US3687740A - Heat resistant chromate conversion coatings - Google Patents
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- 238000007744 chromate conversion coating Methods 0.000 title description 4
- 238000005260 corrosion Methods 0.000 abstract description 20
- 230000007797 corrosion Effects 0.000 abstract description 20
- IWOUKMZUPDVPGQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N barium nitrate Chemical compound [Ba+2].[O-][N+]([O-])=O.[O-][N+]([O-])=O IWOUKMZUPDVPGQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract description 18
- PEDCQBHIVMGVHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N Glycerine Chemical compound OCC(O)CO PEDCQBHIVMGVHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract description 14
- 229910052782 aluminium Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract description 14
- XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N aluminium Chemical compound [Al] XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract description 14
- HCHKCACWOHOZIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N Zinc Chemical compound [Zn] HCHKCACWOHOZIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract description 13
- 229910052725 zinc Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract description 13
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- ZCDOYSPFYFSLEW-UHFFFAOYSA-N chromate(2-) Chemical compound [O-][Cr]([O-])(=O)=O ZCDOYSPFYFSLEW-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract description 8
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- 239000004115 Sodium Silicate Substances 0.000 abstract description 5
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- NTHWMYGWWRZVTN-UHFFFAOYSA-N sodium silicate Chemical compound [Na+].[Na+].[O-][Si]([O-])=O NTHWMYGWWRZVTN-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract description 5
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- NHNBFGGVMKEFGY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Nitrate Chemical compound [O-][N+]([O-])=O NHNBFGGVMKEFGY-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract description 2
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- BPQQTUXANYXVAA-UHFFFAOYSA-N Orthosilicate Chemical compound [O-][Si]([O-])([O-])[O-] BPQQTUXANYXVAA-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Sulfuric acid Chemical compound OS(O)(=O)=O QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
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- 229910052708 sodium Inorganic materials 0.000 description 2
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- XFXPMWWXUTWYJX-UHFFFAOYSA-N Cyanide Chemical compound N#[C-] XFXPMWWXUTWYJX-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
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- SOCTUWSJJQCPFX-UHFFFAOYSA-N dichromate(2-) Chemical compound [O-][Cr](=O)(=O)O[Cr]([O-])(=O)=O SOCTUWSJJQCPFX-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
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- LJRGBERXYNQPJI-UHFFFAOYSA-M sodium;3-nitrobenzenesulfonate Chemical compound [Na+].[O-][N+](=O)C1=CC=CC(S([O-])(=O)=O)=C1 LJRGBERXYNQPJI-UHFFFAOYSA-M 0.000 description 1
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C23—COATING 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
- C23C—COATING 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
- C23C22/00—Chemical 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
- C23C22/82—After-treatment
- C23C22/83—Chemical after-treatment
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- a broad object of this invention is to provide methods for fabricating improved protective coatings.
- Another object of the invention is to provide chemical chromate conversion coated zinc or aluminum having superior elevated temperature corrosion resistance.
- a further object of the invention is to provide such a coating on zinc or aluminum which is characterized by ease and economy of fabrication.
- This invention relates to protective coating compositions and more particularly concerns chemical chromate conversion coatings of zinc or aluminum which have superior corrosion resistance at elevated temperatures.
- Effective range of sodium silicate is about 1 to 10 mL/l.
- the sodium silicate is not limited to one having physical properties above-described.
- glycerin for one min.; no rinse; drain dried; aged 66 hr. Eifective range of glycerin is about 20 to 500 m1./l.
- the silicate and nitrate solutions should be rinsed from the chromated metals to prevent adverse reaction therebetween.
- the glycerine must not be rinsed and is needed to impart corrosion resistance to the chromated metals at elevated temperatures.
- Chromated aluminum, modified by the immersion treatments, and subjected to heating was also superior to unmodified chromated panels.
- the silicate treatment appeared beneficial to specimens heated at only 100 C. but provided little improvement as a result of heating at 200 C.
