JPH0472098A - Production of aluminum substrate for printing plate - Google Patents

Production of aluminum substrate for printing plate

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JPH0472098A
JPH0472098A JP18147790A JP18147790A JPH0472098A JP H0472098 A JPH0472098 A JP H0472098A JP 18147790 A JP18147790 A JP 18147790A JP 18147790 A JP18147790 A JP 18147790A JP H0472098 A JPH0472098 A JP H0472098A
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hydrochloric acid
electrolytic
roughening
printing plate
aluminum
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Atsuo Nishino
温夫 西野
Tsutomu Kakei
掛井 勤
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Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To produce an Al substrate for a printing plate having a uniform rough surface with slender pits by adding Mg ions to an electrolytic soln. based on hydrochloric acid and electrolytically roughening the surface of an Al sheet in the electrolytic soln. CONSTITUTION:When the surface of an Al sheet is electrochemically roughened with AC in an electrolytic soln. based on hydrochloric acid to produce an Al substrate for a printing plate, Mg ions are added to the electrolytic soln. to a prescribed concn. The pref. concn. of the hydrochloric acid is about 5-15g/l, the pref. electrolysis time is about 5-90sec, the pref. current density is about 20-100A/dm<2> and the pref. temp. of the electrolytic soln. is about 30-60 deg.C.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 (産業上の利用分野) 本発明は印刷版用アルミニウム支持体の製造方法に関す
るものであり、詳しくはアルミニウム板(アルミニウム
合金を含む)の表面を電気化学的に粗面化処理する方法
に関するもので、特にオフセット印刷版用に適する均一
なハニカム構造に粗面化されたアルミニウム板からなる
印刷版用アルミニウム支持体の製造方法に関するもので
ある。
Detailed Description of the Invention (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a method for producing an aluminum support for printing plates, and more specifically, the present invention relates to a method for producing an aluminum support for printing plates, and more specifically, the present invention relates to a method for producing an aluminum support for printing plates. The present invention relates to a method of chemical treatment, and in particular to a method of producing an aluminum support for a printing plate comprising an aluminum plate roughened into a uniform honeycomb structure suitable for use in offset printing plates.

〔従来の技術〕[Conventional technology]

従来より、オフセット印刷版用支持体としてアルミニウ
ムが使用されているが、その表面は、その上に設けられ
る感光層との密着性を良好にすることと、印刷時に使用
する湿し水を保持することなどを目的として粗面化され
るのが通例である。
Aluminum has traditionally been used as a support for offset printing plates, and its surface has the advantage of providing good adhesion with the photosensitive layer provided on it and retaining the dampening water used during printing. The surface is usually roughened for various purposes.

かかる粗面化方法として、ポールグレイン、ワイヤーグ
レイン、ブラシグレイン等の機械的な粗面化方法が知ら
れているが、近年、塩酸、硝酸などの酸性電解液中でア
ルミニウム板に交流電流を流すことにより、アルミニウ
ム板の表面を電気化学的に粗面化処理をする電解粗面化
方法が注目されている。
Mechanical surface roughening methods such as pole grain, wire grain, and brush grain are known as such surface roughening methods, but in recent years, methods have been developed in which alternating current is passed through an aluminum plate in an acidic electrolyte such as hydrochloric acid or nitric acid. For this reason, an electrolytic surface roughening method that electrochemically roughens the surface of an aluminum plate is attracting attention.

この電解粗面化方法によれば、従来の機械的粗面化方法
に比べて平均粗さ分布の小さな均一な粗面を有するアル
ミニウム板が得られるが、そのような粗面を得るための
条件は極めて狭く、電解液の組成、温度、電解条件など
の諸条件を一定に維持して置けば、製品のバラツキも極
めて少な(均一な性能を有するものを容易に得ることが
出来る。
According to this electrolytic surface roughening method, an aluminum plate having a uniformly roughened surface with a smaller average roughness distribution can be obtained compared to the conventional mechanical roughening method, but the conditions for obtaining such a roughened surface are is extremely narrow, and if various conditions such as electrolyte composition, temperature, and electrolytic conditions are kept constant, there is very little variation in products (products with uniform performance can be easily obtained).

