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EP1550740B1
EP1550740B1 EP04028997A EP04028997A EP1550740B1 EP 1550740 B1 EP1550740 B1 EP 1550740B1 EP 04028997 A EP04028997 A EP 04028997A EP 04028997 A EP04028997 A EP 04028997A EP 1550740 B1 EP1550740 B1 EP 1550740B1
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    • 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
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    • 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
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    • C23C22/05—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 using aqueous solutions
    • C23C22/06—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 using aqueous solutions using aqueous acidic solutions with pH less than 6
    • C23C22/34—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 using aqueous solutions using aqueous acidic solutions with pH less than 6 containing fluorides or complex fluorides
    • C23C22/36—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 using aqueous solutions using aqueous acidic solutions with pH less than 6 containing fluorides or complex fluorides containing also phosphates
    • C23C22/364—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 using aqueous solutions using aqueous acidic solutions with pH less than 6 containing fluorides or complex fluorides containing also phosphates containing also manganese cations
    • C23C22/365—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 using aqueous solutions using aqueous acidic solutions with pH less than 6 containing fluorides or complex fluorides containing also phosphates containing also manganese cations containing also zinc and nickel cations
    • 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
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  • the present invention relates to a multiple step, low temperature, low sludge-producing, low phosphate, corrosion-prevention pretreatment process suitable for simultaneous processing of steel, zinc, and aluminum substrates.
  • aluminum is increasingly used in vehicle construction.
  • the expression "aluminum” refers not only to pure aluminum but also to aluminum alloys whose main component is aluminum. Examples of commonly used alloying elements are silicon, magnesium, copper, manganese, chromium and nickel. The total proportion by weight of these alloying elements in the alloy normally do not exceed 10%.
  • engine and gear parts, wheels, seat frames, etc. already contain large amounts of aluminum, the use of aluminum in bodywork construction is presently still restricted to parts such as hoods, rear trunk lids, inner door parts and various small parts as well as truck cabins, side walls of transporters or attachments to minivans. Overall, worldwide less than 5% of the metal surface of automobile bodies is made of aluminum. The increased use of aluminum in this sector is being intensively investigated by the aluminum and automobile industries.
  • phosphating metals are to produce firmly adhering metal phosphate layers on the metal surface that improve the corrosion resistance, and, in conjunction with paints or other organic coatings, contribute to a substantial improvement of the coating adhesion and resistance to creepage under corrosive stress.
  • Such phosphating processes have been known for a long time.
  • low zinc phosphating processes are used for the pretreatment before painting, especially before electro-dipcoating.
  • zinc phosphate conversion coatings particularly those of the "low zinc” type, are capable of producing excellent corrosion-protective undercoatings for subsequent painting.
  • g/l a phosphate concentration of at least 5 grams per liter of composition, this unit of concentration being hereinafter usually abbreviated as "g/l”, more preferably at least 10 g/l, and a weight ratio of phosphate-to-zinc concentrations that is at least 10:1.
  • a basic parameter in these low zinc phosphating baths is the weight ratio of phosphate ions to zinc ions, which is normally above 8 and may reach values of up to 30.
  • the fluoride ions mask the aluminum ions by complex formation and/or precipitate these ions as hexafluoroaluminates of sodium and/or potassium if the solubility products of the corresponding salts are exceeded. Furthermore, free fluoride ions usually lead to an increased etching attack on the aluminum surfaces, with the result that a more or less closed and sealed zinc phosphate layer can form on the latter.
  • the joint phosphating of aluminum structural portions with those of zinc, steel and/or galvanized steel thus has the technical disadvantage that the phosphating baths have to be very accurately monitored as regards their fluoride content. This increases the control and monitoring work involved and may require stocking and metering of fluoride-containing solutions as separate replenishment solutions. Also, the precipitated hexafluoroaluminate salts increase the amount of phosphating sludge and raise the cost of its removal and disposal.
  • a typical zinc phosphating bath includes phosphate ions, divalent metal ions, hydrogen ions, and an oxidizing compound such as nitrite or chlorate as the process accelerator.
  • the mechanism of the reaction involves acid attack on the substrate metal, iron (steel or zinc) in this instance, at micro anodes and deposition of phosphate crystals at micro cathodes. It also involves the liberation of hydrogen and the formation of phosphate sludge. Changes in the accelerator can affect the amount of sludge formed. For example, the lower the amount of nitrite accelerator, the greater the amount of sludge formed during the process.
  • U.S. Patent No. 5,900,073 discloses how varying the process conditions of a phosphate bath effects the amount of sludge produced by the bath.
  • WO 99/12661 proposes such a process for simultaneous phosphating of composite structures made of steel and aluminum.
  • a zinc phosphate bath containing high levels (5 to 40 g/l) of phosphate and low levels (0.01 to 0.2 g/l) of nitrite accelerator, and at a high temperature of 20 °C to about 65 °C.
  • German Patent Application No. DE 197 35 314 also sets forth a process for simultaneous phosphating of composite structures. Like WO 99/12661 , however, DE 197 35 314 requires pretreating such composite structures with a zinc phosphate bath containing high levels (14 g/l) of phosphate, and at an even higher temperature of 40°C to 70°C. DE 197 35 314 fails to discuss use of a nitrite as an accelerator.
  • the result of the overall pretreatment should be the formation of a conversion layer on all exposed metal surfaces that is suitable as a corrosion-preventing paint substrate, especially before a cathodic electro-dipcoating.
