US3375179A - Method of anodizing beryllium and product thereof - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to the treatment of metals and, more particularly, to methods, products, and processes for producing anodic films on beryllium metal.
- lberyllium would be a very valuable metal if it could be properly worked and handled in various manufacturing processes.
- the metal is especially light and strong; it has the most favorable strengthto-weight ratio of all light metals.
- Its conductivity is approximately forty percent that of copper.
- Beryllium melts -at 1285 C., a temperature higher than the melting point of copper. It has an unusually high modulus of elasticity. It has substantially no tendency to warp, exhibits very little change in dimensions with temperature, is an especially good thermal conductor, and has various other attributes which are desirable. Such characteristics make beryllium especially useful in situations where weight, strength, and resistance to dimensional change are important, e.g., in precision instruments.
- beryllium has a very low atomic number and a low absorption characteristic which make it penetrable by X-rays so the pure metal has been used as windows in X-ray tubes for selective ltration of sof v X-rays, It has also been used in atomic reactors.
- a number of useful alloys have been formed with copper, aluminum, nickel, gold, and iron. In general, these alloys are quite hard; for example, beryllium-copper is the hardest copper-'based alloy known.
- a preferred form of the coating is hard, extremely heat conductive, of selectable color, and exhibits excellent dielectric properties.
- My ⁇ method is especially useful because the coating may be formed evenly and consistently to provide the desired 'dimensionsl over almost any texture of surface of the beryllium metal.
- a rough-textured beryllium surface, a smooth shiny beryllium surface, a striated beryllium surface, or substantially any other beryllium surface may be prepared.
- the thickness may be limited so that it does not appreciably alfect dimensions of the coated part yet provides the desired characteristics. Bonding to the coating by commercial methods has .proven quite effective.
- the method is very inexpensive, requires a short time, is substantially.insensitive to the looseness of controls practiced, and has many other desirable features.
- Yet another object of my invention in a primary sense, is to anodize beryllium metal.
- Another object of my invention is to cover beryllium metal evenly without changing its dimensions materially.
- An additional object of my invention is to provide coatings for beryllium metal by easily controlled processes.
- An additional object of my invention is to anodize beryllium with a coating of material having a thickness which may be accurately controlled to minimum dimensions.
- Yet another object of my invention is to anodize beryllium with coatings to which other materials may be easily bonded by commercial methods.
- the material may be cleaned by substantially any method desired.
- the surface of the metal may be prepared in a manner such that it is dull, bright, or has almost any other desired characteristic.
- the coating which forms may be made so thin that the nal surface is substantially identical to the original and exhibits its characteristics.
- the part to be coated is connected to a positive source of DC potential; the negative terminal of the DC source is connected to an inert cathode material, eg., the container holding the coating bath.
- the part is immersed in the coating solution; and the circuit is energized, either before or after the immersion.
- a coating is formed on the beryllium having a particular color, a particular thickness, and others of the aforementioned characteristics, as desired.
- anodizing baths are capable of turning beryllium black.
- the baths do not produce coatings to which commercial high strength adhesives such as epoxy bond well.
- the conventional bath Ifor blackening the exterior of beryllium metal is a chromic-acid/nitric-'acid solution which may contain as much as 701 Baum nitric acid (concentrated) and various other additives.
- the coating produced is black, but slick and uneven.
- the epoxy adhesives used in commercial bonding processes do not adhere well to the coat due to its slickness.
- the coating does adhere well to the beryllium metal which it protects.
- the coating is quite uneven. In order to provide appropriate overall protection of the beryllium nretal, the coating must be made so thick that general -dimensions of the material are changed. This is due to the fact that these coatings build up to cover the vsurface of the metal.
- the coating abraded quite easily and had the wrong color for the planned use.
- Postulating that beryllium oxide formed by the anodization lent the gray to the coating the sodium hydroxide concentration was increased and the boric acid concentration was decreased. This lessened the borate ion in solution and increased the beryllium oxide in the coating.
