US2548420A - Method of producing lustrous zinc - Google Patents

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US2548420A
US2548420A US46562A US4656248A US2548420A US 2548420 A US2548420 A US 2548420A US 46562 A US46562 A US 46562A US 4656248 A US4656248 A US 4656248A US 2548420 A US2548420 A US 2548420A
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    • C25ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25DPROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR
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  • This invention relates to lustrous zincplates or coatings and to a process for brightening and sealing zinc surfaces.
  • Another method of treating zincsurfaces is the so-called bright dip wherein the zinc article or an article containing a zinc coating is dipped in a bath of chromic acid anhydride, sodium sulfate and nitric acid.
  • This process hasthe disadvantage that the articles are hard to rinse and the bath has no substantial passivating effect .on the zinc.
  • One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a new and improved method of treating zinc articles, or articles containing a surface coating of zinc, to produce a lustrous zinc surface possessing excellent brightness and unusual resistance against corrosion.
  • a further object of the invention is to produce new and improved corrosion resistant zinc sur-' face articles. Other objects will appear hereinafter.
  • a bath containing chromic acid and of the type which forms a yellow-brown iridescent stain on the zinc I (2) Rinsing the first bath from the zinc coating with wateror other suitable liquid; .and (3) While the coating is still wet,v that is, before it has been completely dried, applying thereto, preferably in the hot state degrees F.-18,0 degrees F.), a solution of sodium silicate.
  • the added resistance to corrosion which is produced by the practicebf the present invention is due at least in part to the fact that the treatment in the chromic acid bath produces a gelatinous film whichlwhen subjected to treatment with the silicate before drying undergoes a chemical reaction to produce a different type film of superior corrosion resistance.
  • Example Zinc is plated onto sheet steel in a conventional 2 grams per liter of zinc" dust are stirred into,
  • the plated article is'then rinsed and dried, or without drying is immersed in a bath having the following composition at room temperature ('75 degrees F.)
  • the zinc plated article is immersed in this bath from 1 to seconds and is then thoroughly rinsed and removed from the bath. It will be coated with a yellow-browri' iridescent stain, which apparently consists of chromic hydroxide (Cr(O'H)3) and various chromium chromates.
  • Tergitol Penetrant O8 is a, synthetic primary alcohol sulfate used as a wetting agent and .penetrant in concentrated solutions of alkalies, acids and salts. (See The Chemical and. Engineering Dictionary published by The Chemical Publishing Company of N. Y., Inc.). Instead of Tergitol O8, isopropyl naphthalene sulfonic acid sodium sulfate may be employed in approximately the same proportions, and other wetting agents may be used which have a wetting and penetrating action. The presence of the Wetting agent apparently speeds up or accelerates the treatment in the second bath.
  • the N grade sodium silicate referred to in the above example is a commercial silicate of soda having the approximate formula NazO-3.3SiO2.
  • the weight ratio of SiOz to NazO is approximately 3.22.
  • This grade of sodium silicate contains about 8.90% NazO and about 28.7% SiOz.
  • a hot bath is used in this treatment in order to avoid gelatinization of the sodium silicate.
  • the action of the second bath on the product obtained from the. first bath is almost instantaneous, that is, itrequires only about 2 to 30 seconds.
  • sodium silicate instead of sodium silicate other water soluble silicates and polysilicates may be employed to effect a similar result.
  • the ratio of M to S102 in these silicates may vary within relatively wide limits.
  • sodium metasilicate and/or sodium orthosilicate may be used.
  • the licorice powder is employed as a wetting agent to increase rinsability. Any other wetting agent which is stable in the presence of chromic acid may be employed. Another example of a wetting agent is quillaja extract. As will be understood, licorice powder is powdered licorice root.
  • the per-sulfate constituent of the first bath also be varied somewhat and other per-sulfates, including potassium persulfate and sodium persulfate may be used.
  • the invention produces results that have never been obtained heretofore in the protection of zinc surfaces having unusual luster and corrosion resistance.
  • the treatment described is particularly applicable to zinc plated articles and has been successfullyused in the treatmentof articles plated either in alkaline or acid baths.
  • the expression zinc plated article is employed herein to describe a zinc coated article in which the zinc coating has been applied by an electroplating process.
  • steps which comprise treating a zinc surfaced article with a chromic acid solution to form thereon a yellow-brown iridescent stain, rinsing the excess chromic acid solution from the article so treated, and before the rinsed article is completely dry subjecting it to treatment with an aqueous solution of an alkaline metal silicate.
  • steps which comprise treating a zinc surfaced article with a chromic acid solution to form thereon a yellow-brown iridescent stain, rinsing the excess chromic acid solution from the article so treated, and before the rinsed article is completely dry subjecting it to treatment with an aqueous solution of an alkaline metal silicate containing a wetting agent.
  • the process of producing a zinc surfaced article resistant to corrosion which comprises immersing .a zinc surfaced article in a bath consisting essentially of 34 to 46 ounces per gallon of chromic acid to form on said article a yellowbrown iridescent stain, rinsing the excess chromic acid solution from the article, and then immersing the article in a second bath which consists essentially of an alkaline solution of a metal silicate.
  • a process of producing a lustrous zinc surfaced article resistant to corrosion which comprises immersing a zinc surfaced article in a bath consisting essentially of 34 to 46 ounces per gallon of chromic acid, 3.4 to 4.6 ounces per gallon of ammonium persulfate, and a stable wetting agent in amounts efi'ective to increase rinsability, rinsing the article, and then immersing it in an a ka i e 1 16 31 32 bath consisting essentially of 1 ounce to 12 ounces per gallon of commercial sodium silicate in water.
  • a zinc surfaced article containing a coating resulting from the treatment of the article with a chromic acid solution to form thereon a yellowbrown iridescent stain, rinsing the excess chromic acid solution from the article and before the rinsed article is completely dry treating it with an alkaline metal silicate in aqueous solution heated to a temperature in the range of 120 degrees F. to 180 degrees F.
  • a zinc surfaced article containing a coating of a gelatinous chromium compound film reacted in situ with a water soluble metal silicate applied in a wet state.

