Global Patent Index - EP 4397786 A1

EP 4397786 A1 20240710 - CONVERSION COATING COMPOSITION FOR COLOURED LAYERS ON ALUMINIUM

Title (en)

CONVERSION COATING COMPOSITION FOR COLOURED LAYERS ON ALUMINIUM

Title (de)

KONVERSIONSBESCHICHTUNGSZUSAMMENSETZUNG FÜR FARBIGE SCHICHTEN AUF ALUMINIUM

Title (fr)

COMPOSITION DE REVÊTEMENT DE CONVERSION POUR COUCHES COLORÉES SUR DE L'ALUMINIUM

Publication

EP 4397786 A1 20240710 (EN)

Application

EP 23150086 A 20230103

Priority

EP 23150086 A 20230103

Abstract (en)

The present disclosure is directed to an aqueous conversion coating composition for the treatment of aluminium or aluminium alloys, said composition having a pH of less than 3 and comprising:i) at least one water-soluble polyphosphonic acid or a water-soluble salt thereof, wherein said polyphosphonic acid has the general formula (I):in which:n is at least 2; and,Z is a connecting organic moiety having an effective valency of n, said polyphosphonic acid being characterized in that at least two phosphonic groups are separated by a C<sub>1</sub>-C<sub>2</sub> alkylene bridge which may be optionally interrupted by one or more heretoatoms selected from N or O;ii) at least one mineral acid;iii) at least one water-soluble or water-dispersible fluoroacid or a salt thereof, wherein said fluoroacid is defined by the following general empirical formula (II):         H<sub>p</sub>T<sub>q</sub>F<sub>r</sub>O<sub>s</sub>     (II)wherein:each of q and r represents an integer from 1 to 10;each of p and s represents an integer from 0 to 10; and,T represents an element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, Si, Sn, Al, Ge, and B; and,iv) at least one tungstate salt,wherein said composition is characterized in that it is substantially free of chromium (Cr) compounds.

IPC 8 full level

C23C 22/34 (2006.01); C23C 22/36 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C23C 22/34 (2013.01); C23C 22/367 (2013.01); C23C 22/368 (2013.01); C23C 22/44 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4397786 A1 20240710; WO 2024146725 A1 20240711

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 23150086 A 20230103; EP 2023084201 W 20231205