IE47623B1 - Process for surface-finishing shaped elements consisting of zinc or zinc alloys - Google Patents

Process for surface-finishing shaped elements consisting of zinc or zinc alloys

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IE47623B1
IE47623B1 IE2551/78A IE255178A IE47623B1 IE 47623 B1 IE47623 B1 IE 47623B1 IE 2551/78 A IE2551/78 A IE 2551/78A IE 255178 A IE255178 A IE 255178A IE 47623 B1 IE47623 B1 IE 47623B1
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zinc
shaped element
volume
shaped elements
elements consisting
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IE2551/78A
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Rheinisches Zinkwalzwerk Gmbh
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23GCLEANING OR DE-GREASING OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY CHEMICAL METHODS OTHER THAN ELECTROLYSIS
    • C23G1/00Cleaning or pickling metallic material with solutions or molten salts
    • C23G1/02Cleaning or pickling metallic material with solutions or molten salts with acid solutions
    • C23G1/10Other heavy metals
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23CCOATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
    • C23C22/00Chemical surface treatment of metallic material by reaction of the surface with a reactive liquid, leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, e.g. conversion coatings, passivation of metals
    • C23C22/05Chemical surface treatment of metallic material by reaction of the surface with a reactive liquid, leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, e.g. conversion coatings, passivation of metals using aqueous solutions
    • C23C22/06Chemical surface treatment of metallic material by reaction of the surface with a reactive liquid, leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, e.g. conversion coatings, passivation of metals using aqueous solutions using aqueous acidic solutions with pH less than 6
    • C23C22/48Chemical surface treatment of metallic material by reaction of the surface with a reactive liquid, leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, e.g. conversion coatings, passivation of metals using aqueous solutions using aqueous acidic solutions with pH less than 6 not containing phosphates, hexavalent chromium compounds, fluorides or complex fluorides, molybdates, tungstates, vanadates or oxalates
    • C23C22/53Treatment of zinc or alloys based thereon

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Abstract

A process is described for surface-finishing shaped elements consisting of zinc or zinc alloys, particularly of sheets and strips made by rolling, by pickling the shaped elements in a solution which contains 60 to 90% by volume of water and 10 to 40% by volume of nitric acid, and which may contain up to 10% by volume of sulphuric acid. The elements are thus preweathered and the colour may be varied by the speed at which the elements are moved through the pickling solution.