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US2631951A (en) * 1950-11-30 1953-03-17 Poor & Co Corrosion protected zinc products and method of producing them
US2665232A (en) * 1950-12-18 1954-01-05 United States Steel Corp Method and solution for treating zinc surfaces to inhibit formation of white rust
US2681873A (en) * 1954-02-25 1954-06-22 George L Deniston Production of black oxide films on aluminum
US2793967A (en) * 1953-06-02 1957-05-28 Poor & Co Sealing composition and method
US2796372A (en) * 1953-05-07 1957-06-18 Poor & Co Corrosion protecting metal finishing composition
US2887418A (en) * 1956-12-24 1959-05-19 Dow Chemical Co Composition for and method of chrome pickling of magnesium shapes
DE1084103B (de) * 1953-03-13 1960-06-23 Armco Int Corp Verfahren zur Erzeugung korrosionsbestaendiger ungefaerbter und metallglaenzender Zink- oder Aluminiumoberflaechen
FR2382515A1 (en(2012)) * 1978-02-14 1978-09-29 Int Lead Zinc Res
US4328046A (en) * 1980-10-14 1982-05-04 Western Electric Co., Inc. Chromate conversion coatings
US4367099A (en) * 1981-06-15 1983-01-04 Occidental Chemical Corporation Trivalent chromium passivate process
US5178690A (en) * 1991-05-13 1993-01-12 Enthone-Omi Inc. Process for sealing chromate conversion coatings on electrodeposited zinc

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GB453226A (en) * 1935-02-01 1936-09-01 Hubert Sutton Improvements in or relating to the impregnation of metallic objects with a filling or sealing composition
US2154469A (en) * 1934-12-17 1939-04-18 Du Pont Bright dip
US2186579A (en) * 1933-06-28 1940-01-09 Udylite Corp Method of brightening metals electronegative to iron
US2303399A (en) * 1939-05-01 1942-12-01 Hall Lab Inc Alkaline detergent
US2433723A (en) * 1943-12-30 1947-12-30 Theophil J Wieczorek Solution for smoothing zinc surfaces

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US1966203A (en) * 1932-03-26 1934-07-10 American Chem Paint Co Method of and material for removing soldering fluxes
US2186579A (en) * 1933-06-28 1940-01-09 Udylite Corp Method of brightening metals electronegative to iron
US2154469A (en) * 1934-12-17 1939-04-18 Du Pont Bright dip
GB453226A (en) * 1935-02-01 1936-09-01 Hubert Sutton Improvements in or relating to the impregnation of metallic objects with a filling or sealing composition
US2303399A (en) * 1939-05-01 1942-12-01 Hall Lab Inc Alkaline detergent
US2433723A (en) * 1943-12-30 1947-12-30 Theophil J Wieczorek Solution for smoothing zinc surfaces

Cited By (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2631951A (en) * 1950-11-30 1953-03-17 Poor & Co Corrosion protected zinc products and method of producing them
US2665232A (en) * 1950-12-18 1954-01-05 United States Steel Corp Method and solution for treating zinc surfaces to inhibit formation of white rust
DE1084103B (de) * 1953-03-13 1960-06-23 Armco Int Corp Verfahren zur Erzeugung korrosionsbestaendiger ungefaerbter und metallglaenzender Zink- oder Aluminiumoberflaechen
US2796372A (en) * 1953-05-07 1957-06-18 Poor & Co Corrosion protecting metal finishing composition
US2793967A (en) * 1953-06-02 1957-05-28 Poor & Co Sealing composition and method
US2681873A (en) * 1954-02-25 1954-06-22 George L Deniston Production of black oxide films on aluminum
US2887418A (en) * 1956-12-24 1959-05-19 Dow Chemical Co Composition for and method of chrome pickling of magnesium shapes
FR2382515A1 (en(2012)) * 1978-02-14 1978-09-29 Int Lead Zinc Res
US4328046A (en) * 1980-10-14 1982-05-04 Western Electric Co., Inc. Chromate conversion coatings
US4367099A (en) * 1981-06-15 1983-01-04 Occidental Chemical Corporation Trivalent chromium passivate process
US5178690A (en) * 1991-05-13 1993-01-12 Enthone-Omi Inc. Process for sealing chromate conversion coatings on electrodeposited zinc

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