  • the present invention solves the needs of the related art by providing a process for the chemical pretreatment, before an organic coating, of composite metal structures that contain aluminum or aluminum alloy portions together with zinc or zinc alloy portions, and steel, galvanized steel and/or alloy-galvanized steel portions, such that the phosphate level and the operating temperature of the zinc phosphate bath is reduced, and the nitrite accelerator level of the bath is increased.
  • the process of the present invention reduces the sludge produced by the process, the temperature at which the process operates, and the need for monitoring the process.
  • the pretreatment process of the present invention forms a conversion layer on all exposed metal surfaces that is suitable as a corrosion-preventing paint substrate, especially before a cathodic electro-dipcoating.
  • the invention comprises a process for chemical pretreatment, before an organic coating, of a composite metal structure that contains at least one aluminum or aluminum alloy portion, at least one zinc or zinc alloy portion, and at least one steel, galvanized steel or alloy-galvanized steel portion, the process comprising: (I) treating the composite metal structure with a zinc phosphating solution having less than 5 g/l of phosphate ions and more than 0.2 g/l of nitrite ions, the zinc phosphating solution forming a surface-covering crystalline zinc phosphate layer having a coating weight in the range from 0.5 to 5 grams per meter squared (hereinafter abbreviated as g/m 2 ) on the zinc or zinc alloy portions, and the steel, and galvanized and/or alloy-galvanized steel portions, but without forming a zinc phosphate layer on the aluminum or aluminum alloy portions; and (II) subsequently, with or without intermediate rinsing with water,
  • the stipulation that no zinc phosphate layer is to be formed on the aluminum portions in the treatment step (I) is to be understood to mean that no closed and sealed crystalline layer is formed and that the mass per unit area of any deposited zinc phosphate does not exceed 0.5 g/m 2 .
  • the phosphating baths may be arbitrarily formulated as long as specific conditions for the fluoride concentration are observed. Such fluoride concentration conditions may be found in European Patent No. 0 452 638 B1 . According to this disclosure the concentration of free fluoride ions, measured in g/l, should satisfy the condition that, at a specific temperature T (in °C), it lies above a value of 8/T.
  • aluminum refers to pure aluminum as well as aluminum alloy
  • the term “zinc” refers to pure zinc and zinc alloy
  • the term “steel” refers to pure steel, galvanized steel, and alloy-galvanized steel.
  • the present invention is drawn broadly to a multiple step, low temperature, low sludging, low phosphate, corrosion-prevention pretreatment process for simultaneous processing of substrates containing steel, zinc, and aluminum.
  • the process is a two-step pretreatment process having conventional intermediate rinsing and cleansing steps.
  • the first pretreatment step produces little or no zinc phosphate coating on the aluminum, while forming complete, uniform zinc phosphate coatings on the steel and zinc.
  • the second pretreatment step imparts corrosion protection for the aluminum, while not reducing, and preferably improving, the corrosion prevention properties of the zinc phosphate coating applied to the zinc and steel.
  • the nature and concentration of the solutions should be chosen so that on the one hand a layer is reliably formed on the aluminum surfaces, but on the other hand the crystalline zinc phosphate layers formed on the steel and zinc surfaces are not excessively damaged.
  • the process is particularly intended for use in automobile manufacturing.
  • car bodies or car body parts that contain structural portions of aluminum and/or its alloys in addition to structural portions of zinc and/or its alloys, and steel and/or galvanized steel are subjected to a conversion chemical pretreatment before they are painted.
  • a cathodic electro-dipcoating is conventionally used at the present time as the first painting stage.
  • the process according to the invention is particularly suitable as a pretreatment for this stage.
  • the zinc phosphate solution used in the first pretreatment step preferably has a low phosphate ion (PO 4 -3 ) concentration of less than 5 g/l of phosphate ions, and a high nitrite ion concentration of greater than 0.2 g/l of nitrite ions, and preferably greater than 0.3 g/l of nitrite ions.
  • the low phosphate, high nitrite conditions reduce the amount of sludge produced by the operation of the solution.
  • the zinc phosphate solution preferably operates at low temperatures, preferably between 20°C and 40°C, and more preferably between 30°C and 35°C.
  • the zinc phosphate solution may comprise many components and be formulated in at least three different manners, as long as the low phosphate ion concentration, high nitrite ion concentration, and low temperature conditions are met.
  • the zinc phosphate solution may comprise low phosphate, high nitrite, and low temperature conditions.
  • the first type of zinc phosphate solution preferably consists essentially of, or more preferably consists of, water and the following components:
  • the zinc phosphate solution preferably consists essentially of, or more preferably consists of, water and the following components:
  • One or more of the following components may also be present in the second phosphate solution:
  • compositions of the first and second zinc phosphate solutions have an initial pH value lower than 3.80 ⁇ 0.03, they have positive Free Acid points which are quantitatively defined as equal to the number of milliliters (hereinafter usually abbreviated as "ml") of 0.100 N strong alkali required to titrate a 10 ml sample of the composition to a pH value of 3.80 ⁇ 0.03.
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  • the initial value of pH of the first and second zinc phosphate solutions is higher than 3.80 ⁇ 0.03, they have negative Free Acid points, which are defined as the negative number with the same absolute value as the number of ml of strong acid required to titrate a 10 ml sample of the composition to a pH of 3.80 ⁇ 0.03.
  • first and second zinc phosphate solutions have a pH of 3.80 ⁇ 0.03, they have 0.0 points of Free Acid.
  • a working composition for the first and second phosphate solutions preferably has a Free Acid value that is at least, with increasing preference in the order given, -1.0, -0.5, 0.0, 0.10, 0.20, 0.30, 0.40, or 0.49 points and independently preferably is not more than, with increasing preference in the order given, 3.0, 2.5, 2.0, 1.90, 1.80, 1.70, 1.60, 1.50, 1.40, 1.30, 1.20, 1.10, 1, 0.9, 0.8, 0.75, 0.7, 0.65, 0.6, or 0.55 points.