Description

This invention relates to a process for surfacefinishing by preventing shaped elements consisting of zinc or zinc alloys, particularly elements in the form of sheets and strip made by rolling.
Under normal atmospheric conditions, protective coatings of basic zinc carbonate are formed on the surfaces of shaped elements consisting of zinc or zinc alloys, the formation of these coatings taking about three days in an atmosphere having a relative humidity of 75%. Depending upon the composition of the alloy, the location, the atmosphere and the time, these coatings are light-grey to dark-grey in colour. The formation of these coatings can be retarded or prevented by pollutants, such as sulphur dioxide, contained in the air.
For this reason a surface-finishing treatment is often required for improving the appearance of the shaped elements. Such a treatment also provides technological advantages because a more uniform coating can be formed. The surface-finishing treatment may be conducted so as to obtain a uniform colour, which is often highly desirable for improved appearance.
Zinc can be chemically passivated by electroplating as well as by chromating and phosphating processes, which are used on a relatively large scale. - 3 In a chromating process, the surfaces which have been cleaned and pretreated are treated with dilute chromic acid or chromate solutions. Inorganic acids or salts may be added to said solutions in certain proportions in order to obtain certain hues or to control the thickness of the coatings. The surfaces treated in this manner have hues from pale yellow to olive-brown and the covering layer which consists of chromium hydroxide and basic chromium (III) chromate, has a thickness from less than 1 micron to about 5 microns.
Phosphating can be effected by pickling with phosphoric acid or by film-forming phosphating processes after a suitable pretreatment, the phosphate coatings usually having a thickness of from 2 to 15 microns.
These passivating processes involve a relatively large number of steps and, for this reason, are expensive. They also have the disadvantage that the chromated or phosphated semifinished products must be pretreated before they can be soldered. For this reason the use of zinc sheets in construction work is rather difficult.
A process for etching metals has been proposed employing a liguid etching bath which contains metal which has been previously dissolved by etching in which process the amount of dissolved metal is maintained at an optimum level, It is indicated that the metal may be zinc or copper or magnesium and the etchant may comprise nitric acid with or without any of the well known additives and also comprising, when etching zinc, zinc ions as provided by e.g. zinc nitrate. There is however no suggestion that the etchant could be used in any way to surface-finish or preweather zinc or its alloys.
According to the present invention there is pro47623 - 4 vided a process for preweathering a shaped element consisting of zinc or a zinc alloy wherein the shaped element is pickled in a solution which contains nitric acid in an amount of from 10 to 40% by volume, sulphuric acid in an amount of up to 10% by volume, remainder water and which is substantially free of chromium or phosphorus compounds, for a period of time sufficient for the surface of the element to become a dark grey to black colour. This process enables the surfaces of shaped elements consisting of zinc or zinc alloys, particularly of strip and sheets made by rolling, to be preweathered. The invention also resides in the shaped elements preweathered by this process.
The pickling process can be accelerated and the colour can be influenced by an addition of up to 10% by volume of sulphuric acid to tbe pickling solution.
Depending upon the desired colour, the shaped element may be moved through the pickling solution at a speed of 0.5 to 50 metres per minute, preferably 0.5 to metre's per minute.
Any foreign matter on the shaped elements which are to be pickled must be removed by degreasing and possibly by rinsing and brushing, prior to the pickling treatment.
In order to enable the invention to be more readily understood, an example thereof will now be described.
In this Example of the present process, a rolled strip having a thickness of 0.72 mm. and composed of a zinc-copper-titanium alloy consisting of 0.14% by weight of copper, 0.13% by weight of titanium, 0.01% by weight of aluminium, balance high-grade zinc, was pulled at a speed of 8 metres per minute through a pickling bath consisting of 85% by volume of water, 10% by volume of nitric acid and 5% by volume of sulphuric acid and was subsequently rinsed, brushed and dried. After this - 5 pickling treatment, the surface of the strip had a dark grey to black colour.
An advantage of the present invention is that shaped elements consisting of zinc or zinc alloys can be preweathered in a relatively simple manner and it is no longer necessary to wait until a prolonged action of atmospheric influences has resulted in a light grey to dark grey colour of the surface. This advantage is particularly significant in view of the desire that sheet metal elements, e.g. those used in construction, should have a uniform colour for the sake of appearance. The preweathered surface can also act as a key for a subsequently applied paint so that no primer is required in this case, Another important advantage is that the preweathered shaped elements can be soldered with entirely conventional means.

Claims (5)

1. CLAIM S;~
1. A process for preweathering a shaped element consisting of zinc or a zinc alloy wherein the shaped element is pickled in a solution which 5 contains nitric acid in an amount of from 10 to 40% by volume, sulphuric acid in an amount of up to 10% by volume, remainder water, and which is substantially free of chromium or phosphorus compounds, for a period of time sufficient for the surface of the element to 10 become a dark grey to black colour.
2. A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the shaped element is moved through the pickling solution at a speed of 0.5 to 50 metres per minute.
3. A process as claimed in claim 1 or 2 15 wherein the shaped element is moved through the pickling solution at a speed of 0.5 to 30 metres per minute.
4. A process for preweathering a shaped element consisting of zinc or a zinc alloy substantially as hereinbefore described in the foregoing Example. 20
5. A shaped element preweathered by the process claimed in any preceding claim.
IE2551/78A 1977-12-23 1978-12-21 Process for surface-finishing shaped elements consisting of zinc or zinc alloys IE47623B1 (en)

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DE2757592A DE2757592C2 (en) 1977-12-23 1977-12-23 Process for the production of cover layers on molded bodies made of zinc-copper-titanium alloys

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