Chemetall Gmbh

Rhodia Operations

Specialty Operations France

Lars Sebralla

Manfred Walter

Nawel Souad Khelfallah

Guillaume Gody

Marie-Pierre Labeau

Axel Schoene

Mats Eriksson

Christian Jung

Norbert Kliehm

Stefan Birkenheuer

Iris M&auml;ge

J&uuml;rgen Rudolph

Karl-Heinz Bischoff

Martin Stratmann

Markus Wahren

Sean M Wetterer

Evelin J&auml;hne

Ralf Feser

Christian Bram

Hans-J&uuml;rgen P Adler

Described herein is a method for treatment of at least one surface of a substrate at least partially made of aluminum and/or an aluminum alloy, including at least a step of contacting the surface with an acidic aqueous composition (A) including one or more metal compounds (M) selected from the group of titanium compounds, zirconium compounds, and hafnium compounds and one or more linear polymers (P) containing (m1) hydroxyethyl- and/or hydroxypropyl-(meth)acrylate, (m2) vinylphosphonic acid, and (m3) (meth)acrylic acid in form of their polymerized monomeric units, the one or more linear polymers (P) being included in the acidic aqueous composition (A) in an amount of 50 to 5000 ppm. Also described herein is an acidic aqueous composition (A), a master batch to produce the acidic aqueous composition (A), a method of using the acidic aqueous composition (A) for treating surfaces, and substrates comprising the treated surfaces.

Method for treating surfaces of aluminum containing substrates

Described herein is a method for treatment of at least one surface of a substrate at least partially made of aluminum and/or an aluminum alloy, including at least a step of contacting said surface with an acidic aqueous composition (A) including one or more metal compounds (M) selected from the group of titanium compounds, zirconium compounds, and hafnium compounds and one or more linear polymers (P) containing (m1) N,N-dimethyl (meth)acryl amide, (m2) vinylphosphonic acid, and (m3) (meth)acrylic acid in form of their polymerized monomeric units, the one or more linear polymers (P) being included in the acidic aqueous composition (A) in an amount of 50 to 5000 ppm. Also described herein is an acidic aqueous composition (A), a master batch to produce the acidic aqueous composition (A), a method of using the acidic aqueous composition (A) for treating surfaces, and substrates comprising the treated surfaces.

The present invention relates to an acidic aqueous composition for coating metallic surfaces, particularly of aluminium materials, that comprises, besides water and optionally further components, a) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of organoalkoxysilanes, organosilanols, polyorganosilanols, organosiloxanes and polyorganosiloxanes, b) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, hafnium and aluminium compounds and silicon complex fluoride, and c) at least one copolymer which is stable at least in a segment of the pH range below 6 and which comprises, in alternating configuration, monomer units containing at least one carboxylic and/or phosphonic acid group and monomer units containing no acid group. The invention further relates to a corresponding coating method and to the use of the substrates coated by this method.

Composition for coating of metallic surfaces with good adhesion, in particular aluminum materials

Provided herein is a method for pretreating aluminum materials, particularly aluminum wheels, wherein an aluminum material is successively i) cleaned and subsequently rinsed, ii) optionally subjected to alkaline pickling and subsequently rinsed, iii) optionally contacted with an aqueous composition comprising at least one mineral acid, iv) optionally rinsed and v) contacted with an acidic aqueous composition comprising a) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium and hafnium compounds and b) at least one linear terpolymer prepared by controlled radical polymerisation and comprising vinylphosphonic acid monomeric units, hydroxylethyl- and/or hydroxylpropyl-(meth)acrylate monomeric units and (meth)acrylic acid monomeric units, vi) optionally rinsed, vii) optionally contacted with another aqueous composition, viii) optionally rinsed and ix) optionally dried. Further provided herein is a corresponding composition as well as the use of the materials treated according to the method.

Method for pretreating aluminum materials, particularly aluminum wheels

A method for coating metal surfaces, in particular surfaces of wheels made of an aluminum alloy, in a multi-step method, wherein the metallic surfaces are first contacted with an aqueous composition predominantly containing silane/silanol/siloxane/polysiloxane and thereafter contacted with an aqueous composition predominantly containing at least one phosphonic compound.

Method for coating metal surfaces in a multi-step method

A process for the treatment or pretreatment of containers made of aluminum, aluminum-containing alloys, magnesium-containing alloys, iron-containing materials such as steel, coated iron-containing materials such as galvanized steel, or aluminum alloys, tinplate, brass or bronze, in particular the treatment or pretreatment of bags, tubs, bottles, cans, canisters, casks or tubes, wherein the process steps for the treatment or pretreatment take place at the same time as the application of the lubricant, with the agent used for the pretreatment or treatment, which also contains or is a lubricant, not essentially consisting of titanium or zirconium with fluoride and polymer, the lubricant possibly being formed first in the agent for the pretreatment or treatment or in the formation of the coating produced therefrom.

Method for treating or pretreating containers

Process for providing coatings on a metallic surface

The invention relates to a method for treating metallic surfaces consisting of zinc, magnesium or aluminium or of the alloys of zinc, magnesium or aluminium, to which lacquer, coatings of plastic material, paint, sealants or adhesives are applied after treatment. The treatment of the metallic surfaces takes place at between 10&deg; C. and 100&deg; C. by immersion, spraying or rolling with an aqueous solution. The solution has a pH of between 2 and 13 and contains one or more compounds of the type XYZ at a concentration of between 10 and 1 mol/l. Y is an organic group containing between 2 and 50 C atoms and has a straight-chain structure. X is a COOH, HSO , HSO , (OH) PO, (OH) PO , (OH)(OR&prime;)PO or (OH)(OR&prime;)PO group. Z is a OH, SH, NH , NHR&prime;, CN, CH&boxH;CH , OCN, epoxy, CH &boxH;CR&Prime;&mdash;COO, acrylamide, COOH, (OH) PO, (OH) PO , (OH)(OR&prime;)PO or (OH)(OR&prime;)PO group. R&prime; is an alkyl group with between 1 and 4 C atoms. R&Prime; is an H atom or an alkyl group with between 1 and 4 C atoms. Groups X. and Z are each bonded to group Y in their final positions.

Process of treating metallic surfaces

Growing community of inventors

Bruchköbel, Germany

Lars Sebralla