  • nickel cations in a composition for the first and second phosphate solutions is preferred, unless the anti-pollution laws where the composition is used make the presence of nickel impractical economically. In such an instance, the presence of copper cations is alternatively preferred, unless they too are economically impractical because of pollution.
  • fluoride containing anions in a composition for the first and second phosphate solutions is generally preferred, especially when phosphating aluminum under most conditions.
  • all of the fluoride present is preferably complex fluoride, but when phosphating aluminum, some of the fluoride is preferably present as "free fluoride," a characteristic of the composition that can be measured by a fluoride ion sensitive electrode in contact with the composition and electrically connected to a reference electrode also in the same volume of composition, as known to those skilled in the art.
  • Complex fluoride is preferably supplied to the first and second zinc phosphate solutions by at least one of tetrafluoroboric acid, hexafluorosilicic acid, hexafluorotitanic acid, hexafluorozirconic acid, and salts of all of these acids. At least for economy, hexafluorosilicic acid is most preferred. When free fluoride is needed or desired, it is preferably supplied by hydrofluoric acid and/or ammonium hydrogen fluoride.
  • nitrate in the first and second zinc phosphate solutions is preferred, and independently the nitrate is preferably provided at least in part by nitric acid, although nitrate salts may also be used.
  • nitrate When nitrate is used, it preferably is present in a ratio to phosphate that is at least, with increasing preference in the order given, 0.20:1, 0.25:1, 0.30:1, 0.37:1, 0.39:1, 0.41:1, 0.80:1, 1.2:1, 1.6:1, or 1.9:1 and independently, at least for economy, preferably is not more than, with increasing preference in the order given, 30:1, 20:1, 10:1, 5:1, 3:1, 2.5:1, 2.2:1, or 2:1.
  • the major identified reason for a preference for the presence of nitrate in at least the above ratios to phosphate is an improved resistance to corrosion after painting in such tests as GM 9540P, particularly on cold rolled steel.
  • Nitrite is used as the accelerator for the first and second phosphate solutions, because of its high technical reliability and effectiveness at a low concentration.
  • concentration preferably is at least 0.2 g/l, and more preferably at least 0.3 g/l. Because nitrite is subject to fairly rapid decomposition in acid solutions, it preferably is not added to a phosphating composition until shortly before it begins to be used and therefore preferably is not included in make-up or replenisher concentrates.
  • hydroxylamine in one of its stable bound forms is preferred as the accelerator for the first and second zinc phosphate solutions.
  • Salts of hydroxylamine with any strong acid are generally stable enough in compositions according to the invention to be practically included in single package concentrates, with the sulfate being particularly preferred at least for economy.
  • Oximes can also serve as a suitable source of hydroxylamine.
  • the concentration, measured as its stoichiometric equivalent as hydroxylamine preferably is at least, with increasing preference in the order given, 0.20, 0.25, 0.30, 0.33, 0.36, or 0.39 g/l and independently preferably is not more than, with increasing preference in the order given, 1.5, 1.0, 0.90, 0.80, 0.85, 0.80, 0.75, 0.70, 0.65, or 0.61 g/l.
  • a phosphating process using either the first or second zinc phosphate solutions can be accomplished by contacting a suitably prepared substrate with either solution. Any method of achieving contact may be used, with one of immersion and spraying generally being preferred, depending on the size and the complexity of the shape of the surface to be phosphated, as generally known in the art. Consistent phosphating results are generally obtained when, and it is therefore preferred that, the temperature of the phosphating composition is controlled while it is in contact with the surface being phosphated.
  • the second zinc phosphate solution preferably operates at low temperatures, preferably between 20°C and 40°C, and more preferably between 30°C and 35°C.
  • the mass of the phosphate coating formed can be determined by methods known in the art.
  • coating weight is defined as the mass of the coating in g/m 2 .
  • the coating weight preferably is at least, with increasing preference in the order given, 0.50, 0.60, 0.70, 0.80, or 0.86 g/m 2 and independently preferably is not more than, with increasing preference in the order given, 5.0, 4.5, 4.0, 3.5, 3.3, 3.0, 2.8, or 2.6 g/m 2 .
  • the coating weight preferably is at least, with increasing preference in the order given, 0.50, 0.60, 0.70, 0.80, 0.90, 1.00, or 1.10 g/m 2 and independently preferably is not more than, with increasing preference in the order given, 7.0, 6.5, 6.0, 5.5, 5.0, 4.5, 4.1, or 3.8 g/m 2 .
  • the time of contact between the first and second zinc phosphate solutions and the composite substrate in a process according to the invention is generally not at all critical if the desired coating weight is achieved, presumably because the rate of formation of the coating is much faster at the beginning of contact of a fresh metal surface with the first and second zinc phosphate solutions than after even a thin phosphate coating has initially formed.
  • the contact time when contact is by immersion, the contact time preferably is at least, with increasing preference in the order given, 0.2, 0.5, 0.7, 0.9, 1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.7, or 1.9 minutes and independently preferably is not more than, with increasing preference in the order given, 30, 20, 15, 10, 5, 3.0, 2.7, 2.5, 2.3, or 2.1 minutes.
  • the contact time preferably is at least, with increasing preference in the order given, 0.05, 0.10, 0.20, 0.30, 0.40, 0.50, 0.60, 0.70, 0.80, 0.90, or 0.95 minutes and independently preferably is not more than, with increasing preference in the order given, 10, 7, 5, 4.0, 3.5, 3.0, 2.5, or 2.1 minutes.
