WO1982002408A1 - A method of anodically deburring articles of copper or copper alloy - Google Patents
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- WO1982002408A1 WO1982002408A1 PCT/SE1982/000010 SE8200010W WO8202408A1 WO 1982002408 A1 WO1982002408 A1 WO 1982002408A1 SE 8200010 W SE8200010 W SE 8200010W WO 8202408 A1 WO8202408 A1 WO 8202408A1
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- C25F—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC REMOVAL OF MATERIALS FROM OBJECTS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
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- the present invention has for its object to provide an improved method for anodically deburring articles of copper or copper alloys, for instance brass, aluminium bronze or beryllium bronze.
- the new method according to the invention is characterized thereby that the treatment is carried out in an acid solution having a pH not exceeding 6.5 and containing grams per liter water 100 to 300 alkali sulphamate 50 to 100 polyhydric alcohol 400 to 800 alkali nitrate 50 to 150 at a bath voltage of 5 to 30 volts and a current density (at the anode) of 2 to 50 amperes per square decimeter.
- the method according to the invention results in a svift and effective removal of burrs and sharp edges from the article treated and imparts a smooth, attractive surface to the same.
- the alkali salts of the bath consist of ammonium salts. This has proved to result in the advantage that an unimportant volume only of gaseous hydrogen is deve- loped during the treatment.
- the use of sodium or potassium salts will result in the development of considerable quantities of gaseous hydrogen, which, if the supply of fresh air is inadequate, may cause an explosive mixture of air and hydrogen to form above the surface of the bath.
- the property of reducing the develop- ment of hydrogen exhibited by the ammonium salts was quite .unexpected and has as yet found no satisfactory explanation.
- the method according to the invention is preferably carried out at bath voltages in the range of 15 to 20 volts and current densities (at the anode surface) of the order of 10 to 20 amperes per square decimeter.
- the bath temperature should not exceed 25°C.
- Preferably the temperature is maintained within the range of 15 to 20°C.
- the deburring action is known to be due to the fact that the current density and, consequently, the removal of material is considerably more intense at sharp edges and protruding burrs on the article than at the even portions of its surface.
- This property (usually referred to as "selectivity") depends on several factors, for instance the shape and size of the article treated, the shape of the cathode, the distance between the anode and the cathode, and the conductivity of the bath solution. Too large a conductivity will cause deterioration of the selectivity as well as of the smoothness of the surfaces treated.
- a substantial improvement of the selectivity can be obtained by supplying the bath current during active intervals separated by idle intervals during which no current flows.
- the length of the active interval should amount to 1/2 to 2 minutes.
- the conductivity of the bath can be adjusted in a simple way by adjustment of the content of polyhydric alcohol.
- the polyhydric alcohol preferably is ethylene glycol.
- composition specified below is an example of a bath for the method according to the invention.
- Adjustment of the pH of the bath is carried out by the addition of a small quantity of nitric acid. Fresh additions have to be made from time to time, preferably by means of an automatic dosimeter controlled by a pH meter.
- the treatment is preferably carried out inter- mittently, the lengths of the active interval and the idle interval being chosen within the ranges specified above.
- the chemical processes occurring in the bath are complicated and are considered not to be fully clarified.
- the bath has proved to have a long useful life, provided that its pH is always kept within the stated range of 5 to 6.5 by proper additions of nitric acid, and provided that solid impurities (mostly metal hydroxides) formed during the operation of the bath are successively removed, for instance by filtration.
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Abstract
Articles of copper or copper alloy are anodically deburred in an acid solution (pH not above 6.5) containing: water 100 to 300 g/l; alkali sulphamate 50 to 150 g/l; polyhydric alcohol 400 to 800; alkali nitrate 50 to 150 g/l. The bath voltage is to be within the range of 5 to 30 volts, and the current density (at the anode) is to be within the range of 2 to 50 amperes per square decimeter.
