Henkel Ag & Company, Kgaa

Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien

Jan-Willem Brouwer

Frank-Oliver Pilarek

Matthias Hamacher

Jens Kroemer

Fernando Jose Resano Artalejo

Marc Balzer

Peter Kuhm

Karl-Heinz Gottwald

Jens Krömer

Horst-Dieter Speckmann

Winfried Wichelhaus

Helmut Endres

Natascha Henze

William E Fristad

Wolf-Achim Roland

Bernd Mayer

Sophie Cornen

Franz-Adolf Czika

Nicole Teubert

Annette Willer

Roland Popp

Stephan Winkels

Michael Frank

Thomas Moeller

Juergen Geke

Donald Robb Vonk

Michael L Sienkowski

Thomas Sullivan Smith, Ii

Gerald J Cormier

Kristof Wapner

Jurgen Geke

Juergen Stodt

Ralf Posner

Sebastian Sinnwell

Kirsten Agnes Lill

Ulrike Schmidt-Freytag

Bernd Schenzle

Christian Stromberg

Karl Dieter Brands

Jens Vier

Kevin D Murnaghan

Volkhard Enke

Hendrik Bussmann

Christina Angenendt

Helene Maechel

Pietro Balboni

Markus Senner

Thibault Leseur

Rainer Scheffel

Hubert Venschott

Thomas S Smith

Thomas Moller

Jens KRÖMER

Fernando Jose Resano Atalejo

Nicole Heischkamp

Karl Manderscheid

Iradj Peirow

The invention relates to use of an adhesion promoting organic compound comprising at least one tertiary amine group, bonded via a bridge-constituting divalent radical, with the carbonyl carbon atom of an amide group, wherein the bridge-constituting divalent radical comprises two carbon atoms as bridge atoms, for anticorrosion pretreatment of metallic materials before painting and to aqueous compositions containing the adhesion promoting organic compound which generate conversion layers based on the elements Zr, Ti and/or Si. The present invention further comprises a process for anticorrosion coating of components at least partly manufactured from metallic materials comprising a pretreatment using acidic aqueous compositions according to the invention and subsequent painting. In a further aspect, the invention relates to a metallic substrate having a mixed organic/inorganic coating consisting of oxides, hydroxides and/or oxyfluorides of the elements Zr, Ti and/or Si and of the adhesion promoting organic compounds.

Use of an adhesion promoter obtainable as a reaction product of a di- or poly amine with &#x3b1;,&#x3b2;-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivatives for metal surface treatment

The invention relates to a method for zinc phosphating components comprising surfaces made of zinc in order to suppress the formation of insoluble phosphation constituents removably adhered to the zinc surfaces and thus further improve the adhesion of dip-paint coatings applied later. In the method, a process is used of activating the zinc surfaces by means of dispersions containing particulate hopeite, phosphophyllite, scholzite, and/or hureaulite, wherein the proportion of particulate phosphates in the activation process must be adapted to the quantity of free fluoride and dissolved silicon in the zinc phosphation.

Method for zinc phosphating metal components in series so as to form layers

The invention relates to a method for zinc phosphating components so as to form layers, said components comprising surfaces made of steel with a high tolerance against aluminum dissolved in the zinc phosphating bath, wherein the precipitation of poorly soluble aluminum salts can be largely prevented. In the method, a process is used of activating the zinc surfaces by means of dispersions containing particulate hopeite, phosphophyllite, scholzite, and/or hureaulite, wherein the proportion of particulate phosphates in the activation process must be adapted to the quantity of free fluoride and dissolved aluminum in the zinc phosphation.

Method for zinc phosphating metal components in series in a sludge-free manner so as to form layers

A method for the preliminary treatment against corrosion of a plurality of metallic components, in which dragging of water-soluble phosphates from an acid passivation process using water-dissolved phosphates as the active components, e.g. a phosphating process, into the dip coating treatment stage, is effectively prevented.

