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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
  • C23C22/60—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 alkaline aqueous solutions with pH greater than 8
  • C23C22/63—Treatment of copper or alloys based thereon
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
  • C22F—CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS AND NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
  • C22F1/00—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
  • C22F—CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS AND NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
  • C22F1/00—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working
  • C22F1/008—Using a protective surface layer
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
  • C22F—CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS AND NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
  • C22F1/00—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working
  • C22F1/08—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working of copper or alloys based thereon
• • 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
  • C23F—NON-MECHANICAL REMOVAL OF METALLIC MATERIAL FROM SURFACE; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL; MULTI-STEP PROCESSES FOR SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL INVOLVING AT LEAST ONE PROCESS PROVIDED FOR IN CLASS C23 AND AT LEAST ONE PROCESS COVERED BY SUBCLASS C21D OR C22F OR CLASS C25
  • C23F11/00—Inhibiting corrosion of metallic material by applying inhibitors to the surface in danger of corrosion or adding them to the corrosive agent
  • C23F11/08—Inhibiting corrosion of metallic material by applying inhibitors to the surface in danger of corrosion or adding them to the corrosive agent in other liquids
  • C23F11/18—Inhibiting corrosion of metallic material by applying inhibitors to the surface in danger of corrosion or adding them to the corrosive agent in other liquids using inorganic inhibitors

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• This invention relates to the heat treatment of copper and its alloys and, in particular, to a method of annealing zinc-containing copper-base alloys in oxidizing atmospheres.
• red stains withstand repeated pickling in sulphuric acid and are usually removable only by powerful cleaning agents such as chromic acid, i.e. a solution of sodium dichromate in sulphuric acid.
• chromic acid i.e. a solution of sodium dichromate in sulphuric acid.
• the use of such materials is expensive and is not always successful, with the result that badly stained material may have to be remelted and processed.
• the susceptibility of this class of alloy to red staining is, in part, a function of zinc content, the higher the zinc content the more susceptible the alloy.
• the layer formed during annealing consists entirely of zinc oxide.
• the layer protects the underlying metal from further oxidation, but occasionally the zinc oxide flakes off during the cooling cycle which normally precedes a water-quenching operation.
• the metal is still sufiiciently hot to reoxidise and, since its surface is now depleted of zinc, copper oxides form.
• the new oxide film consists of a layer of black cupric oxide, which is soluble in the sulphuric pickling acid, and an underlying layer of cuprous oxide, which is insoluble in the said pickling acid and gives rise to red staining.
• a method of heat treating a copper-base alloy which is susceptible to red staining comprises applying a film of an alkaline salt containing a metal-bearing anion to the surface of the alloy before it is heated to the heat treatment temperature.
• the alkaline salt should be such that its aqueous solution (2% weight/volume) has a pH value of at least 9 and, preferably, 14. It has been found that salts whose solutions have pH values from 9 to 10 lessen the amount 3,488,232 Patented Jan. 6, 1970 of red staining, but that several salts whose solutions have a pH value of 14 inhibit the staining completely. Salts which completely inhibit red staining include alkali metal aluminate, stannate and zincate; those which lessen the staining include alkali metal tungstat'e, molybdate, silicate and borate.
• the salt may be conveniently applied to the metal in the form of a solution by means of swabbing, brushing, dipping or spraying so as to produce a continuous film of liquid over the surface to be exposed to the annealing atmosphere.
• the solution is then evaporated to produce a layer of the said salt on the metal before it is annealed.
• the salt solution is applied to the warm metal to accelerate evaporation of the solvent, which is usually water.
• the solvent usually water.
• the treatment will most frequently be applied to strip or sheet metal as it issues from a rolling process when it is at an elevated temperature, e.g., -l40 C.
• the salt solution may be of any suitable strength, but 2% Weight/ volume solutions have been found to be both effective and economical.
• a small amount of a wetting agent may be added to the solution to promote the formation of a continuous film of liquid on the surface of the metal.
• a fabricated article e.g., a metal cup
• the metal After annealing and water-quenching, the metal may be freed of its salt and oxide layers by pickling in sulphuric acid.
• Hard rolled brass sheets of 70/30 copper/zinc composition were swabbed with an aqueous solution containing 2% weight/volume of sodium aluminate and 0.001% volume/volume of Lissapol (R.T.M.) wetting agent, using a soft mop.
• the sheets were then allowed to dry in a warm atmosphere, so as to produce an even layer of sodium aluminate on their surfaces.
• the sheets were then annealed by heating to 650 C. for 3% hours, after which time they were quenched by immersion in water at room temperature.
• the sheets were then pickled in 10% weight/ volume sulphuric acid and were found to be free of all forms of staining. Similar sheets which were treated in the same way, but not coated with aluminate were found to be red stained.
• a copper-base alloy which is susceptible to red staining after surface oxidation
• the improvement which comprises applying to the surface of the alloy prior to heating in said atmosphere, a film of an alkaline salt containing a metal bearing anion selected from the group consisting of aluminate, stannate, zincate, tungstate and molybdate.
• a method of annealing a copper-base alloy containing 70% copper, 30% zinc in sheet form in which an aqueous solution containing 2% by weight of sodium aluminate and 0.001% by volume of wetting agent is applied to the surfaces of the sheet, the solution is evaporated to form a coating of sodium aluminate on the sheet, and the sheet is annealed at 650 C. for 3% hours and quenched in water.

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