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EP3612663A1 - Procédé de phosphatation au zinc filmogène d'éléments métalliques en série - Google Patents

Procédé de phosphatation au zinc filmogène d'éléments métalliques en série

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EP3612663A1
EP3612663A1 EP18716514.7A EP18716514A EP3612663A1 EP 3612663 A1 EP3612663 A1 EP 3612663A1 EP 18716514 A EP18716514 A EP 18716514A EP 3612663 A1 EP3612663 A1 EP 3612663A1
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Jan-Willem Brouwer
Frank-Oliver Pilarek
Fernando Jose RESANO ARTALEJO
Jens KRÖMER
Matthias Hamacher
Thibault LESEUR
Marc Balzer
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  • the present invention relates to a process for zinc phosphating of components comprising surfaces of zinc for suppressing the formation of insoluble components of phosphating loosely adhering to the surfaces of zinc, and thus further
  • Method is based on an activation of the zinc surfaces by means of dispersions containing particulate hopeite, phosphophyllite, scholzite and / or hureaulite, wherein the proportion of particulate phosphates in the activation of the amount of free fluoride and dissolved silicon in the zinc phosphating must be adjusted.
  • the zinc phosphating is initiated with an activation of the metal surfaces of the component to be phosphated.
  • the wet-chemical activation takes place by contact with colloidal dispersions of phosphates, which in this respect on the
  • Suitable dispersions are colloidal, mostly alkaline aqueous compositions based on phosphate crystallites, which have only small crystallographic deviations in their crystal structure from the type of zinc phosphate layer to be deposited.
  • Jernstedt salt a colloidal composition based on phosphate crystallites, which have only small crystallographic deviations in their crystal structure from the type of zinc phosphate layer to be deposited.
  • WO 98/39498 A1 teaches in this connection in particular bi- and trivalent phosphates of the metals Zn, Fe, Mn, Ni, Co, Ca and Al, wherein technically preferred phosphates of the metal zinc are used for activation for a subsequent zinc phosphating.
  • Each type of activation has its peculiarity with respect to the phosphating to be carried out in the subsequent step, which becomes particularly significant in the treatment of components composed of a mix of different metallic materials. Closed crystalline zinc phosphate coatings can no longer be formed on steel surfaces of components activated with Jernstedt salts if, in the zinc phosphating bath, the proportion of dissolved aluminum reaches a certain threshold value, for example in the case of components with high contents
  • Phosphate coatings can be achieved on the aluminum surfaces. Activation with bi- and trivalent phosphates, however, in zinc phosphating baths, where also layer-forming surfaces of aluminum are to be treated, often gives rise to defective coatings on the zinc surfaces, characterized by loose adhesions of components of the zinc phosphate coating observable in the following Dipcoating significantly reduce the paint adhesion on the zinc surfaces.
  • the loose adhesions consisting of phosphates are partly passed through into a dip coating following the zinc phosphatization, where they are in turn partly dissolved in the aqueous binder dispersion.
  • the carryover of phosphates can be the cause of increased stoving temperatures, in particular for immersion lacquers which contain, in addition to the dispersed resin, water-soluble salts of yttrium and / or bismuth.
  • This object is surprisingly achieved in that the proportion of contributing to the activation of particulate phosphates is adjusted to the amount of free fluoride and silicon in the zinc phosphating.
  • the present invention thus relates to a method for corrosion-protective treatment of a series of metallic components which comprises metallic components which at least partially have surfaces of zinc, in which the metallic components of the series successively undergo the following wet-chemical treatment steps: (I) activation by contacting with an alkaline aqueous dispersion having a D50 value of less than 3 ⁇ and whose inorganic particulate component comprises phosphates, wherein the totality of these phosphates at least partially from hopeite, phosphophyllite, scholzite and / or Hureaulith is composed;
  • Component of the alkaline aqueous dispersion of the activation in mmol / kg based on PÜ4 to the sum of the concentration of free fluoride and the concentration of silicon in each case in the acidic aqueous composition of the zinc phosphating and in each case in mmol / kg is greater than 0.5.
  • the components treated in accordance with the present invention can be any arbitrarily shaped and designed spatial structures which originate from a fabrication process, in particular also semi-finished products such as strips, sheets, rods, tubes, etc. and composite constructions
  • a component is metallic if its geometric surface is formed by at least 10% of metallic surfaces.
  • galvanized steel grades according to the invention form surfaces of zinc, whereas according to the invention surfaces of iron can be exposed at the cut edges and cut-through parts, for example, an automobile body, which is made solely of galvanized steel.
  • the components of the series which at least partially have surfaces of zinc, preferably at least 5%, based on the component surface surfaces of zinc.
