CA2246215C - Multilayer non-stick coating of improved hardness for aluminum articles and articles and culinary utensils incorporating such coating - Google Patents

Multilayer non-stick coating of improved hardness for aluminum articles and articles and culinary utensils incorporating such coating Download PDF

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CA2246215C
CA2246215C CA 2246215 CA2246215A CA2246215C CA 2246215 C CA2246215 C CA 2246215C CA 2246215 CA2246215 CA 2246215 CA 2246215 A CA2246215 A CA 2246215A CA 2246215 C CA2246215 C CA 2246215C
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    • 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
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Abstract

A multilayer non-stick coating of improved hardness for aluminum articles includes an alumina-based hard first layer obtained by anodic oxidation of the aluminum article immersed in an alkaline solution. Micro-arcs are applied to the article by means of a high current and a high potential difference. A second layer based on polytetrafluoroethylene and chemical agents constitutes a primer for one or more polytetrafluoroethylene-based finish layers.

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Multilayer non-stick coating of improved hardness for aluminum articles and articles and culinary utensils incorporating such coating The present invention concerns a multilayer non-stick coating of improved hardness for aluminum or aluminum alloy articles.
The invention is also directed to aluminum or aluminum alloy articles and in particular culinary utensils incorporating a coating in accordance with the invention.
Coatings based on polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) applied to the inside and/or outside surface of aluminum culinary utensils have the disadvantage of being sensitive to scratching and to wear.
To overcome this disadvantage, it has previously been proposed to apply the PTFE-based coating on top of a hard underlayer obtained by anodizing the aluminum or by thermal plasma sputtering, for example.
However, these solutions have not yielded satisfactory results.
The aim of the present invention is to provide a non-stick coating for aluminum articles having increased resistance to scratching and wear.
The invention consists in a multilayer non-stick coating of improved hardness for aluminum articles including an alumina-based hard first layer obtained by anodic oxidation of the aluminum article immersed in an alkaline solution during applications of micro-arcs to said article by means of a high current and a high potential difference and a second layer based on polytetrafluoroethylene and chemical agents constituting a primer for one or more polytetrafluoroethylene-based finish layers.
The process for obtaining the first hard layer based on alumina is described, for example, in an article by FEDOROV and others published in 1983 in the Russian journal Physics and Chemistry of Materials Processing, under a title translating as "Composition and structure of the strength and surface layer of aluminum alloys obtained by micro-arc oxidation" and in author's certificates in the name MARKOV N 1200591 published in 1989, titled in translation "Method of application of coatings to metals and alloys", and N 1713990 published in 1992, titled in translation "Micro-arc anodization process for metals and alloys".
The above layer comprises Cc alumina and 'y alumina covered with a surface layer of porous mullite (silico-alumina).
This hard layer is much harder and much more resistant to wear than alumina layers obtained by conventional anodization or by thermal plasma sputtering.
We have found that PTFE-based primer and finish layers applied to the alumina-based hard layer adhere very well to the latter and impart to the PTFE-based non-stick coating excellent resistance to wear and to scratching.
Other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent in the following description.
In the accompanying drawings, which are provided by way of non-limiting example:
Figure 1 is a diagrammatic representation of an installation for applying a hard alumina layer to an aluminum article.
Figure 2 is a sectional view of the hard non-stick coating of the invention.
The application process for an aluminum article, for example a culinary utensil, will be described first.
Figure 1 shows a container 1 containing an alkaline solution 2 into which dip an anode 3 and a cathode 4.
The anode 3 is an aluminum article whose surface is to be oxidized.
The anode 3 and the cathode 4 are connected to a generator 5 capable of applying a high potential difference, for example in the range 500 volts to 1 000 volts, between the anode 3 and the cathode.
The generator 5 can also generate short pulses of high current so as to form electrical micro-arcs for oxidizing the surface of the aluminum article 3.
This oxidation forms a hard layer 6 of alumina on the surface of the article (see figure 2).
The layer 6 is made up mainly of a alumina and a low percentage of y alumina.
It is covered with a surface layer 7 of mullite (silico-alumina) which is porous.
Depending on the period of application of the micro-arcs, the thickness of the hard alumina layer 6 can vary in the range 5 microns to 100 microns.
The alumina layer has a much higher hardness and a much higher resistance to wear than coatings obtained by conventional anodization or by thermal plasma sputtering.
The Vickers hardness of this layer is greater than 1 500 whereas that of convention ceramic layers obtained by anodization is at most equal to 450.
In accordance with the invention, the following are applied to the hard layer 6, 7 obtained in this way: a second layer 8 based on polytetrafluoroethylene and chemical agents to constitute a primer and then one or two polytetrafluoroethylene-based finish layers 9, 10.
The layers 8, 9, 10 can have a total thickness in the range 5 microns to 50 microns.
The table below gives examples of compositions of the various layers 8, 9, 10 in the case of a non-stick coating for culinary utensils.
Component Layer 8 Layer 9 Layer 10 weight % weight % weight %
Silica sol precipitated to 10 - 30 0 0 30% dry extract in aqueous SNOWTEX" C.30 solution Polytetrafluoroethylene, 20 - 50 80 - 90 80 - 90 60% dzy extract, aqueous dispersion. (* ) Perfluoroalkoxy, 50% dry 0 - 20 0 0 extract, aqueous dispersion (PFA 6900 HOECHST) Mica flakes coated with 0 0 - 3 0 - 3 Titanium dioxide Iron oxide or carbon black 0 - 5 0 - 0.5 0 mineral pigments Emulsion of spreading 0 - 15 10 - 20 10 - 20 agents, 15% dry extract including approximately 5% - 10% acrylic copolymers Polyamide-imide resin in 0 - 40 0 0 aqueous solution, 12% dry extract (*) Polytetrafluoroethylene dispersion is preferably Daikin" DIK or D46 After application of layers 8, 9 and 10 the coating obtained is sintered at a temperature in the range 400 C to 420 C for a period in the range 3 minutes to minutes.
The PTFE-based layer 8, 9 and 10 are found to adhere very well to the alumina-based hard layer 6, 7.
10 This result is explained by the porous nature of the alumina layer 6, 7. Because of this, particles of PTFE
in the primer layer 8 can penetrate into the pores of the mullite layer 7 to assure excellent adhesion of the layer 8.
Before applying the PTFE coating the surface can be polished to remove some or all of the mullite and thereby 5 obtain a smoother surface.
The PTFE coating can be applied to the hard layer either when polished as described above or not, as previously, and polished after sintering it.
In all cases the same result is obtained: a coating that is extremely resistant to scratching and having the non-stick properties of a conventional polytetrafluoroethylene coating, because the PTFE is lodged in the pores present throughout the thickness of the layer of A1203 and mullite.
The present invention is intended particularly for non-stick coatings of culinary articles, but applies equally to any article on which a slippery surface having excellent hardness and resistance to wear is required (for example the hotplate of an iron).