  • a composite substrate to be phosphated in a process according to the invention is preferably cleaned, rinsed, and activated by any of the means known for these purposes in the art. Similarly, after the desired time of contact between either the first or second zinc phosphate solutions and a composite substrate has been completed, the substrate is preferably removed from contact with the phosphating composition, rinsed with water, and further treated.
  • the third zinc phosphate solution may comprise its low phosphate, high nitrite, and low temperature conditions.
  • the third type of zinc phosphate solution contains nitrate, fluoride, less than 5 g/l of phosphate, and 1.5 to 2.5 g/l of zinc.
  • the weight ratio of zinc to phosphate (Zn/PO 4 ) is preferably 0.08 to 0.21 and the free acidity value is from -0.1 to 0.1 when the amount of zinc is 1.5 g/l, is from 0.1 to 0.5 when the amount of zinc is 2.5 g/l, and is at an interpolated intermediate value at intermediate amounts of zinc.
  • the solution also includes an accelerator, preferably nitrite ions having a concentration of greater than 0.2 g/l and more preferably greater than 0.3 g/l, to accelerate the dissolution of steel from the steel surface and to promote the deposition of Phosphophyllite.
  • an accelerator preferably nitrite ions having a concentration of greater than 0.2 g/l and more preferably greater than 0.3 g/l, to accelerate the dissolution of steel from the steel surface and to promote the deposition of Phosphophyllite.
  • the substrate Before treatment with the third zinc phosphate solution, the substrate should be cleaned using a conventional cleaning process that is used prior to zinc phosphating.
  • the cleaned surface is also preferably subjected to conventional surface conditioning.
  • the cleaned and conditioned metal surface is then treated with the third zinc phosphate coating solution.
  • Treatment is preferably by dip, conducted preferably at temperatures between 20°C and 40°C, and more preferably between 30°C and 35°C.
  • the third solution is a zinc phosphate coating solution that contains nitrate and fluoride. Particularly important parameters of the solution are its concentration of zinc, the inclusion of an appropriate amount of an accelerator that is additional to the nitrate that is in the solution, and the relationship between its free acidity and the amount of zinc.
  • the amount of zinc is generally above 1.5g/l, which makes it possible to increase the speed of depositing the appropriate phosphate coating on the sheet steel or other surface. If the amount of zinc is less than 1.5g/l, a phosphate coating of the desired weight cannot be formed, and if the amount of zinc is greater than 2.5g/l, the coating becomes too heavy and it is hard to obtain a high P/P+H ratio. Paint film adhesion and corrosion are consequently worse.
  • the free acidity chosen is dependent upon the zinc concentration, wherein the optimum free acidity increases as the zinc concentration increases.
  • the pH of the third zinc phosphate solution can be increased and this broadens the range of conditions at which satisfactory precipitation of zinc phosphate will occur.
  • the free acidity should be from -0.1 to +0.1 when the amount of zinc is 1.5g/l, should be from 0.1 to 0.5 when the amount of zinc is 2.5 g/l, and at intermediate amounts of zinc the free acidity should be at interpolated intermediate values.
  • the resultant coating may have an unsatisfactorily low ratio of P/P+H.
  • the ratio is preferably at least 0.7 and most preferably at least 0.8.
  • a supplemental accelerator is therefore included in order to accelerate the dissolution of iron from the steel surface and to facilitate the deposition of phosphophyllite on to the surface in the coating. In this way the reactivity of the process is such that the resultant phosphate coating gives high quality film performance.
  • the ratio Zn/PO4 should be between 0.08 and 0.21. If the value is below 0.08 the tendency to form a phosphate coating is seriously worsened, and if the value is above 0.21 there is no advantage, and the crystal size may become too coarse.
  • the crystal size is mainly in the range of 2 to 5 ⁇ m.
  • the presence of fluoride contributes to the uniform etching of the steel surface as well as the densification of the phosphate crystals.
  • the fluoride may be introduced as simple fluoride or as complex fluoride.
  • the amount of fluoride is preferably from 0.5 to 1.5g/l. If the amount is below 0.5g/l, etching tends to be non-uniform and densification of the phosphate coating crystals may be poor. If the amount is above 1.5g/l, the phosphate coating tends to become too thin and the performance properties may be difficult to achieve.
  • the third zinc phosphate solution contain nickel and a small amount of ferrous iron, and manganese.
  • the inclusion of nickel contributes to the densification of the phosphate coating crystals and results in improved corrosion resistance and paint adhesion.
  • the amount of nickel is preferably from 0.5 to 1.5g/l. If the amount is below 0.5 g/l, there is inadequate improvement in the density of the phosphate coating crystals, and in the corrosion resistance and paint adhesion. Amounts above 1.5 g/l, are non-economical as they do not provide any improvement.
  • Ferrous iron serves to elevate the pH value of the third zinc phosphate solution at which it starts to precipitate, and thus facilitates the formation of the phosphate coating.
  • the amount of ferrous iron is preferably in the range 2 to 20 mg/l. Amounts below 2 mg/l inadequately increase the pH at which precipitation formation occurs, and results in retarded formation of the phosphate coating. If the amount is above 20 m/l, there is a tendency towards the formation of iron phosphate sludge and the destruction of the balance of the treatment solution.
  • manganese results in the improvement of the secondary adhesion of the paint film after water soaking and so is particularly preferred when such properties are required. If the amount of Mn 2+ is above 1 g/l, the formation of the phosphate coating may become harder to achieve and, in particular, its rate of formation may be reduced. If the amount is below 0.2 g/l, there may be no benefit, and so preferably the amount of manganese is from 0.2 to 1 g/l.
