EP0347420A4 - A method of forming a corrosion resistant coating. - Google Patents

A method of forming a corrosion resistant coating.

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EP0347420A4
EP0347420A4 EP19880902363 EP88902363A EP0347420A4 EP 0347420 A4 EP0347420 A4 EP 0347420A4 EP 19880902363 EP19880902363 EP 19880902363 EP 88902363 A EP88902363 A EP 88902363A EP 0347420 A4 EP0347420 A4 EP 0347420A4
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Bruce Roy William Hinton
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23—COATING 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
    • C23C—COATING 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
    • C23C22/00—Chemical 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
    • C23C22/05—Chemical 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
    • C23C22/06—Chemical 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 aqueous acidic solutions with pH less than 6
    • C23C22/48—Chemical 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 aqueous acidic solutions with pH less than 6 not containing phosphates, hexavalent chromium compounds, fluorides or complex fluorides, molybdates, tungstates, vanadates or oxalates
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23—COATING 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
    • C23C—COATING 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
    • C23C22/00—Chemical 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
    • C23C22/05—Chemical 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
    • C23C22/06—Chemical 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 aqueous acidic solutions with pH less than 6
    • C23C22/48—Chemical 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 aqueous acidic solutions with pH less than 6 not containing phosphates, hexavalent chromium compounds, fluorides or complex fluorides, molybdates, tungstates, vanadates or oxalates
    • C23C22/53—Treatment of zinc or alloys based thereon

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  • the present invention relates to a method of forming coatings on metal surfaces " to inhibit corrosio .
  • Corrosion is an electrochemical process . generally consisting of two or more partial reactions.
  • cathodic sites which may be copper or iron rich micro-constituents, . cathodic reactions such as the reduction of oxygen (O2 + 2H 2 0 + 4e ⁇ 0H ) and the evolution of hydrogen 2H + 2e ⁇ H 2 occur- Inhibition of corrosion can be achieved if any of these reactions can be stopped or the rates at which they proceed reduced.
  • chromates have been the accepted inhibitors of corrosion of aluminium alloys in aqueous environments .
  • chromates are employed in paint films and sealants . Chromates are classified as anodic inhibitors because they prevent metal dissolution by forming a stable passive film on the metal surface.
  • Zinc salts have also been used to inhibit corrosion. Inhibition by zinc cations results from the deposition of insoluble zinc hydroxide at cathodic sites promoting reduced rates of cathodic reaction. Thus, zinc is classified as a cathodic inhibitor. In practice, it is frequently used as zinc phosphate.
  • the corrosion resistance was attributed to the formation of a complex hydrated cerium oxide film on the aluminium alloy.
  • the research suggested that the cerium oxide film, if applied as a coating to 7075 aluminium alloy, could offer protection against corrosion in chloride containing environments .
  • a method of forming a coating containing cerium on the surface of a metal comprising:
  • the method comprises the use of hydrogen peroxide as the oxidising agent.
  • the preferred method comprises:
  • the metal is any one of aluminium, steel, zinc, cadmium and magnesium.
  • cerium salt is cerium chloride.
  • the pH of the acidic solution is less than 3.0 prior to contact with the metal surface.
  • the pH of the acid solution is above 3.0 in the region -of the metal surface after contact with the metal surface.
  • the quality of the coating is dependent on a number of factors such as the concentration of cerium cations in the acidic solution and the contact time of the acidic solution with the metal surface. It is preferred that the concentration of the cerium cations is between 5000 and 15000 parts per million (ppm) and the contact time is less than 60 minutes. It is particularly preferred that the concentration of the cerium cations is 10000 ppm and the contact time is 7 minutes.
  • test specimens were prepared by forming coatings on samples of 7075 aluminium alloy plate (Al, 5.6% Zn, 2.5% Mg, 1.6% Cu, 0.3% Cr) .
  • Each test specimen was formed by mixing together cerous chloride and hydrogen peroxide to form an aqueous acidic solution and then immersing samples of 7075 aluminium alloy plate in the acidic solution to form a coating thereon.