  • Steel grades such as hot-formed steel may also be provided with a metallic coating of aluminum and silicon several microns thick to prevent scaling and forming.
  • Such a coated steel material although the base material is steel, has an aluminum surface in the context of the present invention.
  • Corrosion-preventing treatment of the components in series occurs when a plurality of components are brought into contact with the treatment solution provided in the respective treatment steps and usually stored in system tanks, wherein the in-contact Bring the individual components one after the other and thus separated from each other in time.
  • the system tank is the container in which the pre-treatment solution is in series for the purpose of anti-corrosive treatment.
  • the treatment steps of activation and zinc phosphating are carried out for a component of the anticorrosive treatment in series then "successively", unless they are interrupted by any other than the respectively provided subsequent wet chemical treatment.
  • a rinsing step is used exclusively for the complete or partial removal of soluble residues, particles and active components, which are abducted adhering to the component from a previous wet-chemical treatment step, of the component to be treated, without active components based on metallic or semi-metallic elements being contained in the rinsing liquid itself. which are already consumed by the mere contact bringing the metallic surfaces of the component with the rinsing liquid. So the flushing liquid can only be city water.
  • pH value corresponds to the negative decadic logarithm of the hydronium ion activity at 20 ° C. and can be determined by means of pH-sensitive glass electrodes and accordingly a composition is acidic if its pH value is Value is below 7, and alkaline if its pH is above 7.
  • a coordination of the individual treatment steps of activation and zinc phosphating is implemented in such a way that closed coatings are formed on the zinc surfaces of the metallic components in the course of zinc phosphating, on which no finely divided constituents of the zinc phosphate coating are deposited. Accordingly, coatings are available in the subsequent dip coating, which adhere well to the zinc surfaces treated according to the invention.
  • concentration of silicon in the acidic aqueous composition of the zinc phosphating is to be determined in the filtrate of a membrane filtration of the acidic aqueous composition, which is carried out using a membrane with a nominal pore size of 0.2 ⁇ , by means of atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-OES).
  • the particulate constituent of the alkaline aqueous dispersion is that solid fraction which, after drying the retentate, remains an ultrafiltration of a defined partial volume of the alkaline aqueous dispersion with a nominal cutoff limit of 10 kD (NMWC, Nominal Molecular Weight Cut Off).
  • the ultrafiltration is carried out with the addition of deionized water ( ⁇ ⁇ 1 ⁇ 8 ⁇ 1 ) until a conductivity below 10 ⁇ 8 ⁇ is measured in the filtrate.
  • the inorganic particulate component of the alkaline aqueous dispersion is, in turn, that which remains when the particulate component obtained from the drying of the ultrafiltration retentate pyrolyzes in a reaction furnace while feeding a CO 2 -free oxygen stream at 900 ° C. without admixing catalysts or other additives until an infrared sensor in the outlet of the reaction furnace delivers a signal identical to the CO2-free carrier gas (blank value).
  • Component contained phosphates are after acid digestion of the same with aqueous 10 wt .-% HNO3 solution at 25 ° C for 15 min as phosphorus content means
  • ICP-OES Atomic emission spectrometry
  • the alkaline aqueous dispersion has a D50 value of less than 3 ⁇ , otherwise only a very high and thus non-economic proportions of particulate components sufficient occupancy of the
  • the D50 value of the alkaline aqueous dispersion of the activation is therefore less than 2 ⁇ , particularly preferably less than 1 ⁇ , wherein the D90 value, preferably less than 5 ⁇ , so that at least 90 vol. -% of particulate contained in the alkaline aqueous composition
  • the D50 value in this context refers to the volume-average particle diameter which does not exceed 50% by volume of the particulate constituents contained in the alkaline aqueous composition.
  • Promote phosphating and activate the metal surfaces in this sense are composed primarily of phosphates, which in turn at least partially include hopeite, phosphophyllite, scholzite and / or hureau.
  • such activation is preferred in which the phosphate fraction of the inorganic particulate constituents of the alkaline aqueous dispersion of the activation is calculated at at least 30% by weight, more preferably at least 35% by weight, particularly preferably at least 40% by weight PC and based on the inorganic particulate component of the dispersion.
  • Activation in the context of the present invention is thus essentially based on the phosphates according to the invention in particulate form, wherein the phosphates are preferably at least partially composed of hopeite, phosphophyllite and / or scholzite, particularly preferably hopeite and / or phosphophyllite and particularly preferably hopite are.
  • the phosphites hopeite, phosphophyllite, scholzite and / or hureaulite may be dispersed into an aqueous solution to provide the alkaline aqueous dispersion as finely ground powders or as a powder paste triturated with a stabilizer.
