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Process for improving wear on conductor rolls in electroplating of steel surfaces

US4840712A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 13, 1988
Grant dateJun 20, 1989
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Expiry dateOct 13, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC25D5/04
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to an improvement in a process for electrodepositing a protective coating of zinc or a zinc alloy on steel or other metal substrates in which the process utilizes a metal conductor roll or conductor roll with metal sleeves and contains a rinsing bath with a mineral acid solution associated with the roll, the improvement comprises providing at least 50 ppm of hydrogen peroxide or a peroxydisulfate compound in the mineral acid bath.

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