  • the effect of the following variables on corrosion rate of the test specimens was investigated:
  • the graph in Figure 1 illustrates the effect of the concentration of cerous chloride in the acidic solution on the corrosion rate of a series of test ' specimens prepared under the following conditions: ( a ) pH : 2 . 7 ;
  • the graph indicates that only a small concentration of cerous chloride in the acidic solution was required to form corrosion-resistant coatings on the samples of 7075 aluminium alloy plate. Specifically, a
  • the graph in figure 1 also confirms the effectiveness of the use of cerium to form corrosion-resistant coatings. Specifically, the graph indicates that corrosion rates of only 4.2 ⁇ g/m 2 /sec were recorded with test specimens prepared in acidic solutions containing between 5000 and 20,000 ppm cerous chloride (cf corrosion rate of 7 ⁇ g/m /sec for untreated samples of 7075 aluminium alloy plate).
  • the graph in Figure 2 illustrates the effect of the concentration of hydrogen peroxide in the acidic solution on the corrosion rate of a series of test specimens prepared under the following conditions:
  • the graph indicates that the concentration of hydrogen peroxide in the acidic solution had a significant effect on the corrosion-resistant characteristics of the coatings formed on the samples of 7075 aluminium alloy plate. This is reflected by the fact that a relatively high corrosion rate of 5.5 ⁇ g/m /s&c was recorded with a test specimen prepared in an acidic solution containing 1% hydrogen peroxide,
  • the graph in figure 3 illustrates the effect of the pH of the acidic solution on the corrosion rate of a series of test specimens prepared under the following conditions . :
  • the graph indicates that the pH of the acidic solution had a significant effect on the corrosion-resistant characteristics of coatings formed on the samples of 7075 aluminium alloy plate.
  • the profile of the graph in Figure 3 indicates an optimum range of values of pH centred on 2.5. It is thought that the progressive increase in corrosion rate as the pH decreased from 2.5 was due to the pH being increasingly too low for the subsequent increase in- pH following contact with the samples of 7075 aluminium alloy plate to reach a threshold pH at which cerium precipitates. Moreover, whilst not clearly shown in the graph, it is expected that the corrosion rate would progressively increase as the pH increased from 2.5, and it is thought this trend would be due to cerium precipitating in the bulk of the acidic solution rate than as a coating on the samples of 7075 aluminium alloy plate.
  • the graphs in Figures 4 and 5 respectively illustrate the effect of immersion time and immersion temperature on the corrosion rate of a series of test specimens prepared under the set conditions for the pH of the acidic solution and concentrations of H 2 0 2 and CeCl3 (7H2O) described above.
  • the graph in Figure 4 indicates that an. immersion time of only 3 minutes was necessary to form a corrosion-resistant coating on a sample of 7075 aluminium alloy plate, and the graph in Figure 5 indicates that the temperature of the acidic solution did not affect significantly the corrosion-resistant characteristics of the coatings formed on the samples of 7075 aluminium alloy plate.
  • a series of experiments was carried out to investigate the adhesion of an epoxy primer/polyurethane paint film to coatings formed from cerium.
  • the experiments comprised forming a paint film on the test specimens and then gluing a block having an upstanding shaft onto the paint film. The block was then rotated about the axis of the shaft while the plate was held stationary. The torque at failure was determined to provide a measure of the adhesion strength of the paint film to the coatings .
  • test specimens similar to those described in the foregoing were prepared.
  • the only change in the procedure for preparing the test specimens was the addition of brighteners to the acidic solution.
  • the brighteners included pearl glue, dextrose, glucose and starch. It was found that there was a further lowering of the corrosion rates of the test specimens.
  • test specimens were prepared by forming coatings on zinc plate rather than 7075 aluminium plate. It was found that the rate of corrosion of the test specimens was up to 8 times less than the rate of corrosion of untreated zinc plate.
