

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I believe what your looking at is Bluing not anodizing which is usually done on aluminium, anodizing can be done on steel but is more like etching it, if your looking into bluing metal your going to need to strip the case to bare metal first and use an oven to evenly heat them, your looking into fairly hot temperatures:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempering_(metallurgy)#/media/File:Tempering_standards_used_in_blacksmithing.JPG

 

@8:15

-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sAw4Q1PM8Y-

[bob345]

anodized steel is rust. Steel does not work like other metals where the oxidation protects the metal underneath,

[SilicateWielder]

I believe what your looking at is Bluing not anodizing which is usually done on aluminium, anodizing can be done on steel but is more like etching it, if your looking into bluing metal your going to need to strip the case to bare metal first and use an oven to evenly heat them, your looking into fairly hot temperatures:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempering_(metallurgy)#/media/File:Tempering_standards_used_in_blacksmithing.JPG

 

@8:15

-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sAw4Q1PM8Y-

 

 

anodized steel is rust. Steel does not work like other metals where the oxidation protects the metal underneath,

 

Thank you, I was not aware of this. I'll save the color index for future reference

[W-L]

Thank you, I was not aware of this. I'll save the color index for future reference

 

If your were looking into "anodizing" steel it's more like etching in a chemical bath with a small current, this can be the result, to my knowledge very few places do this kind of work:

http://www.corrosionhelp.com/

http://infohost.nmt.edu/~burleigh/JECS_2007.pdf