- concentration of the bath reached four gram-moles of sodium hydroxide and three gram-moles of boric acid, the coating turned black. This was the second success in the experiments. Thereafter, I found that by lowering the boric acid content of the solution a thinner film was possible. After considering the bathV content, I decided to use sodium borate instead of boric yacid and to adjust the solution to fgive different pH concentrations. This arrangement proved the key to success in anodizing beryllium metal to obtain the desired properties.
- the process of this invention amounts to an electrochemical formation of an oxide film of beryllium through the combination of ions from the bath solution with the beryllium metal anode.
- a direct 5 current source is provided for biasing l'he beryllium metal anode to a positive potential.
- the other terminal of the biasing source is connected to another electrode to define a cathode.
- the cathode is the stainless steel tank used to hold the bath solution.
- Vr Initial voltage.
- Tg Thickness of coated sample.
- V2 Final voltage.
- T3 Thickness of coating in mils.
- A1 Initial amperage.
- A Area in square inches.
- A2 Final amperage.
- V.B. Voltage breakdown.
- T1 Thickness of bare sample.
- ASF Amperes per square foot.
- Tgnlip. V1 V1 A1 A.; T1 T2 T3 A ASF V.B. Color 7. 0 13. 7 3. 2 245 2502 2503 .1 3. 87 9. 07 0 Tan. 7. 0 14.5 4. 8 455 2496 2497 .1 4. 51 15. 6 0 Dark Tan. 7. 0 14. 0 4. 0 305 2488 2438 .1 Ta 3. 2 13. 7 0 Golden Brown. 7. 0 13. 5 4. 5 620 2493 2493 .1 Ta 4. 03 22. 2 0 Black Violet. 7. 0 14.5 5. 6 720 2429 2429 .1 T3 4.03 25. 6 0 Metallic Blue. 7. 0 13. 7 6. 0 l. 120 2459 2459 .1 Ta 4. 28 37.
- V1 Initial voltage.
- T2 Thickness of coated sample.
- V2 Final voltage.
- Ts Thickness of coating in mils.
- Ai 1nitial amperage.
- A Area in square inches.
- A2 Final amperage.
- V.B. Voltage breakdown.
- Tr Thickness of bare sample.
- ASF AInperes per square foot.
- the initial voltage is maintained at five or six volts.
- higher voltages may be used.
- the temperature of the bath need only be maintained between 70 and 180 Fahrenheit. Current is applied until the required thickness of coating is formed (e.g., from fifteen minutes-one hour).
- a neutral solution of sodium borate is mixed with a small amount of sodium hydroxide to provide an excess of hydroxyl ions.
- An especially useful solution contains sodium borate and sodium hydroxide in a ratio of 2.69 gram-moles to 0.77 gram-moles. As a potential is applied, oxygen is produced at the anodes, forming an oxide coating on the beryllium metal.
- the coating actually comprises beryllium oxide held in a covalent bond with boron.
- the structure of the beryllium is such that it may form a n-umber of diierent covalent bonds when different electrons are shared with oxygen thereby providing the different characteristics.
- the bath comprises sodium b'ora'te having a consistency of 177 grams per liter and sodium hydroxide having a consistency of 30 grams per liter.
- the bath is used at an operational tempera-ture of .to 120 Fahrenheit. An initial voltage of six volts is applied. The process continues for a period of yone hour. No particular preparation is necessary for this preferred bath though normally one of the chemicals is dissolved in solution and the bath brought to tempera-ture before the other is added.
- no special cleaning techniques are required for this bath. This is in contrast ⁇ to the cleaning techniques necessary for anodizing aluminum in the standard chromic acid bath.
- the material to be anodized is placed in the lbath solution as t-he anode.
- the electrical connection to this material is normally insulated from the -bath solution to prevent an inappropriate anodizing from occurring at the connection itself.
- the 4conductor 4to t-he ⁇ anode may be coated with a plastic material which is unaffected -by the anodzing bath; or an electrical connection of the same material, beryllium, may be used.
