US2516685A - Process of preparing iron and aluminum surfaces to receive organic coatings and solution therefor - Google Patents

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US2516685A
US2516685A US531778A US53177844A US2516685A US 2516685 A US2516685 A US 2516685A US 531778 A US531778 A US 531778A US 53177844 A US53177844 A US 53177844A US 2516685 A US2516685 A US 2516685A
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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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    • 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
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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
    • 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
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  • This invention relates to the art of preparing metal surfaces to receive surface protective coatings such as paint or the like. It is primarily concerned with the treatment of surfaces containing iron or aluminu x or their alloys, and is specifically cofcernd with the provision of a final rinsing solution to be applied to such surfaces before the final coating operation begins.
  • the proportion used is sucdasjo produce an extremelyhilutesolfition" ...h%.Y1l1i H value of 5. or? less, and preferably between pH 3 and pH 5.
  • a llOll-iOnlQ surface-acti ve agent capabl of reduci'fig surface thrones added tothe solution in amounts sufficient to reduce the surface tension to a value of the order of 50 dynes/cm. or less.
  • the presence of the surface-active component ensures that the solution will. quickly and evenly wet the surface, thereby also promoting uniform action by the acid component.
  • Another purpose of the wetting agent is to promote the physical action of the solution by facilitating the run-off, so that it will entrain and remove extraneous matter as it drains away, and will leave only a thin film behind it.
  • the physical action of rinsing becomes more efiective, and at the same time less time is required to dry the work. Consequently there is less likelihood that the metal will be reoxidized while still wet.
  • a rinsing solution of the type here proposed should contain very minute quantities of acid. It is sufficient to add from .0l% to .1% of either acid, adjusting the precise amount to attain the pH value most effective in relation to other factors, such as the nature of the cleaning agent previously used.
  • acids of phosphorus we prefer to employ orthophosphoric, and to use the 75% grade.
  • the wetting agent employed plays a very important part in the solution. It is essential that it should not ionize in the solution to any appreciable degree. Otherwise it might itself be responsible for introducing and depositing undesirable compounds upon the surface.
  • llQfl-ionic emulsifying and wetting agents are available. Some of these are found in nature, among these being the saponins, soap bark extract, the alginates, pectin, lecithin, casein, gum arabic, gum tragacanth, albumin, glue, starch, gelatin and agar-agar. These natural agents are, however, noticeably less effective than certain synthetic non-ionic surface-active agents now commercially available in many different forms.
  • the synthetic surface-tension depressants usein] in this process are of the general class of the substituted polyethylene glycols. Especially useful are those of the formula in which R stands for an alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkyl-aryl, or acyl radical containing at least 10 carbon atoms; n is an integer greater than 2; R1 stands for an alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkyl-aryl, or acyl radical or a hydrogen atom.
  • Triton NE This is a polyglycol in which n indicates an average length of between 8 and 12. Many such products may be found in the catalogs of the chemical supply industry, and
  • the substituted polyglycol ethers are partiglarly csirablemategials be- TlEftlfiFarefii'dre stablginacidfsblution and alsobecause "they'iiow' more 'easilyff'ro'iil'thesurface" attl'idconolusion'ofjhefr: treatment. *ltwillyof cours'fbe' apparent: that, ofthe many types of surface-active agents known, only those which produce a lowering of the surface tension are to' be considered. Many non-ionic materials having excellent wetting and emulsifying properties do not lower the surface tension sufficiently, others even increase it.
  • the final rinse may be prepared on the spot, or a concentrate may be prepared in advance which is added to the proper amount of water to produce the concentration indicated.
  • the ratio of phosphoric acid to saponin is approximately 1:3, and the ratio of acid and saponin toether to the amount of water is less than 1%.
  • This solution is particularly desirable for high speed commercial operation, because of the ease with which the pH value of the solution can be adjusted.
  • This formula produces a double effect, since the phosphoric acid is particularly useful in removing superficial contaminants and also, being a freely soluble liquid, can be added as needed to bring the bath to the pH value indicated; and the chromic acid does not produce any of the so-called "rust blush" which. i sometimes produced by phosphoric acid. Furthermore, the presence of the chromic acid seems to reduce the tendency of the phosphoric acid to produce rust- 2 blush.
  • the proportion between chromic acid and phosphoric acid in this formula may be varied as desired, so as to take full advantage of the respective properties of both acids.
  • a concentrated solution should be prepared, which can be diluted with water at the time of use to produce the pH desired and which will at the pH indicated have a surface tension within the range specified.
  • a concentrated solution of this sort should not contain chromic acid, since this, in concentrated form, will react with the wetting agent to impair the effectiveness of both acid andagent. Accordingly, the following eX- ample is given to show the proportions of a concentrated material using phosphoric acid:
  • This material can be prepared and shipped without fear of deterioration and, if added to a water 4:. bath containing, say, about 3000 gallons, will produce a solution having the characteristics desired, namely a pH not greater than 5 and a surface tension of less than d./cm.
  • the addition of a substantial proportion of the wetting agent is not particularly harmful, it is wasteful, and should be avoided.
  • saponin for example, has been added to the extent of about 2%, there seems to be practically no decrease in the surface tension of the solution upon the addition of further amounts of this agent.
  • considerably smaller proportions of the synthetic non-ionic wetting agents will be found to be sufficient.
  • the addition of fractional percentages of such agents produces a very striking effect.
  • the addition of further increments is accompanied by a progressively declining rate in the reduction of surface tension up until concentrations in the neighborhood of 2% are reached, beyond which the synthetic agents also seem to lose the capacity to produce much further change in the surface tension of the solution.
  • a dilute aqueous rinsing solution to be applied to ferriferousand aluminiferous metal surfaces after a primary cleaning treatment and before the application of a surface-protective coating said solution consisting essentially of water and from .01% to 10% of an acid component of the class which consists of chromic acid, phosphoric acid, and mixtures thereof; and from .001% to about 2.00% of a surface-active component consisting of a non-ionic wetting agent operative to reduce the surface-tension of the solution to a value of 50 dynes/cm. or less.
  • the non-ionic wetting agent is a slu'facetension depressant having the generic formula R0 (C2H4O) 11131 in which R stands for a member of the group which consists of the alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkylaryl, and acyl radicals, containing at least 10 carbon atoms; n is an integer greater than 2; and R1 stands for a member of the group which consists of alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkyl-aryl, and acyl radicals and hydrogen.
  • R0 (C2H4O) 11131 in which R stands for a member of the group which consists of the alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkylaryl, and acyl radicals, containing at least 10 carbon atoms; n is an integer greater than 2; and R1 stands for a member of the group which consists of alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkyl-aryl, and
  • a dilute aqueous solution having a surface tension lower than 50 dynes/cm., and having a pH value not exceeding 5, which solution consists essentially of water and from .0l% to .10% of an acid component of the class which consists of chromic acid, phosphoric acid, and mixtures thereof; and a surface-active component consisting of a non-ionic wetting agent operative to reduce the surface tension of the solution.

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