Description
A Method of Anodical ly Deburring Articles of Copper or Copper Al loy
The present invention has for its object to provide an improved method for anodically deburring articles of copper or copper alloys, for instance brass, aluminium bronze or beryllium bronze. The new method according to the invention is characterized thereby that the treatment is carried out in an acid solution having a pH not exceeding 6.5 and containing grams per liter water 100 to 300 alkali sulphamate 50 to 100 polyhydric alcohol 400 to 800 alkali nitrate 50 to 150 at a bath voltage of 5 to 30 volts and a current density (at the anode) of 2 to 50 amperes per square decimeter.
The method according to the invention results in a svift and effective removal of burrs and sharp edges from the article treated and imparts a smooth, attractive surface to the same. In a preferred form of the method according to the invention, the alkali salts of the bath consist of ammonium salts. This has proved to result in the advantage that an unimportant volume only of gaseous hydrogen is deve- loped during the treatment. In contradistinction thereto, the use of sodium or potassium salts will result in the development of considerable quantities of gaseous hydrogen, which, if the supply of fresh air is inadequate, may cause an explosive mixture of air and hydrogen to form above the surface of the bath. The property of reducing the develop- ment of hydrogen exhibited by the ammonium salts was quite .unexpected and has as yet found no satisfactory explanation.
The method according to the invention is preferably carried out at bath voltages in the range of 15 to 20 volts and current densities (at the anode surface) of the order of 10 to 20 amperes per square decimeter. The bath temperature should not exceed 25°C. Preferably the temperature is maintained within the range of 15 to 20°C.
The deburring action is known to be due to the fact that the current density and, consequently, the removal of material is considerably more intense at sharp edges and protruding burrs on the article than at the even portions of its surface. This property (usually referred to as "selectivity") depends on several factors, for instance the shape and size of the article treated, the shape of the cathode, the distance between the anode and the cathode, and the conductivity of the bath solution. Too large a conductivity will cause deterioration of the selectivity as well as of the smoothness of the surfaces treated. Moreover, it has been found that in the method according to the invention a substantial improvement of the selectivity can be obtained by supplying the bath current during active intervals separated by idle intervals during which no current flows. Preferably the length of the active interval should amount to 1/2 to 2 minutes. For the idle interval, a length of a few seconds only, for instance 5 to 10 seconds, is sufficient and suitable.
In the method according to the invention, the conductivity of the bath can be adjusted in a simple way by adjustment of the content of polyhydric alcohol. In the preferred form of the invention in which the alkali salts are ammonium salts, the polyhydric alcohol preferably is ethylene glycol.
The composition specified below is an example of a bath for the method according to the invention.
Ethylene glycol 650 parts by weight Ammonium sulphamate 100 " " "
Ammonium nitrate 100 " " " Water 150 " " " The following conditions are suitable for the anodic deburring of articles of steel or aluminium alloy in the bath above specified:
Bath temperature 15 to 20ºC
Bath voltage 15 to 25 volts Anodic current density 10-20 amperes per square decimeter pH 5.0 to 6.5
Adjustment of the pH of the bath is carried out by the addition of a small quantity of nitric acid. Fresh additions have to be made from time to time, preferably by means of an automatic dosimeter controlled by a pH meter.
The treatment is preferably carried out inter- mittently, the lengths of the active interval and the idle interval being chosen within the ranges specified above.
The chemical processes occurring in the bath are complicated and are considered not to be fully clarified. The bath has proved to have a long useful life, provided that its pH is always kept within the stated range of 5 to 6.5 by proper additions of nitric acid, and provided that solid impurities (mostly metal hydroxides) formed during the operation of the bath are successively removed, for instance by filtration.
Claims
1. A method of anodically deburring articles of copper or copper alloy, c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n that the treatment is carried out in an acid solution having a pH not exceeding 6.5 and containing grams per liter water 100 to 300 alkali sulphamate 50 to 150 polyhydric alcohol 400 to 800 alkali nitrate 50 to 150 at a bath voltage of 5 to 30 volts and a current density of 2 to 50 amperes per square decimeter.
