Material
Confirm EN AW‑6082 + temper + product form
The alloy designation alone is not sufficient. Temper, section thickness, product form and material certification influence both mechanical properties and finishing behavior.
Open material node →Manufacturing Route · 001
EN AW‑6082
→ hard anodizing.
A structured route for an EN AW‑6082 engineering component requiring hard anodizing, with ISO 10074:2021 as the standard context when specified by the drawing or contract.
ATLAS route scope: this page organizes a manufacturing decision path. It does not replace a drawing, controlled standard, process qualification, inspection plan or supplier approval. The final route must be validated against the actual component and contract.
Route sequence
Six decisions before release.
Machining strategy
Define finished dimensions before coating
Identify critical diameters, fits, threads, bearing interfaces, sealing faces and any surfaces that may require masking. Hard anodic oxide develops both into and outward from the original surface.
Process preparation
Plan masking, electrical contact and surface preparation
Contact areas, forbidden marks, masked features and pretreatment requirements should be agreed before processing. Geometry can influence local coating behavior.
Core process
Hard anodize to the drawing requirement
Thickness, final condition, sealing/impregnation and any performance requirement must come from the drawing, purchase specification or controlled standard—not from a generic default.
Open process node →Standard context
Apply ISO 10074:2021 only when specified
ISO 10074:2021 is the dedicated ISO standard for hard anodic oxidation coatings on aluminum and its alloys. Supplier-specific conformity must be evidenced separately.
Open standard node →Inspection
Inspect the characteristics that matter to function
At minimum, verify the coating and dimensional requirements stated on the drawing. Additional abrasion, corrosion, dielectric or other tests should be included only where required by the applicable specification or application.
Critical decision
The route can fail before anodizing starts.
Dimensional stack-up
A precision feature can become nonconforming if machining tolerance, coating build-up, masking and inspection strategy are treated independently.
- Identify the finished functional dimension.
- Define which surfaces are coated and which are masked.
- Agree whether the machining drawing is pre-coat or post-coat dimensional logic.
- Confirm inspection method and measurement location.
Industrial Intelligence Graph
The nodes behind this route.
Supplier evidence gate
Candidate process capability, not automatic route approval.
Current public ATLAS state
Oxycolor Alu SA
Hard-anodizing capability
Documented
Public hardcoat thickness values
36 µm / 50 µm
EN AW‑6082 part-specific acceptance
Must be confirmed
ISO 10074-specific conformity evidence
Not yet evidenced in ATLAS
ATLAS therefore identifies Oxycolor as a current process-capable supplier node for hard anodizing. It does not automatically approve the complete route for a specific part or publish an ISO 10074 conformity claim.
Open Supplier Passport →Release checklist
Minimum information ATLAS would want before matching.
01Alloy + temper + material certificate requirement
02Drawing revision + geometry / part envelope
03Critical dimensions and fit strategy
04Areas to coat, mask or keep electrically conductive
05Hard-anodizing thickness and tolerance requirement
06Sealed, unsealed, dyed or impregnated final condition
07Governing standard / customer specification
08Required inspection and test evidence
ATLAS Match
Run this requirement through the public matcher.
The current alpha interface exposes the same graph logic used by this route and keeps unresolved supplier evidence visible.
Public product · Alpha
→
ATLAS Match
Material + process + standard context → route + supplier evidence.
ATLAS methodology
This route is assembled from ATLAS Material node 001, Process node 001, Standard node 001 and Supplier Passport 001. The route deliberately preserves evidence gaps instead of silently filling them.