Rheology modified pretreatment compositions and associated methods of use

• Main Authors: SILVERNAIL NATHAN J, LINGENFELTER THOR G
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 07.10.2014
• Subjects: ADHESIVES; APPARATUS THEREFOR; 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; ELECTROFORMING; ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; 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; POLISHES; PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTIONOF COATINGS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THESURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR; WOODSTAINS

Disclosed are methods for treating metal substrates that include contacting the metal with pretreatment compositions comprising: (a) a group IIIB metal, a group IVB metal and/or a group VB metal; and (b) a rheology modifier composition.