  • the preferred process using the third zinc phosphate solution is for the formation of a phosphate conversion coating on composite structures which have been cleaned and surface conditioned.
  • the composite structures are dip-treated with the third zinc phosphate solution containing less than 5 g/l of phosphate ions, 5 to 15 g/l nitrate, 0.5 to 1.5 g/l fluorine compound, 0.5 to 1.5 g/l divalent nickel, 2 to 20 mg/l trivalent iron, and 1.5 to 2.5g/l divalent zinc, and the weight ratio of zinc to phosphate is 0.08 to 0.21.
  • the third zinc phosphate solution contains a nitrite accelerator at a concentration of greater than 0.2 g/l of nitrite ions, and the process is conducted at a temperature of 15 to 39°C, or at 20 to 30 or 35 °C.
  • the dip treatment is generally conducted for between 0.5 to 3 minutes.
  • the aluminum may be precleaned with compositions and a preclean process, as described in, US Statutory Invention Registration US H2089 H entitled COMPOSITIONS USEFUL FOR DEGREASING METAL SURFACES, the disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference. If the aluminum being treated by the process and compositions of the present invention is difficult to clean and the precleaning compositions and process of US H2089 H is incapable of cleaning the aluminum, then the first step of the process of the present invention may also be used to etch (oxidize) the aluminum to prepare it for the second step of the process and to remove any remaining grease, soil, oxides, etc. on the aluminum surface.
  • the second step (II) imparts corrosion protection to the aluminum while not reducing, and preferably improving, the corrosion prevention properties of the zinc-phosphated steel or zinc.
  • step (II) solutions according to the prior art that produce a conversion layer on aluminum may be used. These solutions must not, however, excessively dissolve the crystalline zinc phosphate layer formed in step (I). The pH of these solutions should therefore lie in the range from 3.3 to 10.
  • solutions are chosen containing components that additionally passivate the crystalline zinc phosphate layers. Such solutions are mentioned hereinafter by way of example.
  • the metal structures are generally brought into contact with the treatment solutions by spraying or by dipping.
  • the temperature of the treatment solution for step (II) is preferably chosen in the range from 20 to 70°C.
  • a treatment solution may be used that has a pH in the range from about 5 to about 5.5 and that contains overall about 0.3 to about 1.5 g/l of hexafluorotitanate and/or hexafluorozirconate ions. It may be advantageous for the corrosion protection of the crystalline zinc phosphate layer produced in step (I) if this treatment solution additionally contains about 0.01 to 0.1 g/l of copper ions for step (II)
  • a treatment solution may be used in step (II) that has a pH in the range from 3.5 to 5.8 and that contains 10 to 500 mg/l of organic polymers chosen from poly-4-vinylphenol compounds of the immediately following general formula (I): wherein n is an integer between 5 and 100, each of X and Y independently of each other denotes hydrogen or a CRR 1 OH moiety in which each of R and R 1 independently is hydrogen or an aliphatic or aromatic moiety with 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
  • step (II) in particular those treatment solutions are preferred that contain polyvinylphenol derivatives according to the teaching of European Patent No. 0 319 016 B1 .
  • a treatment solution is preferably used that has a pH in the range from 3.3 to 5.8 and contains 10 to 5000 mg/l of organic polymers selected from homopolymer or copolymer compounds containing amino groups, comprising at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of materials ( ⁇ ) and ( ⁇ ), wherein:
  • polymer molecule in the above definitions of materials ( ⁇ ) and ( ⁇ ) including any electrically neutral molecule with a molecular weight of at least 300 daltons.
  • materials 30 ( ⁇ ) and/or ( ⁇ ) predominantly molecules which consist entirely, except for relatively short end groups, of units conforming to one of the general formulas (I) and (II) as described above.
  • materials are generally prepared by reacting homopolymers of p-vinyl phenol, for material ( ⁇ ), or phenol-aldehyde condensation products, for material with formaldehyde and secondary amines to graft moieties Z on some of the activated benzene rings in the materials thus reacted.
  • ⁇ is a material in which the polymer chains are at least predominantly copolymers of simple or substituted 4-vinyl phenol with another vinyl monomer such as acrylonitrile, metha-crylonitrile, methyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, vinyl acetate, vinyl methyl ketone, isopropenyl methyl ketone, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylamide, methacrylamide namyl methacrylate, styrene, n-bromostyrene, p-bromostyrene, pyridine, diallyldimethylammonium salts, 1,3-butadiene, n-butyl acrylate, t-butylamino-ethyl methacrylate, n-butyl methacrylate, t-butyl methacrylate n-butyl vinyl ether, t-butyl vinyl ether, m-chlorosty
  • Poly(5-vinyl-2-hydroxy-N-benzyl)-N-methylglucamine is a specific polymer of the most preferred type, which, in the acidic pH range which is to be established, is present at least in part as an ammonium salt.
  • Solutions may be used that do not contain any further active constituents, apart from the polyvinyl phenol derivative and an acid for adjusting the pH, preferably phosphoric acid. Additions of further active constituents, in particular hexafluorotitanate or hexafluorozirconate ions, may however improve the layer formation on aluminum.
  • a solution may be used whose pH lies preferably in the range from about 3.3 to about 5.8 and which contains as organic polymer about 100 to about 5000 mg/l of an organic polymer in the form of a methylethanolamine derivative or N-methylglucamine derivative of polyvinyl phenol and in addition 10 to 2000 mg/l of phosphate ions, 10 to 2500 mg/l of hexafluorotitanate or hexafluorozirconate ions, and 10 to 1000 mg/l of manganese ions.
