US4383897A
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Electrochemically treated metal plates
Assignee: CNA Holdings LLC
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Filing: 1982-03-18
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Granted: 1983-05-17
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Expires: 2002-03-18
Abstract
Abstract According to the invention there is provided an electrochemical process for applying a firmly bonded insoluble metal oxide-organic complex on a metal surface by employing the metal as anode and a water-soluble poly basic organic acid as electrolyte together with a strong inorganic acid such as phosphoric acid or further admixed with another strong inorganic acid such as sulfuric. The polybasic acid may be a polyphosphonic acid, polyphosphoric and polycarboxyl acid, or polysulfonic acid and is advantageously polymeric. Polyvinyl phosphonic acid (PVPA) is a preferred electrolyte. Direct current is used. Pulsed plating may optionally be employed. The insoluble metal oxide-organic complex formed is composed of anodic oxide combined with polyacid, which forms a protective layer on the metal of improved corrosion resistance. The metal oxide-organic complex is well-suited to bond light sensitive coatings thereto. The metal may be steel or aluminum. The process is economical and the product novel.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas N. Gillich
- 👤 John E. Walls
- 👤 Stanley F. Wanat
- 👤 William J. Rozell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 19:26
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41N; B41N3/00; B41N3/03; B41N3/034; C; C25; C25D; C25D11/00; C25D11/02; C25D11/04; C25D11/06; C25D11/12; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S205/00; Y10S205/921
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A process for coating a metal comprising a. cleaning a metal article, b. electrolyzing said metal article made anodic using pulsed direct current in an aqueous electrolytic solution having dissolved therein a mixture of electrolytes comprising: i. a water-soluble organic acid or mixture of two or more water-soluble organic acids selected from the group consisting of sulfonic, organo-phosphoric, phosphonic and polymeric carboxylic acids, and ii. a strong inorganic acid comprising a phosphorous OXO acid having POH groups in which the hydrogen atom is ionizable under electrolytic conditions, sufficient to form a metal-organic complex, including said organic acid, bonded to the surface of said metal article.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A process for coating a metal comprising a. cleaning a metal article, b. electrolyzing said metal article made anodic using pulsed direct current in an aqueous electrolytic solution having dissolved therein a mixture of electrolytes comprising: i. a water-soluble organic acid or mixture of two or more water-soluble organic acids selected from the group consisting of sulfonic, organo-phosphoric, phosphonic and polymeric carboxylic acids, and ii. a strong inorganic acid comprising a phosphorous OXO acid having POH groups in which the hydrogen atom is ionizable under electrolytic conditions, sufficient to form a metal-organic complex, including said organic acid, bonded to the surface of said metal article.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said pulsed direct current comprised a cycle of potential on followed by potential off in which the on/off ratio exceeds unity.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 2 wherein said organic acid is polyvinyl phosphonic acid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 2 wherein said organic acid is phytic acid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 2 wherein said organic acid is the condensation product of benzene phosphonic acid and formaldehyde.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 2 wherein said organic acid is 2-ethyl hexyl phosphoric acid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 2 wherein said organic acid is a lower molecular weight copolymer of methyl vinyl ether and maleic acid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the phosphorous OXO acid is phosphoric acid.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the phosphorous OXO acid is phosphorous acid.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 2 wherein said electrolytic solution contains at least about 0.25 weight percent of said water-soluble organic acid.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 2 wherein said electrolytic solution contains at least 1.0 weight percent of said strong inorganic acid.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
72 words
The process of claim 2 wherein said organic acid is present at a concentration of between about 0.5% and about 30% and said electrolysis is conducted at a voltage of at least about 5 volts, an average current density of between about 0.2 amperes/dm 2 and about 6 amperes/dm 2 , a time of between 0.8 minutes and about 5 minutes, and a temperature of about -2° C. and about 60° C.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process of claim 2 wherein said metal article is lithographic aluminum sheet, and as an additional step, a light sensitive composition is applied to said coated metal article.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The product produced by the process of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 or 13.
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