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1. A multilayer non-stick coating of improved hardness and increased resistance to scratching and wear for aluminum articles including the following layers:

- a first layer comprising .alpha.-alumina and .gamma.-alumina covered with a surface layer of mullite, such first layer, that is provided with a hardness of greater than 1500 Vickers, being obtained by anodic oxidation of the aluminum article immersed in an alkaline solution during application of micro-arcs to said article, said mullite layer optionally being partially or totally removed, - a second layer comprising polytetrafluoro-ethylene which constitutes a primer for - one or more finished layers comprising polytetrafluoroethylene.
2. The coating claimed in claim 1 wherein said first layer has a thickness in the range of 5 microns to 100 microns.
3. The coating claimed in claim 1 or 2 wherein said second layer and said finish layer(s) have a thickness in the range of 5 microns to 50 microns.
4. An aluminum or aluminum alloy article having a coating as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3.
5. An aluminum or aluminum alloy culinary utensil having a coating as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3.
6. Method for manufacturing an aluminum article coated with a multilayer non-stick coating, said coated article having improved hardness and increased resistance to scratching and wear, said method including the following steps:
7 a) producing directly on an aluminum article a porous first layer comprising .alpha.-alumina and .gamma.-alumina covered with a surface layer of mullite, such porous first layer, that is provided with a hardness of greater than 1500 Vickers, being produced by anodic oxidation of the aluminum article immersed in an alkaline solution during application of micro-arcs, b) applying on this porous first layer a second layer comprising polytetrafluoroethylene which constitutes a primer for one or more finished layers comprising polytetrafluoroethylene, c) applying thereto one or more finished layers comprising polytetrafluoroethylene, and d) sintering the coating thus obtained.

7. The method claimed in claim 6, wherein it further comprises, prior to step b), a polishing step in order to remove some or all of the mullite layer.
8. The method claimed in claim 6 or 7, further including, after step d), a final step of polishing part of the coating obtained.
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