CN112458447A - Method for coloring silver oxide gray at constant temperature of copper alloy - Google Patents

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CN112458447A
CN112458447A CN202011373231.9A CN202011373231A CN112458447A CN 112458447 A CN112458447 A CN 112458447A CN 202011373231 A CN202011373231 A CN 202011373231A CN 112458447 A CN112458447 A CN 112458447A
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Abstract

The invention discloses a method for coloring silver oxide gray at constant temperature of copper alloy, which is characterized by comprising the following steps of: (1) preparing a coloring liquid: stirring and dissolving lead carbonate, acetic acid and sodium thiosulfate and standing to obtain a coloring liquid; (2) copper alloy pretreatment: firstly, placing copper alloy in degreasing liquid for ultrasonic degreasing, then preparing polishing liquid, chemically polishing the copper alloy for 5-15s, then taking out and cleaning, and then activating for 30-60s by means of sulfuric acid activating liquid; (3) heating the coloring liquid prepared in the step (1) to 80 ℃ and keeping the temperature constant, immersing the copper alloy treated in the step (2) into the coloring liquid and slowly stirring, soaking for 50-60s to realize silver gray coloring, then taking out the copper alloy, washing with clear water and drying, and protecting by using wax. The invention has the advantages of convenient operation, high efficiency, reliability, good effect and simple formula, and is suitable for popularization and application of constant-temperature silver oxide gray coloring of copper alloy.

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Method for coloring silver oxide gray at constant temperature of copper alloy
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of surface treatment, and particularly relates to a method for coloring silver oxide gray at constant temperature of copper alloy.
Background
The basic principle of the coloring process is that a layer of very thin compound is formed on the surface of copper and its alloy by chemical oxidation or anode electrolysis or cathode electrolysis, thereby producing various shades of color including yellow, orange, red, purple, blue, green, black, cyan, bronze, etc., but the electrolysis process needs to consume a large amount of electric energy and needs large-scale equipment. In the prior art, various coloring processes exist, but a plurality of problems exist: the formula components are complex, the required coloring treatment time is long, the coloring effect is poor, a film layer is easy to fall off, the service life of the coloring liquid is short, and the coloring thickness is uneven.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to overcome the defects and provide the method for coloring the copper alloy constant-temperature silver oxide gray, which is convenient to operate, efficient, reliable, good in effect and simple in formula.
The purpose of the invention and the main technical problem of solving the invention are realized by adopting the following technical scheme:
the invention discloses a method for coloring silver oxide gray at constant temperature of copper alloy, which comprises the following steps:
(1) preparing a coloring liquid: weighing 15-20g of lead carbonate, placing the lead carbonate in a beaker with the capacity of 1L, adding 200mL of deionized water, stirring and dissolving, weighing 35-40mL of acetic acid, slowly stirring and adding the acetic acid into the solution, standing the solution for 30min, weighing 45-60g of sodium thiosulfate, adding the sodium thiosulfate into the standing solution, stirring and dissolving, and standing for 60min to obtain a coloring solution;
(2) copper alloy pretreatment: firstly, measuring 40-60g of oil powder LCX-52 (industrial grade), adding water to dilute the oil powder LCX-52 to 1L, heating the oil powder LCX-52 to 50-60 ℃, then placing the copper alloy in deoiling liquid to carry out ultrasonic deoiling, taking out the oil powder after 30-60s, washing the oil powder with deionized water, then weighing 90-120g of chromic anhydride and 10-15mL of sulfuric acid, adding water to dilute the copper alloy to 1L, uniformly stirring the mixture to prepare polishing solution, taking out the copper alloy after chemical polishing for 5-15s, washing the copper alloy, then preparing 20-50mL/L of sulfuric acid as activating solution, taking out the copper alloy after activating the copper alloy for 30-60s at room temperature;
(3) coloring: heating the coloring liquid prepared in the step (1) to 80 ℃ and keeping the temperature constant, immersing the copper alloy treated in the step (2) into the coloring liquid and slowly stirring, soaking for 50-60s to realize silver gray coloring, then taking out the copper alloy, washing with clear water and drying, and protecting by using wax.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has obvious advantages and beneficial effects. According to the technical scheme, in the method for coloring the grey silver oxide at the constant temperature of the copper alloy, the lead carbonate, the sodium thiosulfate and the acetic acid are added into the coloring liquid formula, the compactness and the film forming rate of the film layer are improved due to the addition of the lead carbonate, the acetic acid can adjust the pH =4 of the coloring liquid to enable the film layer to be more compact, the synergistic interaction effect is achieved with the added lead carbonate, the brightness can be improved, the stability and the corrosion resistance of the coloring layer are improved, and the uniformity and the attractiveness of the appearance color are guaranteed. S ionized by sodium thiosulfate2O3 2-And S2-With metal ions Pb2+Black sulfide particles are formed and attached on the surface of copper or copper alloy to form a bottom color, and the color is increased from silver gray to lake blue to silver gray along with the red color of the copper alloy. The extent of the chemical reaction varies with the reaction time, and the resulting color of the mixture varies, which may be determined by a variety of factors, including grain size, interference of light, etc. In a word, the invention has the advantages of convenient operation, high efficiency, reliability, good effect and simple formula, and is suitable for popularization and application of the constant-temperature silver oxide gray coloring of the copper alloy.
