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Process for electrolytic graining of aluminum sheet

US4052275A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 2, 1976
Grant dateOct 4, 1977
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Expiry dateDec 2, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/12993
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for electrolytically graining the surface of aluminum sheets useful in the production in lithographic printing plates which comprises subjecting said aluminum sheets to the action of an electric current in an aqueous electrolytic solution containing, in combination, small but effective amounts of both hydrochloric and tartaric acids.

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