  • the acidic solution thus formed has a pH approximately 2, and when the metal contacts the solution the surface layers of the metal are attacked and hydrogen is evolved. The evolution of. hydrogen results in an increase in the pH at the metal surface.
  • the above preferred method of forming a cerium cation coating has a number of advantages over the known methods.
  • One of the advantages is that the method is not dependent on applying a cathodic potential to form a coating in a reasonable time.
  • Another advantage is that the method results in coatings that are uniform, have good corrosion properties and paint film adhesion properties.
  • cerous chloride as the source of cerium cations
  • cerous sulphate as the source of cerium cations
  • mischmetall chloride as the source of cerium sulphate
  • cerous perehlorate cerium acetyl acetonate
  • cerous nitrate cerous nitrate

Abstract

A method forming a cerium based coating onto the surface of a metal is characterised by forming an acidic solution having a pH below that at which cerium precipitates, oxidising cerium cations from the +3 to the +4 valency state and immersing the metal in the acidic solution thereby to increase the pH sufficiently to cause cerium to precipitate on the metal.

Description

A METHOD OF FORMING A CORROSION RESISTANT COATING
The present invention relates to a method of forming coatings on metal surfaces "to inhibit corrosio .
Corrosion is an electrochemical process . generally consisting of two or more partial reactions.. At anodic sites on the metal surface dissolution occurs, which for aluminium is written Al j> Al + 3e. At cathodic sites, which may be copper or iron rich micro-constituents, . cathodic reactions such as the reduction of oxygen (O2 + 2H20 + 4e ^ 0H ) and the evolution of hydrogen 2H + 2e ^H2 occur- Inhibition of corrosion can be achieved if any of these reactions can be stopped or the rates at which they proceed reduced.
For many years, chromates have been the accepted inhibitors of corrosion of aluminium alloys in aqueous environments . In the aircraft industry chromates are employed in paint films and sealants . Chromates are classified as anodic inhibitors because they prevent metal dissolution by forming a stable passive film on the metal surface.
Zinc salts have also been used to inhibit corrosion. Inhibition by zinc cations results from the deposition of insoluble zinc hydroxide at cathodic sites promoting reduced rates of cathodic reaction. Thus, zinc is classified as a cathodic inhibitor. In practice, it is frequently used as zinc phosphate.
The recently recognised toxicity of chromates together with the adverse effects of phosphates on natural waterways has led to interest in the use of more environmentally acceptable chemicals for corrosion inhibition.
It has been reported in an article by B.R.W. Hinton, D.R. Arnott, L. Wilson and others entitled "The Inhibition of Aluminium Alloy Corrosion by Rare Earth Metal Cations" published in Corrosion Australia June 1985 that additions of cerous cations to sodium chloride solution significantly reduce the rate of corrosion of 7075 aluminium alloy. It was found that the cerous cations act as a cathodic inhibitor.
The corrosion resistance was attributed to the formation of a complex hydrated cerium oxide film on the aluminium alloy. The research suggested that the cerium oxide film, if applied as a coating to 7075 aluminium alloy, could offer protection against corrosion in chloride containing environments .
Subsequent research showed that three methods of treatment could cause the formation of a coating which contained cerium oxide. The findings of the research was reported in an article by B.R.W. Hinton, D.R. Arnott and N.E. Ryan entitled "Cerium Conversion Coatings for the Corrosion Protection of Aluminium" published in Vol. 9 No. 3 (1986) of Metals Forum. The methods of treatment disclosed in the article are (a) open circuit exposure to cerous chloride solution, (b) cathodic treatment in aqueous cerous chloride solution, or (c) cathodic treatment in cerous nitrate dissolved in butoxyethanol.
