EP0240943A2 - Procédé pour appliquer des couches de conversion sur des surfaces de zinc ou de ses alliages - Google Patents

Procédé pour appliquer des couches de conversion sur des surfaces de zinc ou de ses alliages Download PDF

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EP0240943A2
EP0240943A2 EP87104930A EP87104930A EP0240943A2 EP 0240943 A2 EP0240943 A2 EP 0240943A2 EP 87104930 A EP87104930 A EP 87104930A EP 87104930 A EP87104930 A EP 87104930A EP 0240943 A2 EP0240943 A2 EP 0240943A2
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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
    • C23FNON-MECHANICAL REMOVAL OF METALLIC MATERIAL FROM SURFACE; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL; MULTI-STEP PROCESSES FOR SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL INVOLVING AT LEAST ONE PROCESS PROVIDED FOR IN CLASS C23 AND AT LEAST ONE PROCESS COVERED BY SUBCLASS C21D OR C22F OR CLASS C25
    • C23F11/00Inhibiting corrosion of metallic material by applying inhibitors to the surface in danger of corrosion or adding them to the corrosive agent
    • 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
    • C23CCOATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
    • C23C22/00Chemical surface treatment of metallic material by reaction of the surface with a reactive liquid, leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, e.g. conversion coatings, passivation of metals
    • C23C22/05Chemical surface treatment of metallic material by reaction of the surface with a reactive liquid, leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, e.g. conversion coatings, passivation of metals using aqueous solutions
    • C23C22/60Chemical surface treatment of metallic material by reaction of the surface with a reactive liquid, leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, e.g. conversion coatings, passivation of metals using aqueous solutions using alkaline aqueous solutions with pH greater than 8
    • 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
    • C23CCOATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
    • C23C2222/00Aspects relating to chemical surface treatment of metallic material by reaction of the surface with a reactive medium
    • C23C2222/10Use of solutions containing trivalent chromium but free of hexavalent chromium

