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Method of and composition for treating aluminum and aluminum alloys

Assignee: MacDermid Inc
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Filing: 1961-04-24
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Granted: 1964-07-07
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Expires: 1981-04-24
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 John J Grunwald

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 20:26
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23G; C23G1/00; C23G1/02; C23G1/12; C23G1/125

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 109 words
A DEOXIDIZING SOLUTION FOR ALUMINUM ALLOYS CONTAINING SILICON AS A SIGNIFICANT ALLOYING ELEMENT, WHICH CONSISTS ESSENTIALLY, IN ADDITION TO WATER, OF A SOLUBLE PERSULFATE SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF PERSULFURIC ACID AND THE AMMONIUM ALKALI AND ALKALINE EARTH METAL SALTS THEREOF IN AMOUNT OF FROM 1.0 GRAM PER LITER TO SATURATION, A SOLUBLE FLUORIDE PROVIDING A FLUORIDE ION CONCENTRATION IN SOLUTION EQUIVALENT TO THAT OBTAINED FROM 0.1 TO 20.0 GRAMS PER LITER OF AMMONIUM FIFLUORIDE, AND A SUPPLEMENTAL ACID COMPONENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SULFURIC AND PHOSPHORIC ACIDS, THE ACID SALTS THEREOF, AND NITRIC ACID, IN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION PH NOT OVER 2.0.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 109 words
A DEOXIDIZING SOLUTION FOR ALUMINUM ALLOYS CONTAINING SILICON AS A SIGNIFICANT ALLOYING ELEMENT, WHICH CONSISTS ESSENTIALLY, IN ADDITION TO WATER, OF A SOLUBLE PERSULFATE SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF PERSULFURIC ACID AND THE AMMONIUM ALKALI AND ALKALINE EARTH METAL SALTS THEREOF IN AMOUNT OF FROM 1.0 GRAM PER LITER TO SATURATION, A SOLUBLE FLUORIDE PROVIDING A FLUORIDE ION CONCENTRATION IN SOLUTION EQUIVALENT TO THAT OBTAINED FROM 0.1 TO 20.0 GRAMS PER LITER OF AMMONIUM FIFLUORIDE, AND A SUPPLEMENTAL ACID COMPONENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SULFURIC AND PHOSPHORIC ACIDS, THE ACID SALTS THEREOF, AND NITRIC ACID, IN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION PH NOT OVER 2.0.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 110 words
THE PROCESS OF DEOXIDIZING AND DESMUTTING ALUMINUM AND ALUMINUM ALLOY ARTICLES WHICH COMPRISES PROVIDING AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY, IN ADDITION TO WATER, OF A SOLUBLE PERSULFATE IN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO GIVE A PERSULFATE ION CONCENTRATION EQUIVALENT TO THAT PROVIDED BY FROM 1.0 GRAM PER LITER TO SATURATION OF AMMONIUM PERSULFATE, AND A SUPPLEMENTAL ACID COMPONENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SULFURIC AND PHOSPHORIC ACIDS, THE ACID SALTS THEREOF, AND NITRIC ACID, IN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION PH NOT IN EXCESS OF 2.0, TREATING SAID ARTICLES BY IMMERSING THEM IN SAID SOLUTION FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST 10 SECONDS AT A TEMPERATURE OF AT LEAST 50*F.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 110 words
THE PROCESS OF DEOXIDIZING AND DESMUTTING ALUMINUM AND ALUMINUM ALLOY ARTICLES WHICH COMPRISES PROVIDING AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY, IN ADDITION TO WATER, OF A SOLUBLE PERSULFATE IN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO GIVE A PERSULFATE ION CONCENTRATION EQUIVALENT TO THAT PROVIDED BY FROM 1.0 GRAM PER LITER TO SATURATION OF AMMONIUM PERSULFATE, AND A SUPPLEMENTAL ACID COMPONENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SULFURIC AND PHOSPHORIC ACIDS, THE ACID SALTS THEREOF, AND NITRIC ACID, IN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION PH NOT IN EXCESS OF 2.0, TREATING SAID ARTICLES BY IMMERSING THEM IN SAID SOLUTION FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST 10 SECONDS AT A TEMPERATURE OF AT LEAST 50*F.

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