[発明が解決しようとする課題] 電解粗面化処理の前にはアルミニウム板表面から圧延油
や自然酸化皮膜の除去をおこなうのが常法であり、アル
カリエツチングしたあと電解粗面化をおこなう方法(特
開昭54−65607号公報)や、中性塩水溶液中でア
ルミニウム板を陰極電解処理したあとに、電解粗面化を
おこなう方法(特願平1−265287号明細書)など
が知られている。
[Problem to be solved by the invention] It is a conventional method to remove rolling oil and natural oxide film from the surface of an aluminum plate before electrolytic surface roughening treatment, and there is a method in which electrolytic surface roughening is performed after alkali etching. (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 54-65607) and a method in which an aluminum plate is subjected to cathodic electrolytic treatment in a neutral salt aqueous solution and then electrolytically roughened (Japanese Patent Application No. 1-265287) are known. ing.

塩酸を主体とする電解液中での電解粗面化処理工程によ
って得られるピントの直径は約104以上の径の、比較
的浅いクレータ−状ピットであるのが通例である。塩酸
を主体とする電解液中での電解粗面化処理したときに、
比較的小径のピットを得ようとしたとき、米国特許第4
,548.683号明細書に記載のように粗面化に用い
る電解1tBの周波数を高くしたり、米国特許第4,6
66.576号明細書に記載のようにアンモニウムイオ
ン化合物を添加する方法があった。しかしながら前記の
方法では充分に深いピットを得ることはできなかった。
The diameter of the pits obtained by the electrolytic surface roughening process in an electrolytic solution mainly composed of hydrochloric acid is usually a relatively shallow crater-like pit with a diameter of about 104 or more. When subjected to electrolytic surface roughening treatment in an electrolyte containing mainly hydrochloric acid,
When trying to obtain a pit with a relatively small diameter, U.S. Patent No. 4
, 548.683, the frequency of 1 tB of electrolysis used for surface roughening is increased, and US Pat.
There was a method of adding an ammonium ion compound as described in No. 66.576. However, with the above method, it was not possible to obtain sufficiently deep pits.

〔課題を解決するための手段] 本発明者らは鋭意研究の結果、塩酸を主体とした電解液
中での電解粗面化で、その塩酸を主体とする電解液中に
マグネシウムイオンを添加することで、直径に比してピ
ットの深い均一な粗面を有するアルミニウム板を得るこ
とが可能となった。
[Means for Solving the Problems] As a result of intensive research, the present inventors found that by electrolytically roughening the surface in an electrolytic solution mainly composed of hydrochloric acid, magnesium ions were added to the electrolytic solution mainly composed of hydrochloric acid. This made it possible to obtain an aluminum plate having a uniformly rough surface with deep pits compared to its diameter.

本発明の目的は平坦面に、その直径に比して充分な深さ
を有するピットを均一に得ることを目的とした印刷版用
支持体の電解粗面化方法を提供するところにある。
An object of the present invention is to provide a method for electrolytically roughening a printing plate support, the purpose of which is to uniformly obtain pits on a flat surface having a sufficient depth relative to the diameter thereof.

本発明の上記目的は塩酸を主体とする電解液中で、交流
または直流を用いてアルミニウム板に対して電気化学的
に粗面化処理をおこなう印刷版用アルミニウム支持体の
粗面化処理をおこなう印刷版用アルミニウム支持体の粗
面化方法において塩酸を主体とする電解液中にマグネシ
ウムイオンを添加することを特徴とする印刷版用アルミ
ニウム支持体の製造方法によって解決される。
The above object of the present invention is to perform a surface roughening treatment of an aluminum support for a printing plate by electrochemically roughening an aluminum plate using alternating current or direct current in an electrolytic solution mainly containing hydrochloric acid. The problem is solved by a method for producing an aluminum support for printing plates, which is characterized by adding magnesium ions to an electrolytic solution mainly containing hydrochloric acid in the method for roughening the aluminum support for printing plates.

本発明の方法は塩酸を主体とする電解質を使用し、その
電解液中のマグネシウムイオン濃度をマグネシウム塩の
添加物を加え、または前処理工程からのマグネシウムイ
オンの持込みによって、ある一定の濃度範囲内に調整す
ることが特徴である。
The method of the present invention uses an electrolyte mainly composed of hydrochloric acid, and the concentration of magnesium ions in the electrolyte is controlled within a certain concentration range by adding a magnesium salt additive or by bringing in magnesium ions from a pretreatment process. It is characterized by being adjusted to.