- the particular operation is substantially insensitive to minor variations in parameters and produces a coating which is black, dielectric (measures 30G-500K ohms resistance), thin, bondable, and has a selectable surface and dimensions.
- the thickness and nish of the coating is the fact that dimensions need not be programmed for the coating to allow corrections for add on during the process.
- the coating is actually formed with the surface beryllium and is so thin thatV essentially the same dimensions and surface remain after the coating as those of the original material. The same surface remains though its constituency has changed. This is especially important in manufacturing precise instruments.
- the multi-colored aspect of the coating allows a selection .for decorative, industrial, or other purposes.
- the original black coating was chosen because a heat emissive exterior was desired for the particular instrument.
- the coloring is accomplished in the bath without the necessity of a dyeing process, as is usual 'm aluminum anodizing.
- another step is eliminated from ⁇ conventional processes.
- the entire coating is of the selected color rather than just the surface portion so that the abrasion of the material is not so likely to cause flaws in the color as with aluminum anodized material.
- the conductivity of the coating may be varied as desired.
- a dielectric coating was desired.
- Such a dielectric coating is especially useful in preventing electrical shorts and leakage in precision instruments and substantially eliminates galvanic corrosion which may tend to effect rapid deterioration of precision instruments using some prior art coatings.
- the bondibility of the surface produced by the preferred process is also especially desirable.
- the prior art techniques for producing a black coating on beryllium evidently were not gauged with modern production processes in mind, and the slick coating formed by some of the prior art techniques limited the techniques by which beryllium parts could be made to adhere to other elements.
- Commercial epoxy adhesives designated FAS and LCA 4/ 9 a minimum block shear strength of 6100 p.s.i. was obtained.
- the coating may be made both abrasion and corrosion resistant. For example, when subjected to a 5% salt water solution and to like vapors, the coating showed no effect after 120 hours though beryllium metal was severely etched after the same period.
- a method of coating beryllium comprising the steps of immersing a piece of beryllium in an aqueous alkaline bath having a free hydroxyl ions and borate ions, placing a potential between said piece and a second terminal sufficient to generate a current in saidV bath wherein said piece is anodic, and anodizing said piece to produce a coating thereon.
- a process of anodizing beryllium comprising the steps of preparing a desired surface on the beryllium metal by a selected cleaning technique, immersing the beryllium metal in an aqueous alkaline bath of an alkali metal borate solution containing free hydroxyl ions, connecting a source of potential between the beryllium metal as anode and a cathode, and passing current through the electrolyte bath by means of the source for a selected time.
- a method for selectively coloring beryllium comprising the steps of preparing an aqueous alkaline bath comprising sodium hydroxide and boric acid having free hydroxyl ions, immersing the beryllium in the bath, connecting the beryllium to a positive terminal of an electrical source, applying a selected voltage between the beryllium and another point in the bath sufficient to pass current through the bath, and maintaining the current for a selected period.
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US407454A US3375179A (en) | 1964-10-29 | 1964-10-29 | Method of anodizing beryllium and product thereof |
GB34029/65A GB1078165A (en) | 1964-10-29 | 1965-08-09 | Improvements in or relating to method for producing anodic films on beryllium |
GB45395/65A GB1102899A (en) | 1964-10-29 | 1965-10-27 | Apparatus and process for reconditioning metal treating solutions electrolytically |
DE19651496885 DE1496885A1 (de) | 1964-10-29 | 1965-10-29 | Verfahren zum anodischen Oxydieren von Beryllium |
DE1496886A DE1496886C3 (de) | 1964-10-29 | 1965-11-12 | Verfahren zum kontinuierlichen Regenerieren von chromsäurehaltigen elektrolytischen Behandlungslösungen mittels Dialyse |
CH1566765A CH473902A (de) | 1964-10-29 | 1965-11-13 | Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Regenerieren einer chromsäurehaltigen elektrolytischen Behandlungslösung |
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