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Fluoropolymer aluminum laminate
Assignee: Titeflex Corp
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Filing: 1993-05-04
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Granted: 1995-03-28
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Expires: 2013-05-04
Abstract
Abstract An aluminum fluoropolymer laminate and a method for making such a laminate which includes conversion coating the aluminum and bonding the fluoropolymer onto the conversion coated aluminum is described.
Inventors
- 👤 Lawrence F. O'Melia
- 👤 Anthony J. Lalikos
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-03 09:25
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B15/00; B32B15/04; B32B15/08; B32B15/20; B32B27/00; B32B27/30; B32B27/304; C; C23; C23C; C23C22/00; C23C22/05; C23C22/06; C23C22/34; C23C22/37; B29; B29C; B29C65/00; B29C65/02; B29C66/00; B29C66/01; B29C66/05; B29C66/10; B29C66/11; B29C66/112; B29C66/1122; B29C66/70; B29C66/71; B29C66/73; B29C66/731; B29C66/7311; B29C66/73115; B29C66/73116; B29C66/74; B29C66/742; B29C66/7422; B29C66/90; B29C66/91; B29C66/914; B29C66/9141; B29C66/91411; B29C66/91441; B29C66/91443; B29C66/91445; B29C66/919; B32B2311/00; B32B2311/24; B32B2327/00; B32B2327/12; B32B2327/18; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/3154; Y10T428/31544
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A method for bonding aluminum to a preexisting fluoropolymer structure, the method comprising: applying a chromate conversion coating composition to an aluminum surface to provide a conversion coating on the aluminum; superposing the fluoropolymer structure onto the conversion coated aluminum to contact the fluoropolymer with the conversion coating on the aluminum surface to provide a superposed conversion coated aluminum fluoropolymer laminate, the conversion coating on the aluminum having a consistency of a gel and including fluoride ions; and heating the superposed fluoropolymer-conversion coated aluminum laminate to at least about 700° F. for a time and at a pressure to effectively bond the conversion coated aluminum to the preexisting fluoropolymer structure to provide a fluoropolymer aluminum laminate.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
116 words
A method for bonding aluminum to a preexisting fluoropolymer structure, the method comprising: applying a chromate conversion coating composition to an aluminum surface to provide a conversion coating on the aluminum; superposing the fluoropolymer structure onto the conversion coated aluminum to contact the fluoropolymer with the conversion coating on the aluminum surface to provide a superposed conversion coated aluminum fluoropolymer laminate, the conversion coating on the aluminum having a consistency of a gel and including fluoride ions; and heating the superposed fluoropolymer-conversion coated aluminum laminate to at least about 700° F. for a time and at a pressure to effectively bond the conversion coated aluminum to the preexisting fluoropolymer structure to provide a fluoropolymer aluminum laminate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as recited in claim 1, the method further comprising drying the conversion coating for at least about 10 minutes at least about 70° F.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
27 words
A method as recited in claims 1 or 2, the method further comprising cleaning the surface of the aluminum prior to applying the chromate conversion coating thereon.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method as recited in claim 1 wherein the ratio of the thickness of the fluoropolymer structure to aluminum is in the range of from about 0.01 to about 100.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method as recited in claim 4 wherein the fluoropolymer structure is thicker than the conversion coated aluminum.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
17 words
A method as recited in claims 1, 2, 4 or 5 wherein the fluoropolymer structure comprises polytetrafluoroethylene.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
19 words
A method as recited in claims 1, 2, 4 or 5 wherein the fluoropolymer structure comprises a fluoroethylene copolymer.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
20 words
A method as recited in claims 1, 2, 4 or 5 wherein the fluoropolymer structure comprises an alkoxy fluoroethylene copolymer.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
20 words
A method as recited in claims 1, 2, 4 or 5 wherein the fluoropolymer structure comprises an ethylene tetrafluoroethylene copolymer.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
55 words
A method as recited in claims 1, 2, 4 or 5 wherein the fluoropolymer structure comprises polytetrafluoroethylene and the superposed fluoropolymer-conversion coated aluminum laminate is heated to at least about 700° F. for at least one minute to provide a fluoropolymer/aluminum bond strength of from about 6 to about 8 pounds/inch of width of laminate.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
147 words
A method for bonding a fluoropolymer structure to aluminum, the method comprising: applying a chromate conversion coating to aluminum to provide a conversion coated aluminum surface, the chromate conversion coating provided by a coating composition which comprises hexavalent chromium and a compound which includes fluorine, the conversion coating have a consistency of a gel; contacting a surface of the fluoropolymer structure with the conversion coated aluminum surface to provide a superposed fluoropolymer-conversion coated aluminum laminate, the fluoropolymer structure and conversion coated aluminum having thicknesses wherein the ratio of the thickness of the fluoropolymer structure to the conversion coated aluminum is in the range of from about 0.05 to about 20; and heating the superposed conversion coated fluoropolymer laminate to at least about 700° F. for at least one minute to provide a fluoropolymer-aluminum laminate with a fluoropolymer/aluminum bond strength of at least about 8 pounds/inch of laminate.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
147 words