本発明における印刷版用アルミニウム支持体の電解条件
としてとくに有利な条件は次の通りである。塩酸濃度は
5〜15g/j!、アルミニウム板中には鉄、銅、マン
ガン、マグネシウム等が含まれていてもよい、また特願
平1−56377号明細書で開示されているように、ア
ンモニウムイオンが含まれている電解液でもよい。
Particularly advantageous electrolysis conditions for the aluminum support for printing plates in the present invention are as follows. Hydrochloric acid concentration is 5-15g/j! The aluminum plate may contain iron, copper, manganese, magnesium, etc., and as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 1-56377, an electrolyte containing ammonium ions may also be used. good.

本発明において交流を用いて酸性電解液中で電気化学的
に粗面化するということは金属イオンを含む酸性電解液
中でアルミニウム板と対極との間に交流電流を供給して
電気化学的な粗面化処理を施すことをいう0本発明でい
う酸性電解液とは通常の交流を用いた電気化学的な粗面
化に用いるものがいずれも使用できるが、特に好適なも
のは塩酸を5〜15 g/1.含有する液であり、これ
らの液に硝酸アルミニウム、塩化アルミニツムミ硝酸ア
ンモニウム、塩化アンモニウム、硝酸マンガン、塩化マ
ンガン、硝酸鉄、塩化鉄などのN01−またはC!−を
含む塩類を添加してもよい、そのほか電解液中の微量成
分としてアルミニウム板から溶は出す金属イオンを添加
してより安定的に粗面化をおこなえるようにしてもよい
ことはもちろんである。電解処理時間は、長過ぎても短
か過ぎても最適な粗面が得られず5〜90秒が好ましい
In the present invention, electrochemical roughening in an acidic electrolyte using alternating current means that alternating current is supplied between the aluminum plate and the counter electrode in an acidic electrolyte containing metal ions. The acidic electrolyte referred to in the present invention can be any one used for electrochemical surface roughening using ordinary alternating current, but a particularly preferred one is one in which hydrochloric acid is added to ~15 g/1. These liquids contain N01- or C! such as aluminum nitrate, aluminum chloride, ammonium nitrate, ammonium chloride, manganese nitrate, manganese chloride, iron nitrate, iron chloride, etc. It goes without saying that salts containing - may be added, and metal ions dissolved from the aluminum plate may be added as trace components in the electrolyte to more stably roughen the surface. . If the electrolytic treatment time is too long or too short, an optimum rough surface will not be obtained, so 5 to 90 seconds is preferable.

を流密度は20〜100A/dm’が好ましい。The current density is preferably 20 to 100 A/dm'.

液温は30〜60℃が好ましい、粗面化に用いる電源は
交流でも直流でも良いが、連続的に直流を用いて粗面化
処理をおこなうときは陽極と陰極を交互に配列する方法
が好ましい。
The liquid temperature is preferably 30 to 60°C. The power source used for surface roughening may be AC or DC, but when roughening the surface using continuous DC, it is preferable to alternately arrange the anodes and cathodes. .

交流を用いて粗面化をおこなうときは粗面化に使用する
電源の周波数としては電解液の種類によって0.1〜4
00Hzまで幅広く選択できる。周波数は80〜140
H2が好ましく、電源波形としてはデユーティ比1:l
の矩形波を用いることが設備上望ましい、波形歪は時定
数で表わすと、2m5ec以下が良い0本発明でいう、
アルミニウム板に交流電流を供給する対極としてはカー
ボンが好ましい。
When roughening the surface using alternating current, the frequency of the power source used for surface roughening is 0.1 to 4 depending on the type of electrolyte.
You can select from a wide range of frequencies up to 00Hz. Frequency is 80-140
H2 is preferable, and the power supply waveform has a duty ratio of 1:l.
In terms of equipment, it is desirable to use a rectangular wave of 2m5ec or less when expressed as a time constant.
Carbon is preferred as the counter electrode for supplying alternating current to the aluminum plate.