However, it was found that the coatings prepared at open circuit potential are not a viable option from the practical viewpoint because they take over 100 hours to prepare. Furthermore, it was found that, whilst coatings can be prepared cathodically in aqueous solutions in as little as 0.5 hours, in many instances, the coatings lack durability because of blistering on the surface and thus have limited practical applications. Furthermore, whilst it was found that coatings formed by cathodic treatment in cerous nitrate dissolved in butoxyethanol could be formed in as little as 150 seconds, in many instances, the coatings are subject to cracking and thus have limited practical applications. A more significant problem for both cathodic treatments is that the equipment required and the procedure involved in the cathodic treatments are generally inconvenient from a practical viewpoint. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of forming a cerium based coating onto a metal surface which alleviates the disadvantages of the prior art methods described above.
In accordance with the present invention there is provided a method of forming a coating containing cerium on the surface of a metal, comprising:
(a) forming an aqueous acidic solution, containing cerium cations,
(b) oxidising the cerium cations to the +4 valency state, and
(c) contacting the acidic solution with the metal surface thereby to cause the evolution of gaseous hydrogen in the region of the metal surface with the result that the pH of the acidic solution increases in the region of the metal surface to a value in excess of that required to precipitate the cerium ιn tne +4 valency state thereby to cause cerium to precipitate onto the metal surface uniformly over the whole of the metal surface.
It is preferred that the method comprises the use of hydrogen peroxide as the oxidising agent. In this regard, the preferred method comprises:
(a) mixing a cerium salt and hydrogen peroxide to form an aqueous acidic solution in which the cerium cations are substantially oxidised to the +4 valency state, (b) contacting the acidic solution with the metal surface thereby to cause evolution of gaseous hydrogen in the region of the metal surface with the result that the pH of the acidic solution increases in the region of the metal surface to cause precipitation of eerie hydro peroxide onto the metal surface uniformly over the whole of the metal surface in contact with .the solution, and
(c) drying the metal surface to convert the eerie hydro peroxide to hydrated cerium oxide.
It is preferred that the metal is any one of aluminium, steel, zinc, cadmium and magnesium.
It is preferred that the cerium salt is cerium chloride.
It is preferred that the pH of the acidic solution is less than 3.0 prior to contact with the metal surface.
It is preferred that the pH of the acid solution is above 3.0 in the region -of the metal surface after contact with the metal surface.
The quality of the coating is dependent on a number of factors such as the concentration of cerium cations in the acidic solution and the contact time of the acidic solution with the metal surface. It is preferred that the concentration of the cerium cations is between 5000 and 15000 parts per million (ppm) and the contact time is less than 60 minutes. It is particularly preferred that the concentration of the cerium cations is 10000 ppm and the contact time is 7 minutes.
A number of test specimens were prepared by forming coatings on samples of 7075 aluminium alloy plate (Al, 5.6% Zn, 2.5% Mg, 1.6% Cu, 0.3% Cr) . Each test specimen was formed by mixing together cerous chloride and hydrogen peroxide to form an aqueous acidic solution and then immersing samples of 7075 aluminium alloy plate in the acidic solution to form a coating thereon. The effect of the following variables on corrosion rate of the test specimens was investigated:
(a) pH of the acidic solution,
(b) concentration of hydrogen peroxide;
(c) concentration of cerous chloride;
(d) temperature of the acidic solution during immersion of samples of 7075 aluminium alloy plate; and
(e) time of immersion of samples 7075 aluminium alloy plate.
The results of the investigations are shown in the graphs in Figures 1 to 5.
The graph in Figure 1 illustrates the effect of the concentration of cerous chloride in the acidic solution on the corrosion rate of a series of test' specimens prepared under the following conditions: ( a ) pH : 2 . 7 ;
(b) concentration of H2O2 : 5%;
(c) temperature of immersion: 50°C; and
(d) time of immersion: 10 minutes.
The graph indicates that only a small concentration of cerous chloride in the acidic solution was required to form corrosion-resistant coatings on the samples of 7075 aluminium alloy plate. Specifically, a
2 corrosion rate of 5 μg/m /sec was recorded with a test specimen prepared in an acidic, solution having only 100 ppm cerous chloride. This corrosion rate compares with a corrosion rate of 7 μg/m /sec recorded with a sample of untreated 7075 aluminium alloy plate.