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The following preferred embodiments, detailed descriptions of the specific implementation, structure, features and effects of the method for coloring silver oxide gray at constant temperature for copper alloy according to the present invention are provided below.
Example 1:
the method for coloring the silver gray oxide at constant temperature of the copper alloy is characterized by comprising the following steps of:
(1) preparing a coloring liquid: weighing 15g of lead carbonate, placing the lead carbonate in a beaker with the capacity of 1L, adding 200mL of deionized water, stirring and dissolving, weighing 35mL of acetic acid, slowly stirring and adding the acetic acid into the solution, standing the solution for 30min, weighing 45g of sodium thiosulfate, adding the sodium thiosulfate into the solution after standing, stirring and dissolving the sodium thiosulfate, and standing for 60min to obtain a coloring solution;
(2) copper alloy pretreatment: firstly, 40g of oil powder LCX-52 (industrial grade) is measured, water is added to dilute the oil powder LCX-52 to 1L, the copper alloy is placed in deoiling liquid to carry out ultrasonic deoiling after being heated to 50 ℃, the copper alloy is taken out after 30s and cleaned by deionized water, 90g of chromic anhydride and 10mL of sulfuric acid are weighed, water is added to dilute the copper alloy to 1L and then stirred uniformly to prepare polishing solution, the copper alloy is taken out after being chemically polished for 5s and cleaned, then 20mL/L of sulfuric acid is prepared to be used as activating solution, and the copper alloy is taken out and cleaned after being activated for 30s at room;
(3) coloring: heating the coloring liquid prepared in the step (1) to 80 ℃ and keeping the temperature constant, immersing the copper alloy treated in the step (2) into the coloring liquid and slowly stirring, soaking for 50s to realize silver gray coloring, then taking out the copper alloy, cleaning with clear water and drying, and protecting by using wax.
Example 2:
the method for coloring the silver gray oxide at constant temperature of the copper alloy is characterized by comprising the following steps of:
(1) preparing a coloring liquid: weighing 17.5g of lead carbonate, placing the lead carbonate in a beaker with the capacity of 1L, adding 200mL of deionized water, stirring and dissolving, weighing 37.5mL of acetic acid, slowly stirring and adding the acetic acid into the solution, standing the solution for 30min, weighing 52.5g of sodium thiosulfate, adding the sodium thiosulfate into the standing solution, stirring and dissolving, and standing for 60min to obtain a coloring solution;
(2) copper alloy pretreatment: firstly, 50g of oil powder LCX-52 (industrial grade) is measured, water is added to dilute the oil powder LCX-52 to 1L, the copper alloy is placed in deoiling liquid to carry out ultrasonic deoiling after being heated to 55 ℃, the oil powder is taken out after 45s and cleaned by deionized water, 105g of chromic anhydride and 12.5mL of sulfuric acid are weighed, water is added to dilute the oil alloy to 1L and stirred uniformly to prepare polishing solution, the copper alloy is taken out after being chemically polished for 10s and cleaned, then 35mL/L of sulfuric acid is prepared to be used as activating solution, and the copper alloy is taken out after being activated for 45s at room temperature and cleaned;
(3) coloring: heating the coloring liquid prepared in the step (1) to 80 ℃ and keeping the temperature constant, immersing the copper alloy treated in the step (2) into the coloring liquid and slowly stirring, soaking for 55s to realize silver gray coloring, then taking out the copper alloy, cleaning with clear water and drying, and protecting by using wax.
