Need to know how much additional thickness our finishes will add to the surface of your parts? You’ve come to the right place!
Sulfuric Anodizing
Type II, Class II (red, gold, blue, clear, and black finishes)
- typically adds ~0.0002”-0.0009” per side
- Type II anodizing adds ~0.0004”-0.0018” to the overall thickness of your parts
Type III, Class II hard anodizing (clear and black finishes)
- typically adds ~0.0005”-0.001” per side
- Type III anodizing adds ~0.001″-0.002″ to the overall thickness of your parts
Chloride Rack Zinc Electroplating
Black, Yellow, and Clear Zinc finishes
- typically adds ~0.0003” per side
- zinc plating adds ~0.0006″ to the overall thickness of your parts
Bright Electrolytic Nickel Plating
Clear Nickel finish
- typically adds ~0.0002” per side
- nickel plating adds ~0.0004″ to the overall thickness of your parts
Powder Coating
Red, yellow, green, black, and white finishes
- typically adds ~0.002″-0.005” per side
- powder coating adds ~0.004″-0.01” to the overall thickness of your parts
For more details about our finish thicknesses and specifications, please check out our anodizing, plating, and powder coating guidelines pages!
In Summary
Type II Anodizing adds ~0.0004”-0.0018” to the overall thickness of your parts
Type III Anodizing adds ~0.001″-0.002″ to the overall thickness of your parts
Zinc plating adds ~0.0006″ to the overall thickness of your parts
Nickel plating adds ~0.0004″ to the overall thickness of your parts
Powder coating adds ~0.004″-0.01” to the overall thickness of your parts