In this regard, the graph in figure 1 also confirms the effectiveness of the use of cerium to form corrosion-resistant coatings. Specifically, the graph indicates that corrosion rates of only 4.2 μg/m2 /sec were recorded with test specimens prepared in acidic solutions containing between 5000 and 20,000 ppm cerous chloride (cf corrosion rate of 7 μg/m /sec for untreated samples of 7075 aluminium alloy plate).
The graph in Figure 2 illustrates the effect of the concentration of hydrogen peroxide in the acidic solution on the corrosion rate of a series of test specimens prepared under the following conditions:
(a) concentration of CeC^ (7H20): 10,00 ppm;
(b) pH: 2.7; (c) temperature of immersion: 50°C; and
(d) time of immersion: 10 minutes.
The graph indicates that the concentration of hydrogen peroxide in the acidic solution had a significant effect on the corrosion-resistant characteristics of the coatings formed on the samples of 7075 aluminium alloy plate. This is reflected by the fact that a relatively high corrosion rate of 5.5 μg/m /s&c was recorded with a test specimen prepared in an acidic solution containing 1% hydrogen peroxide,
2 whereas a corrosion rate of only 3.6 μg/m /sec was recorded with a test specimen prepared in an acidic solution containing 3% hydrogen peroxide.
The graph in figure 3 illustrates the effect of the pH of the acidic solution on the corrosion rate of a series of test specimens prepared under the following conditions . :
(a) concentration of CeCl3 (7H20): 10,000 ppm;
(b) concentration of H2θ2: 5%;
(c) temperature of immersion: 50°C; and
(d) time of immersion: 10 minutes.
The graph indicates that the pH of the acidic solution had a significant effect on the corrosion-resistant characteristics of coatings formed on the samples of 7075 aluminium alloy plate.
Specifically, relatively low corrosion rates of approximately 4 μg/m /sec were recorded with test specimens prepared in acidic solutions of pH between 2 and 3, whereas a corrosion rate of 6.5 μg/m2/sec was recorded with a test specimen prepared in an acidic solution of pH 1.
The profile of the graph in Figure 3 indicates an optimum range of values of pH centred on 2.5. It is thought that the progressive increase in corrosion rate as the pH decreased from 2.5 was due to the pH being increasingly too low for the subsequent increase in- pH following contact with the samples of 7075 aluminium alloy plate to reach a threshold pH at which cerium precipitates. Moreover, whilst not clearly shown in the graph, it is expected that the corrosion rate would progressively increase as the pH increased from 2.5, and it is thought this trend would be due to cerium precipitating in the bulk of the acidic solution rate than as a coating on the samples of 7075 aluminium alloy plate.
The graphs in Figures 4 and 5 respectively illustrate the effect of immersion time and immersion temperature on the corrosion rate of a series of test specimens prepared under the set conditions for the pH of the acidic solution and concentrations of H202 and CeCl3 (7H2O) described above. The graph in Figure 4 indicates that an. immersion time of only 3 minutes was necessary to form a corrosion-resistant coating on a sample of 7075 aluminium alloy plate, and the graph in Figure 5 indicates that the temperature of the acidic solution did not affect significantly the corrosion-resistant characteristics of the coatings formed on the samples of 7075 aluminium alloy plate.
A series of experiments was carried out to investigate the adhesion of an epoxy primer/polyurethane paint film to coatings formed from cerium. The experiments comprised forming a paint film on the test specimens and then gluing a block having an upstanding shaft onto the paint film. The block was then rotated about the axis of the shaft while the plate was held stationary. The torque at failure was determined to provide a measure of the adhesion strength of the paint film to the coatings .
