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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 1985
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1983
Raschad Mady, Pulheim, DE;
Winand Hanelt, Duren, DE;
Roland Morlock, Bergheim, DE;
Dieter Geruhn, Werl, DE;
Lutz Leyhe, Witten-Heven, DE;
Jobst H Meyer zu Bexten, Soest-Ostonnen, DE;
Franz Ricke, Schwelm, DE;
Gerhard Collardin GmbH, Cologne, DE;
Abstract
A process for phosphating zinc-plated metal articles, particularly electrolytically zinc-plated steel sheets, by treatment thereof for a short period with an acidic phosphating solution which, in addition to zinc and phosphate ions, can contain other metal cations and/or anions of oxygen-containing acids having an accelerating effect, wherein the phosphating solution has a content of Zn.sup.2+ -cations of between about 1 and 2.5 g/l, a free acid content in the range from 0.8 to 3 points, and the acid ratio of total acid to free acid in the range from 5 to 10. The phosphating treatment is carried out for a period of time not in excess of about 5 seconds.