A method for bonding a fluoropolymer structure to aluminum, the method comprising: applying a chromate conversion coating to aluminum to provide a conversion coated aluminum surface, the chromate conversion coating provided by a coating composition which comprises hexavalent chromium and a compound which includes fluorine, the conversion coating have a consistency of a gel; contacting a surface of the fluoropolymer structure with the conversion coated aluminum surface to provide a superposed fluoropolymer-conversion coated aluminum laminate, the fluoropolymer structure and conversion coated aluminum having thicknesses wherein the ratio of the thickness of the fluoropolymer structure to the conversion coated aluminum is in the range of from about 0.05 to about 20; and heating the superposed conversion coated fluoropolymer laminate to at least about 700° F. for at least one minute to provide a fluoropolymer-aluminum laminate with a fluoropolymer/aluminum bond strength of at least about 8 pounds/inch of laminate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method as recited in claim 11 wherein the fluoropolymer structure is thicker than the conversion coated aluminum.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as recited in claim 11, the method further comprising drying the conversion coating for at least about 10 minutes at least about 70° F.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
36 words
A method as recited in claims 11, 12 or 13 wherein the fluoropolymer structure comprises a fluoropolymer selected from the group consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene, a fluoroethylene copolymer, an alkoxy fluoroethylene copolymer and an ethylene tetrafluoroethylene copolymer.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
164 words
A method of bonding an aluminum foil to a fluoropolymer film, the foil having a thickness in the range of from about 1 mil to about 125 mils, the fluoropolymer film having the thickness in the range of from about 1 mil to about 125 mils, the method comprising: applying a chromate conversion coating to at least one surface of the aluminum foil with a conversion coating composition to provide a conversion coated aluminum foil, the conversion coating on the aluminum having a consistency of a gel and including fluoride ions; superposing the fluoropolymer film onto the conversion coated aluminum foil to contact the fluoropolymer with the conversion coating on the aluminum foil to provide a superposed conversion coated aluminum foil fluoropolymer laminate; and heating the superposed conversion coated aluminum foil fluoropolymer laminate to at least about 700° F. for a time and at a pressure to effectively bond the fluoropolymer to the conversion coated aluminum foil to provide an aluminum foil fluoropolymer laminate.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
164 words
A method of bonding an aluminum foil to a fluoropolymer film, the foil having a thickness in the range of from about 1 mil to about 125 mils, the fluoropolymer film having the thickness in the range of from about 1 mil to about 125 mils, the method comprising: applying a chromate conversion coating to at least one surface of the aluminum foil with a conversion coating composition to provide a conversion coated aluminum foil, the conversion coating on the aluminum having a consistency of a gel and including fluoride ions; superposing the fluoropolymer film onto the conversion coated aluminum foil to contact the fluoropolymer with the conversion coating on the aluminum foil to provide a superposed conversion coated aluminum foil fluoropolymer laminate; and heating the superposed conversion coated aluminum foil fluoropolymer laminate to at least about 700° F. for a time and at a pressure to effectively bond the fluoropolymer to the conversion coated aluminum foil to provide an aluminum foil fluoropolymer laminate.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method as recited in claim 15 wherein the ratio of the thickness of the fluoropolymer to the thickness of aluminum foil is in the range of from about 0.01 to about 100 and the conversion coating composition comprising hexavalent chromium and a compound which includes fluorine.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
54 words
A method as recited in claims 15 or 16 wherein the fluoropolymer is polytetrafluoroethylene and the superposed conversion coated aluminum foil fluoropolymer laminate is heated to at least about 700° F. for at least one minute to provide a fluoropolymer/aluminum bond strength of from about 6 to about 8 pounds/inch of width of laminate.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
138 words
A method for bonding aluminum together, the method comprising: applying a chromate conversion coating to at least two aluminum surfaces, with a conversion coating composition, to provide conversion coated aluminum surfaces, said conversion coated surfaces having a consistency of a gel; superposing a fluoropolymer film having a thickness in the range of from about 1 to 10 mils between the conversion coated aluminum surfaces such that the fluoropolymer film is in about contact with both conversion coated aluminum surfaces to provide a superposed conversion coated aluminum/fluoropolymer aluminum laminate, the conversion coating including fluoride ion; and heating the superposed conversion coated aluminum/fluoropolymer laminate to at least about 700° F. for a time sufficient to effectively bond the conversion coated aluminum surfaces to the fluoropolymer to provide a laminate having at least two aluminum surfaces bonded with the fluoropolymer film.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
138 words
A method for bonding aluminum together, the method comprising: applying a chromate conversion coating to at least two aluminum surfaces, with a conversion coating composition, to provide conversion coated aluminum surfaces, said conversion coated surfaces having a consistency of a gel; superposing a fluoropolymer film having a thickness in the range of from about 1 to 10 mils between the conversion coated aluminum surfaces such that the fluoropolymer film is in about contact with both conversion coated aluminum surfaces to provide a superposed conversion coated aluminum/fluoropolymer aluminum laminate, the conversion coating including fluoride ion; and heating the superposed conversion coated aluminum/fluoropolymer laminate to at least about 700° F. for a time sufficient to effectively bond the conversion coated aluminum surfaces to the fluoropolymer to provide a laminate having at least two aluminum surfaces bonded with the fluoropolymer film.
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