In two experiments carried out on samples of chromated aluminium alloy plate the measured values of torque at failure were 25.9 and 26.9 MNm —9. In three experiments carried out on samples of aluminium alloy plate having a coating formed from cerium the measured values of torque at failure were 31.3, 31.3 and 30.9
_2 MNm . Moreover, in the case of the first two experiments the failure occurred at the interface of the block and the paint film and not at the interface of paint film and the coatings . Thus, the experiments indicated that the coatings had good adhesion properties for paint film.
In a further series of investigations, test specimens similar to those described in the foregoing were prepared. The only change in the procedure for preparing the test specimens was the addition of brighteners to the acidic solution. Typically, the brighteners included pearl glue, dextrose, glucose and starch. It was found that there was a further lowering of the corrosion rates of the test specimens.
2 Specifically, corrosion rates as low as 1.5 μg/m /sec were recorded.
In a further series of investigations, test specimens were prepared by forming coatings on zinc plate rather than 7075 aluminium plate. It was found that the rate of corrosion of the test specimens was up to 8 times less than the rate of corrosion of untreated zinc plate.
It is believed that the mechanism for the formation of the coatings of the aluminium alloy plate and the zinc plate is as follows:
1. Cerous chloride and hydrogen peroxide react to form eerie chloro peroxide in accordance with the following reaction:
2CeCl2 + 3H20 > 2CeCl3O.OH + 2^0
2. The acidic solution thus formed has a pH approximately 2, and when the metal contacts the solution the surface layers of the metal are attacked and hydrogen is evolved. The evolution of. hydrogen results in an increase in the pH at the metal surface.
3. The increase in the pH results in the precipitation of eerie hydro peroxide which deposits as a thin coating on the metal surface in accordance with the following reaction:
CeCl3 0.0H + 3H20 ) Ce(0H)3 00H + 3HCL
4. Drying of the coating converts the eerie hydro peroxide to hydrated cerium oxide.
The above preferred method of forming a cerium cation coating has a number of advantages over the known methods. One of the advantages is that the method is not dependent on applying a cathodic potential to form a coating in a reasonable time. Another advantage is that the method results in coatings that are uniform, have good corrosion properties and paint film adhesion properties.
Many modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. In this regard, whilst the invention has been described in relation to the use of cerous chloride as the source of cerium cations, it can readily be appreciated that the invention is equally applicable to any source of cerium cations, such as mixtures of rare earth chlorides which include cerous chloride, cerous sulphate, mischmetall chloride, cerous perehlorate, cerium acetyl acetonate, and cerous nitrate.

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THE CLAIMS DEFINING THE INVENTION ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1. A method of forming a surface coating containing cerium on the surface of a metal comprising:
(a) forming an aqueous acidic solution containing cerium cations,
(b) oxidising the cerium cations to the +4 valency state, and
(c) contacting the acidic solution with the metal surface thereby to cause the evolution of gaseous hydrogen in the region of the metal surface with the result that the pH of the acidic solution increases in the region of the metal surface to a value in excess of that required to precipitate the cerium in the +4 valency state thereby to cause cerium to precipitate onto the metal surface uniformly over the whole of the metal surface.
2. The method defined in claim 1, wherein the cerium cations are oxidised to the +4 valency state by mixing hydrogen peroxide after or during the preparation of the aqueous acidic solution.
3. The method defined in claim 1 or claim 2, further comprises drying the metal surface to convert the eerie hydro peroxide to hydrated cerium oxide.
4. The method defined in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the metal is any one of aluminium, steel, zinc, cadmium and magnesium.
5. The method defined in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the source of cerium cations is cerium chloride. 6. The method defined in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the pH of the acidic solution is less than 3 prior to contact with the metal surface.
7. The method defined in claim 6, wherein the pH of the acidic solution is greater than 1 prior to contact with the metal surface.
8. The method defined in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the pH of the acidic solution is above 3 in the region of the metal surface after contact with the metal surface.
9. The method defined in any one of the preceding claims, further comprises adding brighteners to the acidic solution prior to or during immersion of the metal surface.
10. A coated metal surface formed in accordance with the method defined in any one of the" preceding claims .
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