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  • the invention relates to a process for producing conversion coatings on zinc or zinc alloy surfaces by means of aqueous solutions which contain ions of polyvalent metals and complexing agents in sufficient amounts to keep the ions of polyvalent metals in solution and their pH is greater than ll is.
  • the object of the invention is to improve these properties of the conversion coatings produced and at the same time to reduce the concentration of the treatment solution and / or its application temperature.
  • the object is achieved by designing the method of the type mentioned at the outset in accordance with the invention in such a way that the surface is brought into contact with a solution, the chromium III ions and ions contains at least two other polyvalent metals.
  • the cations of polyvalent metals that are also used in the aqueous solution in addition to chromium III ions can be of the aforementioned type.
  • a particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention provides for the surfaces to be brought into contact with a solution which contains iron III ions and cobalt and / or nickel ions as further ions of polyvalent metals.
  • Complexing agents suitable for the process according to the invention are organic chelating agents from a wide variety of groups, such as, for example, dicarboxylic acids (malonic acid, fumaric acid, etc.); Amino acids (eg glycine); Hydroxy carboxylic acids (citric acid, gluconic acid, lactic acid, etc.); Hydroxy aldehydes (e.g.
  • acetylacetone aliphatic polyalcohols (eg sorbitol, 1,2-ethanediol); aromatic carboxylic acids (eg salicylic acid, phthalic acid); Aminocarboxylic acids (eg ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid); other compounds, such as, for example, methanephosphonic acid diethanolamide or salts of low molecular weight lignosulphonic acids which are obtained in the production of cellulose, can also be used.
  • the amount of complexing agent that must be present is the amount that is at least sufficient to fully complex bind the existing ions of polyvalent metals. Thus, if the polyvalent metal ion content in the solution increases, the complexing agent content must also be increased.
  • complexing agents which are acidic in nature, can reduce the effective alkalinity of the solution
  • complexing agents in the form of the neutral salts, in particular the alkali metal salts are preferably used. It was found that excess complexing agents beyond the amounts required for complex formation have no advantage.
  • gluconic acid but especially hexahydroxy heptanoic acid or its salts, are used as complexing agents.
  • the most advantageous embodiment of the invention consists in adding chromium as chromium acetate and the ions of the other polyvalent metals as nitrates or other inorganic salts.
  • the aqueous solution must have a pH above II. Best results are achieved in the pH range from l2.2 to l3.3.
  • the adjustment of the pH value can e.g. by triethanolamine, alkali metal hydroxides, alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal phosphates, alkali metal borates, alkali metal silicates, alkali metal polyphosphates, alkali metal pyrophosphates or mixtures thereof.
  • alkali hydroxides especially sodium hydroxide.
  • the amount required to adjust the pH is usually between 5 and 35 g / l.
  • the metal surfaces are brought into contact with a solution which contains ions of the polyvalent metals in a total amount of 0.3 to 3 g / l, preferably 0.4 to 1 g / l.
  • the amount of the complexing agent (s) depends on the solution content of ions of the polyvalent metals. It must be sufficient to keep the ions mentioned in solution.
  • the surfaces are brought into contact with a solution which contains complexing agents in an amount of from 0.05 to 10 g / l, preferably from 1 to 5 g / l (based on the sodium salt of hexahydroxy heptanoic acid) . If other complexing agents are used, equivalent amounts are advantageous.
  • the metal surface is brought into contact with a solution which contains chromium III ions in an amount of 0.04 to 0.4 g / l, preferably 0.1 to 0.3 g / l if ferri ions are used, with a solution which contains these ions in an amount of 0.1 to 0.3 g / l, and if they have a cobalt and / or nickel ion content, with a solution containing these ions in an amount of 0.15 to 0.4 g / l.
  • the amount should be such that 15 to 60%, preferably 20 to 40%, of the total metal ions is assigned a corresponding anion.
  • the treatment of the zinc or zinc alloy surfaces takes place according to conventional technology, e.g. by diving, but especially by spraying.
  • the treatment temperature can in principle reach up to 90 ° C., it is preferably carried out at a temperature below 60 ° C., in particular below 50 ° C. but above 20 ° C.
  • a particular advantage of the invention is that it is possible to achieve very good results at a treatment temperature of 20 to 35 ° C, especially at about 25 ° C.
  • the treatment time is generally 2 to 60 seconds, preferably 5 to 30 seconds.
  • solutions with a lower metal ion concentration require higher temperatures and longer treatment times than those with higher metal ion concentrations.
  • the solution used in the method according to the invention is usually free of chromate ions. Although satisfactory results can also be achieved in other ways, it can be advantageous to use a solution containing chromate ions, advantageously after Treat water rinse.
  • drying can be carried out and, if necessary, a varnish or other coating can be applied.
  • the metal surface to be treated also has exposed iron or steel areas, it can be advantageous to connect a phosphating treatment with solutions based on zinc phosphate or alkali phosphate to the process according to the invention.
  • the cobalt and iron III ions were each introduced via their nitrates, and the chromium III ions were each introduced as acetates.
  • Hot-dip galvanized steel sheets with a zinc coating of 275 g / m2 and usual surface structure were cleaned and sprayed with solution l for 20 seconds at 45 ° C., rinsed with water, treated with a solution containing chromate ions, dried and with an epoxy basecoat and a top coat made of fluorinated polyvinyl fluoride (PVF2).
  • PVF2 fluorinated polyvinyl fluoride
  • the sheets were then scratched diagonally down to the metal surface and exposed to the salt spray test in accordance with ASTM B ll7 for 1000 h.
  • the bubble size and density were then assessed in accordance with BS 3900 Part H 1. Neither blistering nor paint peeling was found. Only a small amount of white rust had formed at the scratch points.

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EP87104930A 1986-04-08 1987-04-02 Procédé pour appliquer des couches de conversion sur des surfaces de zinc ou de ses alliages Expired - Lifetime EP0240943B1 (fr)

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EP (1) EP0240943B1 (fr)
KR (1) KR870010219A (fr)
CN (1) CN87103418A (fr)
CA (1) CA1284762C (fr)
DE (2) DE3765445D1 (fr)
ES (1) ES2018188B3 (fr)
GB (2) GB8608508D0 (fr)

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DE3711095A1 (de) 1987-10-15
GB2188946B (en) 1990-08-01
EP0240943B1 (fr) 1990-10-10
GB8608508D0 (en) 1986-05-14
US4801337A (en) 1989-01-31
CA1284762C (fr) 1991-06-11
CN87103418A (zh) 1987-11-11
KR870010219A (ko) 1987-11-30
DE3765445D1 (de) 1990-11-15
ES2018188B3 (es) 1991-04-01

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