- the treatment of chromated aluminum in barium nitrate or glycerin solutions largely prevented the adverse efiect of heat on corrosion resistance.
- the chromate films which were glycerin treated but not rinsed were especially etfe'ctive, providing complete retention of corrosion resistance although having been heated at 200 C.
- a process for preventing adverse effect of elevated temperatures on salt spray corrosion resistance to chemical chromate conversion coated zinc or aluminum specimens comprising rinsing said chemical chromate conversion coated specimens in water,
- immersing said rinsed specimens while still wet from elevated temperatures range between about to,200
Abstract
METHODS ARE DESCRIBED FOR PREVENTING ADVERSE EFFECT OF HEAT ON THE SALT SPRAY CORROSION RESISTANCE OF CHEMICAL CHROMATE CONVERSION COATED ZINC OR ALUMINUM SPECIMENS BY SIMPLY IMMERSING THE SPECIMENS FOR A PERIOD A ABOUT 1 TO 3 MINUTES IN A SOLUTION OF SODIUM SILICATE, BARIUM NITRATE, OR GLYCERINE. THE SILICATES AND NITRATES ARE RINSED OFF AFTER THE IMMERSION STEP AND THEN DRAIN DRIED WHEREAS THE SPECIMENS IMMERSED IN THE GLYCERINE SOLUTION ARE MERELY DRAIN DRIED AFTER THE IMMERSION STEP.
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3,687,740 HEAT RESISTANT CHROMATE CONVERSION COATINGS Fred Pearlstein and Margaret R. DAmbrosio, Philadelphia, Pa., assignors to the United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army No Drawing. Continuation of abandoned application Ser. No. 799,973, Feb. 17, 1969. This application Jan. 22, 1971, Ser. No. 109,055
Int. Cl. C23f 7/26 US. Cl. 148-6.: 4 Claims ABSTRACT on THE DISCLOSURE United States Patent 3,687,740 Patented Aug. 29, 1972 aluminum specimens to temperatures as low as 50 C. may have adverse effects, whereas temperatures approaching 150 C. or higher can result in virtually complete loss "of the ability of the specimens to resist salt spray corro- Chromated zinc or aluminum components of military equipment are often necessarily subjected to heat during fabrication, storage, shipment or use. It is of vital importance, therefor, that such equipment used by the military be made resistant to the damaging eifects of heat and salt spray.
Accordingly, a broad object of this invention is to provide methods for fabricating improved protective coatings.
Another object of the invention is to provide chemical chromate conversion coated zinc or aluminum having superior elevated temperature corrosion resistance.
A further object of the invention is to provide such a coating on zinc or aluminum which is characterized by ease and economy of fabrication.
Qther objects of the invention will in part be obvious and in part appear hereinafter in the following detailed description.
In accordance with the objects aforementioned, chromated zinc and aluminum were first prepared as shown in Table I below:
TABLE I.-PREPARATION OF CHROMATE ZINC AND ALUMINUM SPEOIMENS Draining and Metal Cleaning Ghromating rinsing Zinc electroplated from cyanide None. Used directly after Immersed 20 sec. in solution of sodium bath on mild steel panels rinsing. dichromate, 200 g./1., sulfuric acid (10x15 cm.). (sp. gr. 1.84), 6 ml./l., 25 0., pH 0.8. Aluminum 2024-T3 panels Degreased; caustic etched Immersed 5 min. in solution of chromic maimed for 5 (10x15 cm.). see. at 70 0.; rinsed; deanydride, 5 g./l., potasium ferri-cy Sec rinsed in smutted in 50% by vol. anide, 1 g./I., barium nitrate, 1.9 g./l., 'h water at HNO (sp. gr. 1.42); rinsed.
Reference is hereby made to patent application Ser. No. 799,973, of Fred Pearlstein et al., for Heat Resistant Chromate Conversion Coatings, filed Feb. 17, 1969, abandoned in favor of streamlined continuation application of Fred Pearlstein et al., Ser. No. 109,055, filed Jan. 22, 1971, for Heat Resistant Chromate Conversion Coatings, and assigned to the same assignee of this patent application.
