US4497876A
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Corrosion resistant metal composite with zinc and chromium coating
Assignee: Diamond Shamrock Corp
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Filing: 1983-03-16
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Granted: 1985-02-05
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Expires: 2003-03-16
Abstract
Abstract A metal composite is provided extended corrosion resistance. Prior to joining the metals of the composite, at least one of the metals is provided with a metallic undercoat. This undercoat is then coated with a metallic zinc layer. Lastly, a heat curable and substantially resin free topcoat is established on the zinc layer and cured. The topcoat composition contains chromium in non-elemental form and may further contain particulate metal, all in liquid medium. The metal composite is then formed by contacting metals including the thus coated metal. In addition to outstanding corrosion resistance, the composite can retain substrate weldability while further enhancing weatherability.
Inventors
- 👤 William E. Kidon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 05:52
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C22/00; C23C22/73; C23C22/74; C25; C25D; C25D5/00; C25D5/10; C25D5/12; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12014; Y10T428/12028; Y10T428/12063; Y10T428/1209; Y10T428/12493; Y10T428/12535; Y10T428/12556; Y10T428/12611; Y10T428/12771; Y10T428/12785; Y10T428/12792; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/256
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A corrosion-resistant coated metal substrate having a coating including a metallic laminate protective composite containing adjacent layers of dissimilar metals, with said coating composite comprising: (a) a metallic undercoating layer of a metal dissimilar from the metal of said substrate and free from other metals except in trace amounts; (b) a metallic zinc layer on said undercoating layer and dissimilar from said undercoating metal; and, (c) a heat-curable, substantially resin free topcoat layer from composition curable to a water resistant protective coating, said topcoat layer containing from about 20 to about 500 milligrams per square foot of chromium, as chromium, in non-elemental form, and with there being more than about 20 weight percent of said chromium as hexavalent chromium, said composition containing hexavalent-chromium-providing-substance in liquid medium.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
A corrosion-resistant coated metal substrate having a coating including a metallic laminate protective composite containing adjacent layers of dissimilar metals, with said coating composite comprising: (a) a metallic undercoating layer of a metal dissimilar from the metal of said substrate and free from other metals except in trace amounts; (b) a metallic zinc layer on said undercoating layer and dissimilar from said undercoating metal; and, (c) a heat-curable, substantially resin free topcoat layer from composition curable to a water resistant protective coating, said topcoat layer containing from about 20 to about 500 milligrams per square foot of chromium, as chromium, in non-elemental form, and with there being more than about 20 weight percent of said chromium as hexavalent chromium, said composition containing hexavalent-chromium-providing-substance in liquid medium.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The coated metal substrate of claim 1 wherein said metal substrate is ferrous metal, and said ferrous metal is coated with a metallic undercoating selected from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt, tin and copper.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The coated metal substrate of claim 2 wherein said metallic undercoating is up to about one micron thick.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The coated metal substrate of claim 1 wherein said substrate metal is selected from the group consisting of ferrous metal and zinc-, nickel-, cadmium-, cobalt-, and chromium-containing alloys.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The coated metal substrate of claim 1 further characterized by having up to about 25 microns thickness of metallic undercoating layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The coated metal substrate of claim 5 wherein said metallic undercoating layer is from about 0.2 to about 10 microns thick.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
The coated metal substrate of claim 1 further characterized by having a cured, water resistant topcoat layer containing more than about 20 weight percent, but less than about 50 weight percent, of said chromium in hexavalent form and said topcoat layer is applied as aqueous-based heat-curable, coating composition.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The coated metal substrate of claim 1 wherein said water resistant topcoat layer contains particulate metal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The coated metal substrate of claim 8 wherein said particulate metal is selected from the group consisting of zinc, aluminum, manganese, magnesium, mixtures thereof and alloys of same.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
The coated metal substrate of claim 8 further characterized by having said water resistant topcoat layer containing said particulate metal in an amount above about 50 milligrams per square foot of coated metallic zinc layer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
56 words
The coated metal substrate of claim 8 further characterized by having said water resistant topcoat layer containing up to about 5,000 milligrams per square foot of coated metallic zinc layer of said pulverulent metal and said topcoat layer further has a weight ratio of chromium, as chromium, to pulverulent metal of not substantially above about 0.5:1.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The coated metal substrate of claim 1 wherein said water resistant and substantially free resin free topcoat layer is further phosphate free.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The coated metal substrate of claim 1 wherein said topcoat layer contains at least one of said laminate metals in particulate form.
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