Zinc-aluminum alloys and coatings
US4448748A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 2, 1982 |
| Grant date | May 15, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/12799
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
There is disclosed an alloy for use in a zinc galvanizing bath comprising zinc, aluminum and a rare earth-containing alloy such as mischmetal. According to the preferred embodiments, the alloy contains from about 85% to about 97% zinc, from about 3% to about 15% aluminum and from about 5 ppm to about 1.0% mischmetal. The alloy may also contain one or more of the elements Fe, Pb, Sb, Mg, Sn, Cu and Si.
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