The invention described herein may be manufactured, used and licensed by or for the Government for governmental purposes without the payment to us of any royalties thereon.
This invention relates to protective coating compositions and more particularly concerns chemical chromate conversion coatings of zinc or aluminum which have superior corrosion resistance at elevated temperatures.
Exposure to heat of either zinc or aluminum, which have been chemically chromate conversion coated, can result in a decrease in their ability to resist corrosion. It has been observed that heating these coated zinc or sodium fluosilieate, 1.35 g./1., 25 (3.,
While still wet from the water rinse, the chromated metals were immersed into one of the following solutions:
(1) 5 ml./l. sodium silicate solution (Sp. gr. 1.38; SiO :Na O=3.22)
for three min.; thoroughly water rinsed; drain dried; aged 66 hr. Effective range of sodium silicate is about 1 to 10 mL/l. The sodium silicate is not limited to one having physical properties above-described.
(2) 50 g./l. barium nitrate for three min.; thoroughly Water rinsed; drain dried; aged 66 hr. Effective range of barium nitrate is about 25 to 60 g./l.
'(3) ml./l. glycerin for one min.; no rinse; drain dried; aged 66 hr. Eifective range of glycerin is about 20 to 500 m1./l.
The treated specimens, in triplicate, were heated 2 hours at 100 or 200 C. (see Table I1), and along with unheated specimens, were exposed to live percent neutral salt spray (Federal Test Method Standard, No. 151B, dated Nov. 24, 1967). The results of the salt spray corrosion tests after 96 hours exposure are shown in Table H.
The silicate and nitrate solutions should be rinsed from the chromated metals to prevent adverse reaction therebetween. On the other hand, the glycerine must not be rinsed and is needed to impart corrosion resistance to the chromated metals at elevated temperatures.
. 4 w said water rinse in a solution of barium nitrate, and thoroughly rinsing said immersed specimens, said barium nitrate having a concentration ranging between about 25 to 60 g./l.
2. The process as described in claim 1 wherein said TABLE II.CORROSION RESISTANCE OF CHROMA'IED ZINC AND ALUMINUM MODIFIED BY SOLUTION IMMERSION POST-TREATMENT Corrosion rating 1 after 96 hr. salt spray exposure (avg. of 3), white salts l Corrosion ratings: 5, no corrosion, 4, traces of corrosion, 3, slight corrosion, 2, marked corrosion, 1, considerable corrosion, 0, severe corrosion.
As can be seen from the above table, the immersion treatment of freshly chromated zinc in any of the solu tions tested generally improved the corrosion resistance of specimens subjected to heat. However, there was slight reduction of the corrosion resistance of unheated specimens as the result of the modifying post treatment with either sodium silicate or barium nitrate solutions.
Chromated aluminum, modified by the immersion treatments, and subjected to heating was also superior to unmodified chromated panels. The silicate treatment appeared beneficial to specimens heated at only 100 C. but provided little improvement as a result of heating at 200 C. The treatment of chromated aluminum in barium nitrate or glycerin solutions largely prevented the adverse efiect of heat on corrosion resistance. The chromate films which were glycerin treated but not rinsed were especially etfe'ctive, providing complete retention of corrosion resistance although having been heated at 200 C.
We claim:
1. A process for preventing adverse effect of elevated temperatures on salt spray corrosion resistance to chemical chromate conversion coated zinc or aluminum specimens comprising rinsing said chemical chromate conversion coated specimens in water,
immersing said rinsed specimens while still wet from elevated temperatures range between about to,200
3. The process as described in claim'l further characterized by the steps of 1 drain drying the immersed'rinsed specimens, and
aging the dried specimens for a period of about three days. 4. The process as described inclaim 1 wherein said specimens are immersed in said barium nitrate solution for about 3 minutes.
References Cited" RALPH S. KENDALL, Primary Examiner U.S. Cl. X.R. 1486.27
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