本発明は電解粗面化に関するものであり、特公昭57−
16918号公報に記されているような機械的粗面化と
電解粗面化を組み合わせた方法にも適応できることはい
うまでもない。
The present invention relates to electrolytic surface roughening.
Needless to say, it is also applicable to a method that combines mechanical surface roughening and electrolytic surface roughening as described in Japanese Patent No. 16918.

[実施例1] JIS1050アルミニウム板を苛性ソーダ水溶液で洗
浄し水洗した。このアルミニウム板を塩酸濃度12.5
g/f!、アルミニウムイオン濃度5g/lの電解液中
35℃で電流密度35A/d■2で11.5秒間電解粗
面化処理をおこなった。このとき、塩酸電解液中のマグ
ネシウムイオン濃度をOg//!ないし40g/lと変
化させたところ、結果は第1表に示す通りになった。
[Example 1] A JIS1050 aluminum plate was washed with a caustic soda aqueous solution and then with water. This aluminum plate was washed with hydrochloric acid at a concentration of 12.5
g/f! Electrolytic surface roughening treatment was carried out in an electrolytic solution having an aluminum ion concentration of 5 g/l at 35° C. and a current density of 35 A/d2 for 11.5 seconds. At this time, the magnesium ion concentration in the hydrochloric acid electrolyte is Og//! When the concentration was varied from 40 g/l to 40 g/l, the results were as shown in Table 1.

この場合の電解条件としては、塩酸濃度12,5g/l
、アルミニウムイオン濃度5 g/l、液温35゛C1
電流密度35A/dm”、電解時間11.5秒は共通条
件であった。
In this case, the electrolytic conditions are as follows: hydrochloric acid concentration: 12.5 g/l
, aluminum ion concentration 5 g/l, liquid temperature 35°C1
Common conditions were a current density of 35 A/dm'' and an electrolysis time of 11.5 seconds.

また、粗面化に用いた交流電源の周波数は60Hzであ
った。
Further, the frequency of the AC power source used for surface roughening was 60 Hz.

第1表より明らかなように、マグネシウムイオンが16
〜40 g/lのとき印刷版として好適な、平坦部に均
一に生成した直径が51!a程度の均一なピットを得る
ことが可能となった。
As is clear from Table 1, magnesium ion is 16
~40 g/l, the diameter uniformly generated on the flat part is 51, which is suitable as a printing plate! It became possible to obtain uniform pits of about a size.

第1表 品質等級 A:均一 B:やや均− 粗面化形状の観察は、日本電子製走査型電子顕微鏡JS
M−T22OAを用いておこなった。なお、観察に際し
電解粗面化後の アルミニウム板を硫酸水溶液300g
/ffiに、60°Cで120秒間浸漬した後に水洗し
、電解粗面化で生成した水酸化アルミニウムを除去した
Table 1: Quality grade A: Uniform B: Slightly uniform
This was done using M-T22OA. In addition, during observation, the aluminum plate after electrolytic roughening was soaked in 300 g of sulfuric acid aqueous solution.
/ffi for 120 seconds at 60°C and then washed with water to remove aluminum hydroxide produced by electrolytic surface roughening.

[発明の効果] 本発明に記したように、塩酸を主体とした電解液中で交
流を用いてアルミニウム板またはアルミニウム合金を電
解粗面化するにあたり、電解液中にマグネシウムイオン
を添加することで印刷版用支持体として好適な粗面を得
ることが可能になった。
[Effects of the Invention] As described in the present invention, when electrolytically roughening an aluminum plate or an aluminum alloy using alternating current in an electrolytic solution mainly composed of hydrochloric acid, adding magnesium ions to the electrolytic solution It became possible to obtain a rough surface suitable as a support for printing plates.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 塩酸を主体とする電解液中で交流を用いて電気化学的に
粗面化処理をおこなう印刷版用アルミニウム支持体の製
造方法において、前記塩酸を主体とする電解液中にマグ
ネシウムイオンを含有することを特徴とする印刷版用ア
ルミニウム支持体の製造方法。
In a method for producing an aluminum support for a printing plate in which surface roughening treatment is carried out electrochemically using alternating current in an electrolytic solution mainly composed of hydrochloric acid, magnesium ions are contained in the electrolytic solution mainly composed of hydrochloric acid. A method for producing an aluminum support for printing plates, characterized by:
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