  • step (II) there may be used in step (II) solutions or dispersions of organic polymers selected from homopolymers and/or copolymers of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid as well as their esters.
  • these solutions or dispersions have pH values in the range from about 3.3 to about 4.8 and contain about 250 to about 1500 mg/l of organic polymers.
  • these polymer solutions or dispersions may additionally contain hexafluorotitanates, hexafluorozirconates and/or hexafluorosilicates.
  • the two-step process of the present invention provides a chemical pretreatment, before an organic coating, of composite metal structures that contain aluminum, zinc, and steel in any ratio.
  • the low phosphate ion concentration (less than 5 g/l), and high nitrite concentration (greater than 0.2 g/l) reduces the need for monitoring the process, and reduces the sludge produced during the first step of the process, reducing the environmental impact of the process.
  • the low temperature operation (less than 40 °C) of the first step of the process reduces the energy consumed by the process, providing cost savings.
  • the pretreatment process of the present invention forms a conversion layer on all exposed zinc, steel, and aluminum surfaces that is suitable as a corrosion-preventing paint substrate, especially before a cathodic electro-dipcoating.
  • a process sequence according to the invention was tested on sample metal sheets (four inch by four inch panels) of cold rolled steel (hereinafter abbreviated as “CRS”), aluminum 6111 (“A1 6111 "), eletrolytically galvanized steel (hereinafter abbreviated as “EG steel”), and hot dip galvanized steel (hereinafter abbreviated as “HDG steel”).
  • CRS cold rolled steel
  • A1 6111 aluminum 6111
  • EG steel eletrolytically galvanized steel
  • HDG steel hot dip galvanized steel
  • Table 2 The composition of the phosphate solution used for the samples is shown below in Table 2, and a theoretical composition of the phosphate solution is shown below as Table 3.
  • Table 4 shows examples of the substrate metal loss and phosphate coating weight for samples exposed to the phosphating process of the present invention.
  • Table 5 shows examples of the weight loss on phosphated samples due to post-treatments.

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  1. Procédé pour un prétraitement chimique, avant l'enduction à l'aide d'un composé organique, d'une structure métallique composite qui contient au moins une portion d'aluminium ou une portion d'alliage d'aluminium, au moins une portion de zinc ou une portion d'alliage de zinc, et au moins une portion d'acier, une portion d'acier galvanisé ou une portion d'acier galvanisé avec un alliage, le procédé comprenant :
    (I) le traitement de la structure métallique composite avec une solution de phosphatage à base de zinc possédant des ions de phosphate en une quantité inférieure à 5 g/l et des ions de nitrite en une quantité supérieure à 0,2 g/l, la solution de phosphatage à base de zinc formant une couche de phosphate de zinc cristalline recouvrant la surface, possédant un poids de la couche dans la plage de 0,5 à 5 g/m2 sur les portions de zinc ou d'alliage de zinc, d'acier, d'acier galvanisé ou d'acier galvanisé avec un alliage, mais sans former une couche de phosphate de zinc sur la portion d'aluminium ou d'alliage d'aluminium ; et
    (II) de manière subséquente, la mise en contact de la structure métallique composite avec une solution de traitement dont le pH se situe dans la plage de 3,3 à 10 qui ne dissout pas la couche de phosphate de zinc cristalline à concurrence de plus de 60 %, que l'on obtient au cours de l'étape (I) sur les portions de zinc ou d'alliage de zinc, d'acier, d'acier galvanisé ou d'acier galvanisé avec un alliage, mais qui produit une couche de conversion sur la portion d'aluminium ou d'alliage d'aluminium,
    la solution de phosphatage à base de zinc que l'on utilise à l'étape (I) comprenant en outre :
    a) à concurrence de 0,30 à 3,0 g/l, des cations de zinc ;
    b) à concurrence de 0,05 à 2,0 g/l, des cations de manganèse(II) ;
    la solution de phosphatage à base de zinc que l'on utilise à l'étape (I) possédant une valeur d'acidité libre de -1,0 à 3,0 points, et une concentration d'ions de fluorure libre dans la solution de phosphatage à base de zinc selon l'étape opératoire (I), que l'on mesure en g/l, à une température spécifique T (en °C), qui est inférieure à une valeur de 8/T.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la solution de phosphatage à base de zinc que l'on utilise à l'étape (I) possède une température dans la plage de 20 °C à 40 °C ; et à l'étape (II), la solution de traitement déposée à l'étape (I) ne dissout pas de plus de 25 %, de préférence de plus de 10 % la couche de phosphate de zinc cristalline.
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel, à l'étape (I), la solution de phosphatage à base de zinc possède une température dans la plage de 30 °C à 35 °C.
  4. Procédé selon une ou plusieurs des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel la solution de traitement que l'on utilise à l'étape (II) possède un pH dans la plage de 3,3 à 5,5 et comprend soit des ions d'hexafluorotitanate, soit des ions d'hexafluorozirconate, ou les deux, à concurrence de 0,3 à 1,5 g/l.
  5. Procédé selon une ou plusieurs des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel la solution de traitement que l'on utilise à l'étape (II) englobe en outre des ions de cuivre à concurrence de 0,01 à 0,1 g/l.
