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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2003
Craig A. Matzdorf, California, MD (US);
William C. Nickerson, Jr., Hughesville, MD (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Pretreated aluminum and aluminum alloys and the process and composition for pretreating said aluminum and its alloys to provide a coating with color recognition for identification purposes and to improved the corrosion-resistance, electrical conductivity, and adhesion properties which comprises pretreating said aluminum and its alloys with an effective amount of an acidic aqueous solution having a pH ranging from about 2.5 to 5.5 comprising water soluble trivalent chromium compounds, alkali metal hexafluorozirconates, divalent zinc compounds, alkali metal fluoro-compounds, and effective amounts of water soluble thickeners, surfactants or wetting agents.