EP0188975A1 - Verfahren zum säuren Beizen von Stahlen, insbesondere von rostfreien Stahlen - Google Patents

Verfahren zum säuren Beizen von Stahlen, insbesondere von rostfreien Stahlen Download PDF

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EP0188975A1
EP0188975A1 EP85420013A EP85420013A EP0188975A1 EP 0188975 A1 EP0188975 A1 EP 0188975A1 EP 85420013 A EP85420013 A EP 85420013A EP 85420013 A EP85420013 A EP 85420013A EP 0188975 A1 EP0188975 A1 EP 0188975A1
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23GCLEANING OR DE-GREASING OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY CHEMICAL METHODS OTHER THAN ELECTROLYSIS
    • C23G1/00Cleaning or pickling metallic material with solutions or molten salts
    • C23G1/02Cleaning or pickling metallic material with solutions or molten salts with acid solutions
    • C23G1/08Iron or steel
    • C23G1/086Iron or steel solutions containing HF

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  • the present invention relates to a new method for carrying out the pickling of steel parts, and it relates more particularly, although not exclusively, to pickling by acid of stainless steels.
  • the object of the present invention is to avoid these drawbacks by eliminating the use of nitric acid as a pickling oxidant.
  • the method according to the invention for pickling steel parts, and in particular stainless steel consists in applying to the pieces to be pickled, a treating liquid solution, and it is characterized in that this treating liquid solution is an acid solution hydrofluoric HF.
  • the solution has a hydrofluoric acid concentration of between 5 and 50 g per liter, for a pH of between 0 and 3.
  • the pickling solution necessarily contains ferric inos Fe 3+ .
  • the pickling solution has a concentration of ferric ion Fe 3+ greater than 1 g / l and less than 150 g / l.
  • the treating solution is applied at a temperature between 10 and 70 ° C, for a residence time between 30 seconds and 5 minutes.
  • the pickling bath is subjected to an oxygenation operation.
  • the hydrofluoric acid treatment solution is placed at a REDOX potential of between -200 and +800 mV, potential measured between a platinum electrode and an Ag / Ag Cl reference electrode.
  • REDOX potential is the difference in potential measured between a non-corrodable electrode (for example platinum) and a reference electrode (for example Ag / Ag Cl or calomel saturated these two electrodes being immersed in the bath to be studied. The value thus measured makes it possible to characterize the oxidizing power of the chemical solution.
  • the new process consists in replacing the oxidant HN 0 3 by the oxidant Fe 3+ introduced in the form of fluorinated complexex.
  • Hydrofluoric acid HF is also the other necessary constituent of the stripper mixture.
  • the flow of air injected is obviously largely in excess of the stoichiometry; but the air injection also contributes to a certain agitation which is positive from the point of view of stripping action.
  • This process can be used, not only to pickle stainless steels, but also most mild steels, in particular silicon steels (which are currently often pickled with hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid, acids requiring very important regeneration or treatment facilities).

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EP85420013A 1985-01-22 1985-01-22 Verfahren zum säuren Beizen von Stahlen, insbesondere von rostfreien Stahlen Expired - Lifetime EP0188975B8 (de)

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DE3588013T DE3588013T3 (de) 1985-01-22 1985-01-22 Verfahren zum säuren Beizen von Stahlen, insbesondere von rostfreien Stahlen.
EP85420013A EP0188975B8 (de) 1985-01-22 1985-01-22 Verfahren zum säuren Beizen von Stahlen, insbesondere von rostfreien Stahlen
AT85420013T ATE121804T1 (de) 1985-01-22 1985-01-22 Verfahren zum säuren beizen von stahlen, insbesondere von rostfreien stahlen.

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US4872919A (en) * 1988-01-28 1989-10-10 The Procter & Gamble Company Method for removing precipitated calcium citrate from juice pasteurization or sterilization equipment
DE3937438A1 (de) * 1989-02-23 1990-08-30 Krupp Stahl Ag Verfahren zum beizen von stahl
FR2673200A1 (fr) * 1991-02-25 1992-08-28 Ugine Aciers Procede de surdecapage de materiaux en acier tels que les aciers inoxydables et les aciers allies.
EP0505606A1 (de) * 1991-03-29 1992-09-30 Itb S.R.L. Verfahren zum Beizen und Passivieren von rostfreiem Stahl ohne Verwendung von Salpetersäure
US5154774A (en) * 1985-09-19 1992-10-13 Ugine Aciers De Chatillon Et Gueugnon Process for acid pickling of stainless steel products
EP0582121A1 (de) * 1992-08-06 1994-02-09 Itb S.R.L. Verfahren zum Beizen und Passivieren von rostfreiem Stahl ohne Verwendung von Salpetersäure
EP0769574A1 (de) * 1995-10-18 1997-04-23 NOVAMAX ITB s.r.l. Verfahren zum Beizen und Passivieren von rostfreiem Stahl ohne Salpetersäure
FR2745301A1 (fr) * 1996-02-27 1997-08-29 Usinor Sacilor Procede de decapage d'une piece en acier et notamment d'une bande de tole en acier inoxydable
US5843240A (en) * 1995-10-18 1998-12-01 Novamax Itb S.R.L. Process for stainless steel pickling and passivation without using nitric acid
FR2772050A1 (fr) * 1997-12-10 1999-06-11 Imphy Sa Procede de decapage d'acier et notamment d'acier inoxydable
EP0949354A1 (de) * 1998-04-06 1999-10-13 SOLVAY (Société Anonyme) Beizverfahren
RU2154696C1 (ru) * 1999-06-08 2000-08-20 Московский государственный вечерний металлургический институт Способ обработки окисленных металлических материалов
DE19850524C2 (de) * 1998-11-03 2002-04-04 Eilenburger Elektrolyse & Umwelttechnik Gmbh Nitratfreies Recycling-Beizverfahren für Edelstähle
US6554908B1 (en) 1999-05-03 2003-04-29 Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien Process for pickling stainless steel in the absence of nitric acid and in the presence of chloride ions
WO2003048418A3 (de) * 2001-12-07 2004-08-26 Henkel Kgaa Verfahren zum beizen von martensitischem oder ferritischem edelstahl
US20080280046A1 (en) * 2007-02-12 2008-11-13 Bryden Todd R Process for treating metal surfaces
WO2010056825A3 (en) * 2008-11-14 2010-07-15 Ak Steel Properties, Inc. Process for pickling silicon steel with an acidic pickling solution containing ferric ions