  6. Procédé selon une ou plusieurs des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel la solution de traitement que l'on utilise à l'étape (II) possède un pH dans la plage de 3,5 à 5,8 et contient, à concurrence de 10 à 500 mg/l, des polymères organiques choisis parmi des molécules de poly-4-vinylphénol répondant à la formule générale (I) :
    Figure imgb0012
     dans laquelle n est un entier entre 5 et 100, chacun des radicaux X et Y représente, indépendamment l'un de l'autre, un atome d'hydrogène ou une fraction CRR1OH dans laquelle chacun des radicaux R et R1 représentent, indépendamment l'un de l'autre, un atome d'hydrogène ou bien une fraction aliphatique ou aromatique contenant de 1 à 12 atomes de carbone.
  7. Procédé selon une pou plusieurs des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel la solution de traitement que l'on utilise à l'étape (II) possède un pH dans la plage de 3,3 à 5,8 et contient, à concurrence de 10 à 5000 mg/l, des polymères organiques, chacun possédant au moins une unité répondant à la formule générale (II) :
    Figure imgb0013
     dans laquelle :
    - chacun des radicaux R2 à R4 est choisi, indépendamment l'un de l'autre et indépendamment d'une molécule du composant à l'autre, et indépendamment d'une unité à l'autre de l'une quelconque des molécules polymères répondant à cette formule, lorsqu'il y a plus d'une unité de ce type dans une seule molécule polymère, parmi le groupe constitué par une fraction hydrogène, une fraction alkyle comprenant de 1 à 5 atomes de carbone et une fraction aryle comprenant de 6 à 18 atomes de carbone ;
    - chacun des radicaux Y1 à Y4 est choisi, indépendamment l'un de l'autre et indépendamment d'une molécule du composant à l'autre, et indépendamment d'une unité à l'autre de l'une quelconque des molécules polymères répondant à cette formule, lorsqu'il y a plus d'une unité de ce type dans une seule molécule polymère, à l'exception de ce qui est indiqué ci-dessous, parmi le groupe constitué par une fraction hydrogène, une fraction -CH2Cl, une fraction alkyle comprenant de 1 à 18 atomes de carbone et une fraction aryle comprenant de 6 à 18 atomes de carbone, une fraction répondant à la formule générale -CR12R13OR14, dans laquelle
    chacun des radicaux R12 à R14 est choisi parmi le groupe constitué par une fraction hydrogène, une fraction alkyle, une fraction aryle, une fraction hydroxyalkyle, une fraction aminoalkyle, une fraction mercaptoalkyle et une fraction phosphoalkyle, et
    - une fraction Z qui répond à une des deux formules générales indiquées directement ci-après :
    Figure imgb0014
    - dans lesquelles chacun des radicaux R5 à R8 est choisi, indépendamment l'un de l'autre et indépendamment d'une molécule du composant à l'autre, et indépendamment d'une unité à l'autre de l'une quelconque des molécules polymères répondant à cette formule, lorsqu'il y a plus d'une unité de ce type dans une seule molécule polymère, parmi le groupe constitué par une fraction hydrogène, une fraction alkyle, une fraction aryle, une fraction hydroxyalkyle, une fraction aminoalkyle, une fraction mercaptoalkyle et une fraction phosphoalkyle ; et
    R9 est choisi parmi le groupe constitué par une fraction hydrogène, une fraction alkyle, une fraction aryle, une fraction hydroxyalkyle ou polyhydroxyalkyle, une fraction aminoalkyle ou polyaminoalkyle, une fraction mercaptoalkyle ou polymercaptoalkyle, une fraction phosphoalkyle ou polyphosphoalkyle, une fraction -O et une fraction -OH ;
    - au moins un des radicaux Y1 à Y4 dans au moins une unité de chaque molécule polymère sélectionnée représentant une fraction Z telle que mentionnée ci-dessus ; et
    - W1 est choisi, indépendamment d'une molécule du composant à l'autre, et indépendamment d'une unité à l'autre de l'une quelconque des molécules polymères répondant à cette formule, lorsqu'il y a plus d'une unité de ce type dans une seule molécule polymère, parmi le groupe constitué par une fraction hydrogène, une fraction acyle, une fraction acétyle, une fraction benzoyle, une fraction 3-allyloxy-2-hydroxypropyle, une fraction 3-benzyloxy-2-hydroxypropyle, une fraction 3-butoxy-2-hydroxypropyle, une fraction 3-alcoxy-2-hydroxypropyle, une fraction 2-hydroxyoctyle ; une fraction 2-hydroxyalkyle ; une fraction 2-hydroxy-2-phényléthyle, une fraction 2-hydroxy-2-alkylphényléthyle, une fraction benzyle, une fraction méthyle, une fraction éthyle, une fraction propyle, une fraction alkyle non substituée, une fraction allyle non substituée, une fraction alkylbenzyle non substituée, une fraction halogénoalkyle ou polyhalogénoalkyle ou bien une fraction halogénoalkyle ou polyhalogénoalcényle, une fraction qui dérive d'un produit de polymérisation par condensation d'oxyde d'éthylène, d'oxyde de propylène ou bien d'un de leurs mélanges par suppression d'un de leurs atomes d'hydrogène, et une fraction de cation de sodium, de potassium, de lithium, d'ammonium ou d'ammonium substitué ou bien de phosphonium ou de phosphonium substitué.
  8. Procédé selon la revendication 7, dans lequel le polymère organique qui est constitué par des unités répondant à la formule générale (II) est choisi parmi des produits réactionnels de condensation :
    i) du polyvinylphénol ;
    ii) du formaldéhyde ; et
    iii) d'au moins une amine organique secondaire.
  9. Procédé selon la revendication 8, dans lequel le polymère organique qui est constitué par des unités répondant à la formule générale (II) est la poly(5-vinyl-2-hydroxy-N-benzyl)-N-méthylglucamine.