2. A method as claimed in Claim 1, c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n that the treatment is carried out in a solution the alkali salts of which consist exclusively or predominantly of ammonium salts.
3. A method as claimed in Claim 1 or 2, c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n that the treatment is carried out in a solution having a total content of alkali sulphamate and alkali nitrate not exceeding 250 grams per litre.
4. A method as claimed in any of Claims 1 to 3, c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n that the treatment is carried out in a solution having a pH not lower than 5.
5. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n that the acidity of the solution is adjusted by the additon of nitric acid to the solution.
6. A bath for the anodic deburring of articles of copper or copper alloy by the method claimed in Claim 1, c h a r a c t e r i z e d b y the following constituents: grams per liter water 100 to 300 alkali sulphamate 50 to 150 polyhydric alcohol 400 to 800 alkali nitrate 50 to 150 and free acid in the quantity required to adjust the pH of the bath to not more than 6.5.
7. A bath as claimed in Claim 6, c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n that the alkali salts contained therein consist exclusively or predominantly of ammonium salts.
8. A bath as claimed in Claim 6 or 7, c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n that its total content of alkali sulphamate and alkali nitrate does not exceed 250 grams per liter.
9. A bath as claimed in any of Claims 6 to 8 , c h a r a c t e r i z e d b y a pH not lower than 5.
10. A bath as claimed in any of Claims 6 to 9, c h a r a c t e r i z e d b y a content of free nitric acid.
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SE8100202A SE425103B (en) | 1981-01-15 | 1981-01-15 | PROCEDURE KIT AND BATH FOR ANODIC DEGRADATION OF COPPER OR COPPER ALLOY |
SE8100202810115 | 1981-01-15 |
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EP0511557A1 (en) * | 1991-04-29 | 1992-11-04 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Procedure and equipment for deburring of contact pins |
WO2001051683A1 (en) * | 2000-01-07 | 2001-07-19 | Huntsman Petrochemical Corporation | Galvanic methods of accelerating copper dissolution into solutions containing nitrogen compounds |
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US3556957A (en) * | 1966-01-03 | 1971-01-19 | Honeywell Inc | Metal treatment |
SE413681B (en) * | 1977-11-22 | 1980-06-16 | Blomsterberg Karl Ingemar | SET AND BATH FOR CATODIC CLEANING OF METAL SURFACES IN A NEUTRAL WATER SOLUTION OF AN ALKALISAL |
SE415891B (en) * | 1979-02-19 | 1980-11-10 | Blomsterberg Karl Ingemar | SET TO ANODICALLY DEGREE AND / OR POLISH A STALL FORM IN AN ELECTROLYTICAL BATH AND BATH FOR EXECUTION OF THE SET |
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US3556957A (en) * | 1966-01-03 | 1971-01-19 | Honeywell Inc | Metal treatment |
SE413681B (en) * | 1977-11-22 | 1980-06-16 | Blomsterberg Karl Ingemar | SET AND BATH FOR CATODIC CLEANING OF METAL SURFACES IN A NEUTRAL WATER SOLUTION OF AN ALKALISAL |
SE415891B (en) * | 1979-02-19 | 1980-11-10 | Blomsterberg Karl Ingemar | SET TO ANODICALLY DEGREE AND / OR POLISH A STALL FORM IN AN ELECTROLYTICAL BATH AND BATH FOR EXECUTION OF THE SET |
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EP0511557A1 (en) * | 1991-04-29 | 1992-11-04 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Procedure and equipment for deburring of contact pins |
WO2001051683A1 (en) * | 2000-01-07 | 2001-07-19 | Huntsman Petrochemical Corporation | Galvanic methods of accelerating copper dissolution into solutions containing nitrogen compounds |
US6294071B1 (en) | 2000-01-07 | 2001-09-25 | Huntsman Petrochemical Corporation | Methods of forming copper solutions |
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