  • Hopeite without consideration of water of crystallization, comprise stoichiometrically Zn3 (P04) 2 and the nickel and manganese variants Zn2Mn (PÜ4) 3, Zn2Ni (P04) 3, whereas phosphophyllite consists of Zn2Fe (PÜ4) 3, Scholzite of Zn2Ca (P04) 3 and Hureaulith Mn3 (PÜ4) 2 exists.
  • the existence of the crystalline phases hopeite, phosphophyllite, scholzite and / or hureaulite in the alkaline aqueous dispersion may, after separation of the particulate component by ultrafiltration with a nominal cutoff limit of 10 kD (NMWC) as described above and drying of the retentate to constant mass at 105 ° C using X-ray diffractometric methods (XRD).
  • NMWC nominal cutoff limit of 10 kD
  • Zinc phosphate coatings according to the invention preferably in which the alkaline aqueous dispersion of the activation of at least 20 wt .-%, preferably at least 30 wt .-%, particularly preferably at least 40 wt .-% of zinc in the inorganic particulate component of the alkaline aqueous dispersion based on the phosphate content of inorganic particulate matter calculated as PÜ4.
  • activation in the sense of the present invention should not be achieved by means of colloidal solutions of titanium phosphates, as otherwise the layer-forming zinc phosphating Surfaces of iron, especially steel, not reliable succeeds and the advantage of thin effectively effective against corrosion protective phosphate coatings on aluminum is not realized.
  • the proportion of titanium in the inorganic particulate component of the alkaline aqueous dispersion of the activation is preferably less than 5 wt .-%, more preferably less than 1 wt .-% based on the inorganic particulate component of the dispersion ,
  • the alkaline aqueous dispersion of the activation contains a total of less than 10 mg / kg, more preferably less than 1 mg / kg of titanium.
  • the proportion of the inorganic particulate components comprising phosphates should be adjusted accordingly.
  • the proportion of phosphates in the inorganic particulate constituent based on the alkaline aqueous dispersion of the activation, of at least 40 mg / kg,
  • the activation should be carried out with as dilute as possible colloidal solutions. It is therefore preferred that the proportion of the phosphates in the inorganic particulate constituent based on the alkaline aqueous dispersion of the activation is less than 0.8 g / kg, more preferably less than 0.6 g / kg, particularly preferably less than 0.4 g / kg calculated as PO4.
  • the metal surfaces are only slightly stained during activation.
  • the inorganic particulate constituents in particular the insoluble phosphates, should undergo only a slight degree of corrosion. Accordingly, it is preferred in the process according to the invention if the pH of the alkaline aqueous dispersion in the activation is greater than 8, more preferably greater than 9, but preferably less than 12, more preferably less than 1.
  • the second zinc phosphating treatment step is followed by activation with or without intermediate rinsing step, immediately, so that each component of the series successively undergoes activation followed by zinc phosphating without intervening wet chemical treatment step.
  • neither a rinsing nor a drying step takes place between the activation and the zinc phosphating for the components of the series.
  • a drying step in the context of the present invention refers to a process in which the surfaces of the metallic component having a wet film are to be dried with the aid of technical measures, for example by supplying thermal energy or passing an air stream.
  • the zinc phosphating succeeds insofar as the tuning according to the invention has been carried out with the activation, as a rule with conventional phosphating baths
  • the amount of phosphate ions comprises the orthophosphoric acid and the anions of the salts of orthophosphoric acid dissolved in water, calculated as PO4.
  • the preferred pH of the acidic aqueous composition of zinc phosphating in the process according to the invention is above 2.5, more preferably above 2.7, but preferably below 3.5, most preferably below 3.3.
  • the proportion of the free acid in points in the acidic aqueous composition of the zinc phosphating is preferably at least 0.4, but preferably not more than 3, more preferably not more than 2.
  • the proportion of free acid in points is determined by adding 10 ml sample volume of the diluted acidic aqueous composition to 50 ml and titrated with 0.1 N sodium hydroxide solution to a pH of 3.6. The consumption of ml of sodium hydroxide gives the score of free acid.
  • the acidic aqueous composition of the zinc phosphating additionally contains cations of the metals manganese, calcium and / or iron.
  • the customary addition of zinc phosphating can also be carried out in an analogous manner according to the invention so that the acidic aqueous composition can contain the conventional accelerators such as hydrogen peroxide, nitrite, hydroxylamine, nitroguanidine and / or N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide.
  • the conventional accelerators such as hydrogen peroxide, nitrite, hydroxylamine, nitroguanidine and / or N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide.