  10. Procédé selon une ou plusieurs des revendications 6 à 9, dans lequel la solution de traitement que l'on utilise à l'étape (II) comprend en outre des ions d'hexafluorotitanate et/ou des ions d'hexafluorozirconate.
  11. Procédé selon une ou plusieurs des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel la solution de traitement que l'on utilise à l'étape (II) possède un pH dans la plage de 3,3 à 5,8 et contient :
    i) à concurrence de 100 à 5000 mg/l, un polymère organique sous la forme d'un dérivé de méthyléthanolamine ou d'un dérivé de N-méthylglucamine de polyvinylphénol selon la revendication 9 ;
    ii) à concurrence de 10 à 2000 mg/l, des ions de phosphate ;
    iii) à concurrence de 10 à 2500 mg/l, des ions d'hexafluorotitanate, des ions d'hexafluorozirconate, ou les deux ; et
    iv) à concurrence de 10 à 1000 mg/l, des ions de manganèse.
  12. Procédé selon une ou plusieurs des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel la solution de traitement que l'on utilise à l'étape (II) possède un pH dans la plage de 3,3 à 4,8 et comprend, à concurrence de 250 à 1500 mg/l, des polymères organiques choisis parmi le groupe constitué par des homopolymères et des copolymères d'acide acrylique, d'acide méthacrylique, et des esters des acides acrylique et méthacrylique.
  13. Procédé selon la revendication 12, dans lequel la solution de traitement que l'on utilise à l'étape (II) comprend en outre des ions d'hexafluorotitanate, des ions d'hexafluorozirconate et/ou des ions d'hexafluorosilicate.
  14. Procédé selon une ou plusieurs des revendications 1 à 13, dans lequel la solution de phosphatage à base de zinc que l'on utilise à l'étape (I) comprend, à concurrence de 0,30 à 2,0 g/l, des cations de zinc, et comprend en outre au moins un ou plusieurs des éléments ci-après :
    c) à concurrence de 0,1 à 2,0 g/l, des cations de nickel(II) ;
    d) à concurrence de 0,0001 à 0,03 g/l, des cations de cuivre ;
    e) des anions contenant du fluor dont l'équivalent stoechiométrique comme fluor s'élève de 0,05 à 2,0 g/l ;
    f) à concurrence de 0,5 à 20 g/l, des anions de nitrate ; et
    g) un composant accélérateur à l'état dissout autre qu'un nitrite, constitué par au moins une substance choisie parmi le groupe constitué par :
    - à concurrence de 0,3 à 4 g/l, des ions de chlorate ;
    - à concurrence de 0,05 à 2 g/l, des ions de m-nitrobenzène sulfonate ;
    - à concurrence de 0,05 à 2 g/l, des ions de m-nitrobenzoate ;
    - à concurrence de 0,05 à 2 g/l, du p-nitrophénol ;
    - à concurrence de 0,005 à 0,15 g/l, du peroxyde d'hydrogène sous forme libre ou sous forme liée ;
    - à concurrence de 0,1 à 10 g/l, de l'hydroxylamine sous forme libre ou sous forme liée ; et
    - à concurrence de 0,1 à 10 g/litre, un sucre réducteur.
  15. Procédé selon une ou plusieurs des revendications 1 à 13, dans lequel la solution de phosphatage à base de zinc que l'on utilise à l'étape (I) comprend, à concurrence de 0,30 à 3,0 g/l, des cations de zinc, et comprend en outre au moins un ou plusieurs des éléments ci-après :
    c) à concurrence de 0,1 à 2,0 g/l, des cations de nickel(II) ;
    e) des anions contenant du fluor dont l'équivalent stoechiométrique comme fluor s'élève de 0,1 à 2,0 g/l ;
    f) à concurrence de 1 à 20 g/l, des anions de nitrate ;
    g) un composant accélérateur à l'état dissout autre qu'un nitrite, constitué par au moins une substance choisie parmi le groupe constitué par :
    - à concurrence de 0,3 à 4 g/l, des ions de chlorate ;
    - à concurrence de 0,05 à 2 g/l, des ions de m-nitrobenzène sulfonate ;
    - à concurrence de 0,05 à 2 g/l, des ions de m-nitrobenzoate ;
    - à concurrence de 0,05 à 2 g/l, du p-nitrophénol ;
    - à concurrence de 0,005 à 0,15 g/l, du peroxyde d'hydrogène sous forme libre ou sous forme liée ;
    - à concurrence de 0,1 à 10 g/l, de l'hydroxylamine sous forme libre ou sous forme liée ; et
    - à concurrence de 0,1 à 10 g/litre, un sucre réducteur.
  16. Procédé selon une ou plusieurs des revendications 1 à 15, dans lequel la couche de phosphate de zinc cristalline recouvrant la surface possède un poids de la couche dans la plage de 2 à 3 g/m2 sur les portions de zinc ou d'alliage de zinc, d'acier, d'acier galvanisé ou d'acier galvanisé avec un alliage.
  17. Procédé selon la revendication 16, dans lequel la portion de zinc ou d'alliage de zinc, et la portion d'acier, d'acier galvanisé ou d'acier galvanisé avec un alliage, possèdent une perte de poids de 1,7 g/m2, et la portion d'aluminium ou d'alliage d'aluminium possède une perte de poids de 0,1 à 0,6 g/m2.
  18. Procédé selon une ou plusieurs des revendications 1 à 17, dans lequel, à l'étape (I), ladite au moins une portion d'aluminium ou d'alliage d'aluminium est soumise à une attaque à l'acide pour éliminer les oxydes.
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