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US5154774A (en) * 1985-09-19 1992-10-13 Ugine Aciers De Chatillon Et Gueugnon Process for acid pickling of stainless steel products
WO1987001739A1 (fr) * 1985-09-19 1987-03-26 Ugine Gueugnon S.A. Procede de decapage acide de produits en acier inoxydable
US4872919A (en) * 1988-01-28 1989-10-10 The Procter & Gamble Company Method for removing precipitated calcium citrate from juice pasteurization or sterilization equipment
DE3937438A1 (de) * 1989-02-23 1990-08-30 Krupp Stahl Ag Verfahren zum beizen von stahl
DE3937438C2 (de) * 1989-02-23 1998-01-29 Wilfried Simmer Verfahren zum Beizen von Stahl
EP0501867A1 (de) * 1991-02-25 1992-09-02 Ugine S.A. Verfahren zum Beizen von Stahlwerkstoffen wie z.B. rostfreien und legierten Stählen
US5690748A (en) * 1991-02-25 1997-11-25 Ugine Aciers De Chatillon Et Gueugnon Process for the acid pickling of stainless steel products
FR2673200A1 (fr) * 1991-02-25 1992-08-28 Ugine Aciers Procede de surdecapage de materiaux en acier tels que les aciers inoxydables et les aciers allies.
EP0505606A1 (de) * 1991-03-29 1992-09-30 Itb S.R.L. Verfahren zum Beizen und Passivieren von rostfreiem Stahl ohne Verwendung von Salpetersäure
EP0582121A1 (de) * 1992-08-06 1994-02-09 Itb S.R.L. Verfahren zum Beizen und Passivieren von rostfreiem Stahl ohne Verwendung von Salpetersäure
EP0769574A1 (de) * 1995-10-18 1997-04-23 NOVAMAX ITB s.r.l. Verfahren zum Beizen und Passivieren von rostfreiem Stahl ohne Salpetersäure
US5843240A (en) * 1995-10-18 1998-12-01 Novamax Itb S.R.L. Process for stainless steel pickling and passivation without using nitric acid
US6068001A (en) * 1995-10-18 2000-05-30 Novamax Itb S.R.L. Process for stainless steel pickling and passivation without using nitric acid
FR2745301A1 (fr) * 1996-02-27 1997-08-29 Usinor Sacilor Procede de decapage d'une piece en acier et notamment d'une bande de tole en acier inoxydable
EP0792949A1 (de) * 1996-02-27 1997-09-03 USINOR SACILOR Société Anonyme Verfahren zum Beizen von Stahlwerkstücken, insbesondere Blechband aus rostfreiem Stahl
US5992196A (en) * 1996-02-27 1999-11-30 Usinor Process for pickling a piece of steel and in particular a sheet strip of stainless steel
FR2772050A1 (fr) * 1997-12-10 1999-06-11 Imphy Sa Procede de decapage d'acier et notamment d'acier inoxydable
EP0922787A1 (de) * 1997-12-10 1999-06-16 Imphy S.A. Verfahren zum Beizen von rostfreiem Stahl
EP0949354A1 (de) * 1998-04-06 1999-10-13 SOLVAY (Société Anonyme) Beizverfahren
US6210491B1 (en) 1998-04-06 2001-04-03 Solvay Pickling process
US6428625B1 (en) 1998-04-06 2002-08-06 Solvay (Societe Anonyme) Process for pickling a metal using hydrogen peroxide
DE19850524C2 (de) * 1998-11-03 2002-04-04 Eilenburger Elektrolyse & Umwelttechnik Gmbh Nitratfreies Recycling-Beizverfahren für Edelstähle
US6554908B1 (en) 1999-05-03 2003-04-29 Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien Process for pickling stainless steel in the absence of nitric acid and in the presence of chloride ions
RU2154696C1 (ru) * 1999-06-08 2000-08-20 Московский государственный вечерний металлургический институт Способ обработки окисленных металлических материалов
WO2003048418A3 (de) * 2001-12-07 2004-08-26 Henkel Kgaa Verfahren zum beizen von martensitischem oder ferritischem edelstahl
US20080280046A1 (en) * 2007-02-12 2008-11-13 Bryden Todd R Process for treating metal surfaces
US9234283B2 (en) * 2007-02-12 2016-01-12 Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa Process for treating metal surfaces
WO2010056825A3 (en) * 2008-11-14 2010-07-15 Ak Steel Properties, Inc. Process for pickling silicon steel with an acidic pickling solution containing ferric ions
US8128754B2 (en) 2008-11-14 2012-03-06 Ak Steel Properties, Inc. Ferric pickling of silicon steel

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