  • a source of free fluoride ions is essential for the process of layer-forming
  • Zinc phosphating on all metallic surfaces of the component selected from surfaces of zinc, iron and / or aluminum If all surfaces of the metallic materials of the components to be treated in the series are to be provided with a phosphate coating, the amount of the particulate constituents in the activation must be adapted to the amount of free fluoride required for layer formation in the zinc phosphating. Should in addition to the zinc surfaces as well as the surfaces of iron, especially steel, with a closed and defect-free phosphate coating, it is preferred in the process according to the invention if the amount of free fluoride in the acidic aqueous composition is at least 0.5 mmol / kg.
  • the amount of free fluoride in the acidic aqueous composition is at least 2 mmol / kg.
  • concentration of free fluoride should not exceed values above which the phosphate coatings predominantly have adhesions that are easily wipeable, since these can not be avoided by a disproportionately increased amount of particulate phosphates in the alkaline aqueous dispersion of the activation. Therefore, it is also advantageous for economic reasons, if in the process according to the invention the concentration of free fluoride in the acidic aqueous composition of the zinc phosphating is below 8 mmol / kg.
  • Suitable sources of free fluoride are hydrofluoric acid and its water-soluble salts, such as ammonium bifluoride and sodium fluoride, as well as complex fluorides of the elements Zr, Ti and / or Si, in particular complex fluorides of the element Si.
  • the source of free fluoride is therefore selected from hydrofluoric acid and its water-soluble salts and / or complex fluorides of the elements Zr, Ti and / or Si.
  • Salts of hydrofluoric acid are water-soluble for the purposes of the present invention, if their solubility in deionized water ( ⁇ ⁇ Scnr 1 ) at 60 ° C is at least 1 g / L calculated as F.
  • the source of free fluoride is at least partially selected from complex fluorides of the element Si, in particular from hexafluorosilicic acid and its salts.
  • speckling one skilled in the phosphating art understands the phenomenon of local deposition of amorphous white zinc phosphate in an otherwise crystalline phosphate layer on the treated zinc surfaces or on the treated galvanized or alloy galvanized steel surfaces. The speckling is caused by a locally increased pickling rate of the substrate.
  • Such point defects in the phosphating can be the starting point for the corrosive softening of subsequently applied organic coating systems, so that the occurrence of specks in practice is largely to be avoided.
  • concentration of silicon in the acidic aqueous composition dissolved in water is to be determined in the filtrate of a membrane filtration of the acidic aqueous composition, which is carried out using a membrane with a nominal pore size of 0.2 ⁇ , by means of atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-OES).
  • Another advantage of the method according to the invention is that in the course of which closed zinc phosphate coatings are also formed on surfaces of aluminum.
  • the series of components to be treated in the method according to the invention preferably also includes the treatment of components which have at least one surface of aluminum. It is irrelevant whether the surfaces of zinc and aluminum are realized in a component composed of corresponding materials or in different components of the series.
  • a dip coating particularly preferably an electrocoating, particularly preferably a cathodic electrodeposition coating on.
  • Galvanized steel sheets were treated in zinc phosphating baths with different levels of free fluoride after previous activation with dispersions of particulate zinc phosphate and the appearance of the coatings evaluated immediately after zinc phosphating.
  • Table 1 gives an overview of the activation and zinc phosphating compositions and the results of the evaluation of the quality of the coatings. The sheets went through the following steps in the order given:
  • 0.5-3 g / kg contains 8.4 wt .-% of zinc in the form of ⁇ 3 ( ⁇ 4) 2 * 4 ⁇ 2 0
  • the D50 value of the dispersion for activation was 0.25 ⁇ determined at 20 ° C on
  • the free acid is determined from 10 ml sample volume diluted to 50 ml with VE
  • the total acid is determined from 10 ml sample volume diluted to 50 ml with deionized water and subsequent titration with 0.1 N NaOH to pH 8.5, the consumption of sodium hydroxide solution in milliliters corresponding to the amount of total acid in points.
  • Sodium nitrite

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un procédé de phosphatation au zinc d'éléments comportant des surfaces de zinc aux fins d'inhibition de la formation de constituants de la phosphatation, lesdits constituants étant insolubles et adhérant légèrement aux surfaces de zinc, puis aux fins de poursuite de l'amélioration de l'adhérence de revêtements de vernis au trempé appliqués ultérieurement. Selon le procédé, on a recours à une activation des surfaces de zinc à l'aide de dispersions contenant : hopéite, phosphophyllite, scholzite et/ou hureaulithe particulaires, la fraction de phosphates particulaires devant être adaptée dans la phosphatation au zinc en termes d'activation de la quantité de fluorure libre et de silicium dissous.
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