US4374902A
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Nickel-zinc alloy coated steel sheet
Assignee: Weirton Steel Corp
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Filing: 1981-02-11
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Granted: 1983-02-22
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Expires: 2001-02-11
Abstract
Abstract An improved sheet steel suitable for the production of containers and the like has a thin composite coating of nickel and zinc plated on both sides thereof. The steel substrate may be flat rolled blackplate and the composite nickel-zinc coating may be plated thereon by drawing a running length or strip of the steel through a nickel electroplating bath to which has been added the necessary concentration of zinc, and electrodepositing the two coating metals simultaneously and in the desired proportions. The coated steel sheet is particularly useful in forming drawn and ironed cans although it may be used for other purposes.
Inventors
- 👤 John R. Smith
- 👤 William D. Bingle
- 👤 Lowell W. Austin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 07:58
CPC Classifications
B; B21; B21D; B21D22/00; B21D22/20; B21D22/28; B21D22/201; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/922; Y10S428/923; Y10S428/924; Y10S428/926; Y10S428/9335; Y10S428/934; Y10S428/935; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12493; Y10T428/12535; Y10T428/12771; Y10T428/12861; Y10T428/12937
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
A nickel-zinc alloy plated steel sheet for use for forming can bodies and comprising, a flat rolled steel sheet base metal having a thickness gauge suitable for forming into cans and having a substantially uniform nickel-zinc alloy electroplated coating on each side thereof, said nickel-zinc coating on each side having a thickness within the range of about 0.5 to about 5.0 microinches and the amount of zinc in the coating being within the range of about 2 to about 12 percent by weight, and a dichromate or chromic acid coating applied to the nickel-zinc alloy coated surfaces.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
A nickel-zinc alloy plated steel sheet for use for forming can bodies and comprising, a flat rolled steel sheet base metal having a thickness gauge suitable for forming into cans and having a substantially uniform nickel-zinc alloy electroplated coating on each side thereof, said nickel-zinc coating on each side having a thickness within the range of about 0.5 to about 5.0 microinches and the amount of zinc in the coating being within the range of about 2 to about 12 percent by weight, and a dichromate or chromic acid coating applied to the nickel-zinc alloy coated surfaces.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The nickel-zinc alloy plated steel sheet according to claim 1 wherein said zinc is distributed throughout the thickness of said coating.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The nickel-zinc alloy plated steel sheet according to claim 1 wherein the thickness of the nickel-zinc alloy coating on each side of the steel sheet base metal is within the range of about 1.0 to about 3.0 microinches.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The nickel-zinc alloy steel sheet according to claim 3 wherein the amount of zinc in said nickel-zinc alloy coating is within the range of about 5 to about 10 percent by weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The nickel-zinc alloy plated steel sheet according to claim 4 wherein said steel sheet base metal is flat rolled blackplate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The nickel-zinc alloy plated steel sheet according to claim 1 wherein the amount of zinc in said nickel-zinc alloy coating is within the range of about 5 to about 10 percent by weight.
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