Conveyor frame treatment for suppressing phosphate dragging resulting from the plant design in a dip coating process sequence

A method for corrosion protection treatment, comprising contacting a series of components having metallic surfaces of iron and/or zinc with a passivating aqueous pretreatment solution, present in a system tank, containing compounds of the elements zirconium and/or titanium, and contacting with a source of fluoride ions wherein a portion of the pretreatment solution is discarded and replaced with a volume portion of one or more such replenishment solutions which in total are at least of equal size, by metered addition to the system tank of the pretreatment and wherein discarding as a function of the molar ratio of the elements fluorine to zirconium and/or titanium must not drop below a predefined value, the metered addition of replenishment solution takes place such that maintaining the concentration of the elements zirconium and/or titanium in the passivating aqueous pretreatment solution in the form of water-soluble compounds is ensured.

Optimized process control in the anti-corrosive metal pretreatment based on fluoride-containing baths

The present invention relates to a method for the serial surface treatment of metal components that have zinc surfaces, wherein the method comprises an alkaline pretreatment, and a method for the selective removal of zinc ions from an alkaline bath solution for the serial surface treatment of metal surfaces that have zinc surfaces. According to the invention, in order to perform each method, part of the alkaline aqueous bath solution is brought in contact with an ion exchange resin that bears functional groups selected from &#x2014;OPOXand/or &#x2014;POX, wherein X is either a hydrogen atom or an alkali metal and/or alkaline-earth metal atom to be exchanged having the particular valency n.

Method for the selective removal of zinc ions from alkaline bath solutions in the serial surface treatment of metal components

The present invention relates to a method for serial surface treatment of metallic components comprising aluminum surfaces, wherein an alkaline pretreatment is followed by a conversion treatment. According to the invention, the intention during the alkaline pretreatment is that a maximum value for the concentration of dissolved zinc is not exceeded, in order to ensure a sufficient quality of the corrosion-protective coating on the aluminum surface of the components following the surface treatment. In a preferred embodiment, the content of dissolved zinc is effectively held below the respective bath-typical maximum value of dissolved zinc by the addition of compounds constituting a source of sulfide ions. The functionality of the surface treatment can be additionally increased by likewise controlling the content of dissolved aluminum in the alkaline pretreatment such that, by adding compounds constituting a source for silicate anions, a threshold value for dissolved aluminum is not exceeded.

Method for corrosion-protective serial surface treatment of metallic components

A multistage method for treatment of composite metal structures containing metallic surfaces of aluminum, zinc and optionally iron, is provide wherein in a first step, selective zinc phosphating of zinc and ferrous surfaces proceeds using a phosphating solution containing a quantity of water-soluble inorganic silicon compounds sufficient to suppress white spot formation on zinc, but less than the quantity where zinc phosphating loses selectivity. In a following second step, aluminum surfaces are passivated with an acidic treatment solution. Also provided is a zinc phosphating solution suitable for said method containing at least 0.025 g/l, but less than 1 g/l of silicon as water-soluble inorganic compounds calculated as SiF, wherein the product (Si/mM)&#xb7;(F/mM) of the concentration of silicon [Si in mM] in the form of water-soluble inorganic compounds and the concentration of free fluoride [F in mM] divided by the free acid point number is no greater than 5.

Method for selectively phosphating a composite metal construction

The present invention relates to the field of phosphating for corrosion-protective pretreatment of zinc surfaces, being directed toward the use of largely nickel- and cobalt-free zinc phosphating solutions. The present invention makes available an alternative to trication zinc phosphating, in which the zinc surfaces of a component are firstly, before zinc phosphating, passivated with an alkaline composition containing iron(III) ions, and thereby preconditioned for a largely nickel- and cobalt-free zinc phosphating operation. In a further aspect, the invention relates to a component, in particular an automobile body, that comprises at least in part surfaces made of zinc, the zinc surfaces being covered by a two-layer system made up of a first, inner passive layer containing iron and resting on the zinc surface, and a second, outer crystalline zinc phosphate layer resting on the inner layer.

Multi-stage anti-corrosion treatment of metal components having zinc surfaces

The present invention relates to an aqueous alkaline composition (A) for alkaline passivation of metallic components comprising at least in part surfaces of zinc or zinc alloys, containing iron(III) ions, phosphate ions, and one or more complexing agents, where a free alkalinity ranges from 1 to 6 points, and the pH is at least 11. The aqueous compositions (A) can additionally contain nonionic surfactants, so that such compositions are suitable for use in a method in which both cleaning and alkaline passivation of the metallic component occur in one step. The present invention further relates to a method for alkaline passivation of metallic components by contacting them with composition (A), and further a method for surface treatment in automobile body production, in which the alkaline passivation step using composition (A) is followed by an acid passivation step using a composition (B).

