SURFACE TREATMENT FOR METAL MATERIALS, SURFACE TREATMENT PROCESS, AND SURFACE- TREATED METAL MATERIALS

• Main Authors: SATO SEIICHI, TANAKA KAZUYA, TENMAYA MOTOHIRO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 05.06.2008
• Subjects: ADHESIVES; APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; CHEMISTRY; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATIONOR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY IONIMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES ORLACQUERS; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; CORRECTING FLUIDS; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; DYES; FILLING PASTES; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION INGENERAL; INKS; METALLURGY; MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS; MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS; NATURAL RESINS; PAINTS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POLISHES; PROCESSES FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TOSURFACES, IN GENERAL; SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THESURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; TRANSPORTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR; WOODSTAINS

A surface treatment for metal materials obtained by incorporating an anionic water-dispersible resin (A) having a glass transition temperature of 0°C or above and at least one member (B) selected from the group consisting of alkali metal silicates and basic zirconium compounds in water, wherein the alkali metal silicates have M2O/SiO2 mass ratios of 1/1000 to 6/10 with M being at least one element selected from the group consisting of lithium, sodium and potassium; a surface treatment process; and surface-treated metal materials. The invention provides a chromium-free surface treatment for metal materials which is useful for imparting excellent corrosion resistance, chemical resistance, thermal discoloration resistance and weather resistance to metal materials. Additional incorporation of one or more members selected from among silane coupling agents, vanadium compounds, titanium compounds, organophosphonic acids, polyhydric alcohol phosphates, inorganic acids, salts thereof, metal fluorides, and metal oxides brings about further improvement in the performance of the treatment.