Arcelormittal France

Total France

Total Raffinage Marketing

Sophie Jacques

Lydia Rachiele

Herve Derule

Nicole Genet

Jean Steinmetz

Hervé Derule

Emmanuel Rocca

The invention relates to a method for the carboxylation conversion of a metal surface under oxidizing conditions in relation to the metal, consisting in bringing the metal into contact with a hydro-organic or aqueous bath containing a mixture of organic acids. The invention is characterized in that; the organic acids comprise saturated linear carboxylic acids having between 10 and 18 carbon atoms; the mixture comprises a binary or ternary mixture of such acids; the respective proportions of said acids are such that (i) for a binary mixture x&#xb1;5%&#x2212;y&#xb1;5%, wherein x and y represent the respective proportions, in molar percentages, of the two acids in a mixture with the composition of the eutectic and (ii) for a ternary mixture x&#xb1;3%&#x2212;y&#xb1;3%&#x2212;z&#xb1;3%, wherein x, y and z represent the respective proportions, in molar percentages, of the three acids in a mixture with the composition of the eutectic; and the concentration of the mixture in the bath is greater than or equal to 20 g/l.

Method for treating metal surfaces by carboxylation, use of the method for temporary protection against corrosion, and method for manufacturing a shaped metal sheet thus carboxylated

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