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Surface treatment of zinc alloy electroplated steel strips

Assignee: JFE Steel Corp
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Filing: 1985-01-02
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Granted: 1985-10-22
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Expires: 2005-01-02
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Abstract

Abstract A surface coated steel strip having improved corrosion resistance, comprising a steel strip, a zinc alloy (e.g. Zn-Ni, Zn-Mn, Zn-Co, etc.) layer electroplated on the strip, a chromate film formed on the zinc alloy layer in a weight of 2 to 60 mg/m2, and a polyethylene coating cured to the chromate film and weighing 0.3 to 5 g/m2 is prepared by applying a chromate solution to the zinc alloy plated strip and drying it into the chromate film, and applying an aqueous composition of a carboxylated-polyethylene resin, a melamine resin, and colloidal silica to the chromated strip and drying and curing the composition into the coating at elevated temperatures of at least 130 DEG C.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kazuma Yonezawa
  • 👤 Toshikuni Tanda
  • 👤 Hirotake Ishitobi

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 23:01
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C22/00; C23C22/82; C23C22/83; C25; C25D; C25D11/00; C25D11/38; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12493; Y10T428/12535; Y10T428/12556; Y10T428/12569; Y10T428/12674; Y10T428/12771; Y10T428/12785; Y10T428/12792; Y10T428/12806; Y10T428/12826; Y10T428/12847; Y10T428/12854; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31678; Y10T428/31688

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 140 words
A method for surface treating a zinc alloy electroplated steel strip for improving the corrosion resistance, comprising the steps of forming a chromate film on the zinc alloy electroplated steel strip in a weight of 2 to 60 mg/m 2 of chromium, and applying an aqueous composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a dispersion of a carboxylated polyethylene resin having 3 to 20 mol % of carboxyl groups, 10 to 30 parts by weight of a water-soluble melamine resin, and 10 to 60 parts by weight of colloidal silica to the chromated strip, all the parts by weight being based on the solids of the respective components, and then drying the composition on the strip at a strip temperature of at least 130° C. to form a resinous coating in a weight of 0.3 to 5 g/m 2 .
Claim 2
Independent Claim 140 words
A method for surface treating a zinc alloy electroplated steel strip for improving the corrosion resistance, comprising the steps of forming a chromate film on the zinc alloy electroplated steel strip in a weight of 2 to 60 mg/m 2 of chromium, and applying an aqueous composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a dispersion of a carboxylated polyethylene resin having 3 to 20 mol % of carboxyl groups, 10 to 30 parts by weight of a water-soluble melamine resin, and 10 to 60 parts by weight of colloidal silica to the chromated strip, all the parts by weight being based on the solids of the respective components, and then drying the composition on the strip at a strip temperature of at least 130° C. to form a resinous coating in a weight of 0.3 to 5 g/m 2 .
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 29 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein the zinc alloy is selected from alloys of zinc with at least one metal selected from nickel, manganese, cobalt, chromium, and iron.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 24 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein the chromate film is formed by applying a chromate solution to the electroplated strip followed by drying.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 97 words
A zinc alloy electroplated steel strip having improved corrosion resistance, comprising a steel strip, a zinc alloy layer electroplated on the strip, a chromate film formed on the zinc alloy layer in a weight of 2 to 60 mg/m 2 , and a coating cured to the chromate film and comprising 100 parts by weight of a polyethylene resin having 3 to 20 mol % of carboxyl groups, 10 to 30 parts by weight of a water-soluble melamine resin, and 10 to 60 parts by weight of colloidal silica and weighing 0.3 to 5 g/m 2 .
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 97 words
A zinc alloy electroplated steel strip having improved corrosion resistance, comprising a steel strip, a zinc alloy layer electroplated on the strip, a chromate film formed on the zinc alloy layer in a weight of 2 to 60 mg/m 2 , and a coating cured to the chromate film and comprising 100 parts by weight of a polyethylene resin having 3 to 20 mol % of carboxyl groups, 10 to 30 parts by weight of a water-soluble melamine resin, and 10 to 60 parts by weight of colloidal silica and weighing 0.3 to 5 g/m 2 .
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 29 words
The strip according to claim 4 wherein the zinc alloy is selected from alloys of zinc with at least one metal selected from nickel, manganese, cobalt, chromium, and iron.

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