US4596607A
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Alkaline resistant manganese-nickel-zinc phosphate conversion coatings and method of application
Assignee: Henkel Corp
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Filing: 1985-07-01
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Granted: 1986-06-24
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Expires: 2005-07-01
Abstract
Abstract A zinc phosphate coating bath and its application to metal is disclosed characterized in that the bath contains 80 to 94, preferably 84 to 94, mole percent nickel cations, 0.5 to 10 mole percent manganese cations and 5.5 to 19.5 mole percent zinc cations together with solubilizing amounts of phosphate ions or phosphate ions in combination with ions of acids other than phosphoric acid.
Inventors
- 👤 John Huff
- 👤 Ronald W. Zurilla
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-31 23:46
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C22/00; C23C22/05; C23C22/06; C23C22/34; C23C22/36; C23C22/364; C23C22/365; C23C22/07; C23C22/08; C23C22/18; C23C22/182; C23C22/184
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
215 words
A method for applying a phosphate conversion coating to a corrodible metal substrate by exposing said substrate to an acidic, aqueous solution containing first, second, and third divalent metal cations, the method comprising (a) selecting nickel cations as said first divalent metal cations; (b) selecting manganese cations as said second divalent metal cations; selecting zinc cations as said third divalent metal cations; (d) maintaining a minimum zinc cation concentration in said solution of 0.2 grams per liter; (e) controlling the concentrations of said first, second and third divalent metal cations in said aqueous solution so that at the time of coating the concentration of said nickel cations is maintained between about 80 and 94 percent, the concentration of said manganese cations is maintained between about 0.5 and about 10 mole percent and the concentration of said zinc cations between about 5.5 and about 19.5 mole percent of the total of said first, second and third divalent metal cations in said solution; and (f) maintaining the total acid content of said solution in the range of 10 to 40 points, maintaining the free acid content of said solution in the range of 0.5 to 2.0 points and maintaining the total acid to free acid ratio in said solution in the range of 10 to 60 points.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
215 words
A method for applying a phosphate conversion coating to a corrodible metal substrate by exposing said substrate to an acidic, aqueous solution containing first, second, and third divalent metal cations, the method comprising (a) selecting nickel cations as said first divalent metal cations; (b) selecting manganese cations as said second divalent metal cations; selecting zinc cations as said third divalent metal cations; (d) maintaining a minimum zinc cation concentration in said solution of 0.2 grams per liter; (e) controlling the concentrations of said first, second and third divalent metal cations in said aqueous solution so that at the time of coating the concentration of said nickel cations is maintained between about 80 and 94 percent, the concentration of said manganese cations is maintained between about 0.5 and about 10 mole percent and the concentration of said zinc cations between about 5.5 and about 19.5 mole percent of the total of said first, second and third divalent metal cations in said solution; and (f) maintaining the total acid content of said solution in the range of 10 to 40 points, maintaining the free acid content of said solution in the range of 0.5 to 2.0 points and maintaining the total acid to free acid ratio in said solution in the range of 10 to 60 points.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the concentration of said nickel cations in said solution is maintained in the range of 84 to 94 mole percent of the total of said first, second and third divalent metal cations in said solution.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the concentration of said manganese cations in said solution is maintained at at least 2 mole percent of the total of said first, second and third divalent metal cations in said solution.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the concentration of said manganese cations in said solution is maintained at at least 4 mole percent of the total of said first, second and third divalent metal cations in said solution.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A coated metal substrate having a phosphate conversion coating formed thereon by contacting said substrate with an acidic aqueous solution in the method of claim 1.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
59 words
An aqueous concentrate for use in preparing a phosphating bath for deposition of a zinc phosphate conversion coating on a corrodible metal surface comprising water, phosphate ions, and about 2 to about 9 grams per liter manganese ions, about 6 to about 15 grams per liter zinc ions and about 82 to about 95 grams per liter nickel ions.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
59 words
An aqueous concentrate for use in preparing a phosphating bath for deposition of a zinc phosphate conversion coating on a corrodible metal surface comprising water, phosphate ions, and about 2 to about 9 grams per liter manganese ions, about 6 to about 15 grams per liter zinc ions and about 82 to about 95 grams per liter nickel ions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
52 words
A concentrate for replenishing a phosphating bath after deposition bath therefrom of zinc phosphate conversion coatings comprising water, phosphate ions, and about 3 to about 15 grams per liter manganese ion, about 40 to about 60 grams per liter zinc ions and about 60 to about 90 grams per liter nickel ion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
52 words
A concentrate for replenishing a phosphating bath after deposition bath therefrom of zinc phosphate conversion coatings comprising water, phosphate ions, and about 3 to about 15 grams per liter manganese ion, about 40 to about 60 grams per liter zinc ions and about 60 to about 90 grams per liter nickel ion.
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