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Composition and process for treating tinplate and aluminum

US5603754A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Filing dateJan 5, 1996
Grant dateFeb 18, 1997
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Expiry dateJan 5, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC23C22/361
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A bath for the treatment of DI cans that contains phosphate ions, at least one of zirconium and titanium compounds, oxidizing agent at no more than 500 ppm, and fluorides at no more than 2,000 ppm as fluorine, and that has a pH of 2.0 to 4.0, is useful for treating the surface of both aluminum and tinplate cans prior to the painting/printing thereof.

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