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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 1994
Filed:
Nov. 04, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary A Nitowski, Natrona, PA (US);
Karl Wefers, Apollo, PA (US);
Larry F Wieserman, Apollo, PA (US);
Assignee:
Aluminum Company of America, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428469 ; 428416 ; 205 58 ; 148253 ; 148255 ; 148256 ; 204 90 ;
Abstract
A laminate suitable for vehicular applications includes at least two sheets of aluminum alloy and an adhesive layer between the sheets bonding them together. An oxide layer on surfaces of the sheets is treated with a phosphorous acid electrolyte, so that a coordination number of four predominates for the aluminum-oxygen-phosphorous bond. Equivalent bonding strengths in the laminates are obtained in substantially less time with phosphorous acid treatment compared with phosphoric acid treatment.