Example 3:
the method for coloring the silver gray oxide at constant temperature of the copper alloy is characterized by comprising the following steps of:
(1) preparing a coloring liquid: weighing 20g of lead carbonate, placing the lead carbonate in a beaker with the capacity of 1L, adding 200mL of deionized water, stirring and dissolving, weighing 40mL of acetic acid, slowly stirring and adding the acetic acid into the solution, standing the solution for 30min, weighing 60g of sodium thiosulfate, adding the sodium thiosulfate into the solution after standing, stirring and dissolving the sodium thiosulfate, and standing for 60min to obtain a coloring solution;
(2) copper alloy pretreatment: firstly, 60g of oil powder LCX-52 (industrial grade) is measured, water is added to dilute the oil powder LCX-52 to 1L, the copper alloy is placed in deoiling liquid to carry out ultrasonic deoiling after the temperature is heated to 60 ℃, the oil powder is taken out after 60s and cleaned by deionized water, 120g of chromic anhydride and 15mL of sulfuric acid are weighed, water is added to dilute the oil alloy to 1L and stirred uniformly to prepare polishing solution, the copper alloy is taken out after being chemically polished for 15s and cleaned, 50mL/L of sulfuric acid is prepared to be used as activating solution, and the copper alloy is taken out and cleaned after being activated for 60s at room;
(3) coloring: heating the coloring liquid prepared in the step (1) to 80 ℃ and keeping the temperature constant, immersing the copper alloy treated in the step (2) into the coloring liquid and slowly stirring, soaking for 60s to realize silver gray coloring, then taking out the copper alloy, washing with clear water and drying, and protecting by using wax.
The invention has the advantages of convenient operation, high efficiency, reliability, good effect and simple formula, and is suitable for popularization and application of constant-temperature silver oxide gray coloring of copper alloy.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention in any way, and any simple modification, equivalent change and modification made to the above embodiment according to the technical spirit of the present invention are within the scope of the present invention without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention.

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1. The method for coloring the silver gray oxide at constant temperature of the copper alloy is characterized by comprising the following steps of:
(1) preparing a coloring liquid: weighing 15-20g of lead carbonate, placing the lead carbonate in a beaker with the capacity of 1L, adding 200mL of deionized water, stirring and dissolving, weighing 35-40mL of acetic acid, slowly stirring and adding the acetic acid into the solution, standing the solution for 30min, weighing 45-60g of sodium thiosulfate, adding the sodium thiosulfate into the standing solution, stirring and dissolving, and standing for 60min to obtain a coloring solution;
(2) copper alloy pretreatment: firstly, measuring 40-60g of oil powder LCX-52 (industrial grade), adding water to dilute the oil powder LCX-52 to 1L, heating the oil powder LCX-52 to 50-60 ℃, then placing the copper alloy in deoiling liquid to carry out ultrasonic deoiling, taking out the oil powder after 30-60s, washing the oil powder with deionized water, then weighing 90-120g of chromic anhydride and 10-15mL of sulfuric acid, adding water to dilute the copper alloy to 1L, uniformly stirring the mixture to prepare polishing solution, taking out the copper alloy after chemical polishing for 5-15s, washing the copper alloy, then preparing 20-50mL/L of sulfuric acid as activating solution, taking out the copper alloy after activating the copper alloy for 30-60s at room temperature;
(3) coloring: heating the coloring liquid prepared in the step (1) to 80 ℃ and keeping the temperature constant, immersing the copper alloy treated in the step (2) into the coloring liquid and slowly stirring, soaking for 50-60s to realize silver gray coloring, then taking out the copper alloy, washing with clear water and drying, and protecting by using wax.
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