Composition for the alkaline passivation of zinc surfaces

A method for recovering demineralized water from zirconium-containing rinse water having a pH lower than 6.0, wherein a) the rinse water has added to it an aqueous solution of Ca(OH)containing no more than 0.1 wt % undissolved Ca(OH), in a quantity such that the pH of the rinse water rises to a value in the range from 6.2 to 8.0, b) a precipitate that forms is separated from the rinse water, and c) the rinse water from which the precipitate was removed in step b) is subjected to an ion exchange method or to reverse osmosis.

Process for obtaining desalted water from zirconium-containing wash water

The invention relates to an aqueous composition and to a method for the anticorrosion conversion treatment of metallic surfaces, particularly metallic materials which are assembled into composite structures, comprising steel or galvanized or alloy-galvanized steel and any combinations thereof, the composite structure being composed at least in part of aluminum or the alloys thereof. The aqueous composition according to the invention is based on a phosphating solution and contains, in addition to water-soluble compounds of zirconium and titanium, a quantity of free fluoride in a ratio that both permits phosphating of the steel and galvanized and/or alloy-galvanized steel surfaces and determines low pickling rates of the aluminum substrate with simultaneous passivation of the aluminum. The metallic materials, components and composite structures conversion treated in accordance with the underlying invention are used in automotive body construction, in shipbuilding, in construction and for the production of white goods.

Zr-/Ti-containing phosphating solution for passivation of metal composite surfaces

The present invention relates to a chromium-free aqueous agent based on water-soluble compounds of titanium and/or zirconium and a source of fluoride ions, copper ions and metal ions selected from the group consisting of calcium, magnesium, aluminum, boron, zinc, iron, manganese and/or tungstene and to a method for the anti-corrosive conversion treatment of metal surfaces. The chromium-free aqueous agent is suitable for the treatment of various metal materials, joined in composite structures, amongst others of steel or galvanized steel or the alloys thereof or any combinations of said materials. Furthermore, surfaces of aluminum and alloys thereof can be treated in an anti-corrosive manner using the agent according to the invention. The anti-corrosive treatment is intended in particular as a pretreatment for a subsequent dip-coating. The invention further relates to a metallic substrate that was treated according to a predefined method sequence with the chromium-free agent according to the invention and to the use thereof, particularly in the automotive production of vehicle bodies.

Optimized passivation on Ti/Zr-basis for metal surfaces

The present invention relates to an aqueous composition and to a method for the anticorrosion conversion treatment of metallic surfaces, particularly metallic materials which are assembled into composite structures, comprising steel or galvanized or alloy-galvanized steel and any combinations of these materials, the composite structure being composed at least in part of aluminum or the alloys thereof. The aqueous composition according to the invention is based on a phosphating solution and contains, in addition to water-soluble compounds of zirconium and titanium, a quantity of free fluoride in a ratio that both permits phosphating of the steel and galvanized and/or alloy-galvanized steel surfaces and determines low pickling rates with regard to the aluminum substrate with simultaneous passivation of the aluminum. The metallic materials, components and composite structures conversion treated in accordance with the underlying invention are used in automotive body construction, in shipbuilding, in construction and for the production of white goods.

The invention relates to an acidic, aqueous, chromium-free composition (A) for the anti-corrosive treatment of steel and/or galvanized steel surfaces comprising metal ions (M) selected from ions at least of the elements nickel, cobalt, molybdenum, iron or tin and a multi-stage method applying the composition (A) for the anti-corrosive pre-treatment of metal components which have steel and/or galvanized steel surfaces. The invention further relates to metal surfaces of zinc or iron having a passive layer system comprising at least 30 mg/mnickel and at least 10 mg/mzircon, titanium and/or hafnium and sulfur, wherein nickel is present in metallic form at up to at least 30 At. %, obtainable in a method according to the invention.

Multi-stage pre-treatment method for metal components having zinc and iron surfaces

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Jan-Willem Brouwer