Process for forming a silicate coating on metal
OwnerRudolf Hradcovskyinventor
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Abstract
A relatively low voltage process for electrolytically coating a rectifier metal with a hard, glassy, corrosion-resistant silicate coating. The rectifier metal is immersed in an aqueous solution of pure potassium silicate (or a mixture of potassium silicate and a peroxide, e.g., sodium peroxide) and a voltage potential is applied between said metal and a cathode which is also immersed in said solution until a visible spark is discharged at the surface of the rectifier metal. The voltage potential is then increased to about 300 volts and maintained at that level until the desired thickness of the coating is deposited.
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A method of coating a rectifier metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, tantalium, niobium and alloys thereof, and alloys of aluminum with copper and zinc, to produce a hard, glassy, adherent and corrosion-resistant layer, comprising:
- (a) immersing said metal in an electrolyte bath consisting essentially of concentrated aqueous solution of potassium silicate,
- (b) immersing a metal which is cathodic with respect to said rectifier metal in said bath,
- (c) causing electric current to flow between said rectifier metal and said cathode until a visible spark is discharged at the surface of said rectifier metal, and
- (d) increasing the voltage potential between said rectifier metal and said cathode to about 300 volts and maintaining said voltage at about 300 volts until the desired layer thickness is deposited on said rectifier metal.
A method of coating a rectifier metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, tantalium niobium and alloys thereof, and alloys of aluminum with copper and zinc, to produce a hard, glassy, adherent and corrosion-resistant layer, comprising:
- (a) immersing said metal in an electrolyte bath consisting essentially of concentrated aqueous solution of potassium silicate and saturated potassium vanadate,
- (b) immersing a metal which is cathodic with respect to said rectifier metal in said bath,
- (c) causing electric current to flow between said rectifier metal and said cathode until a visible spark is discharged at the surface of said rectifier metal, and
- (d) increasing the voltage potential between said rectifier metal and said cathode to about 300 volts and maintaining said voltage at about 300 volts until the desired layer thickness is deposited on said rectifier metal.
A method of coating a rectifier metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, tantalium, niobium and alloys thereof, and alloys of aluminum with copper and zinc, to produce a hard, glassy, adherent and corrosion-resistant layer, comprising:
- (a) immersing said metal in a bath made from a mixture of silicate and peroxide, wherein said silicate is selected from the group consisting of concentrated aqueous solution of potassium silicate, lithium silicate and sodium silicate and mixtures thereof, said peroxide is selected from the group consisting of aqueous solution of sodium peroxide, potassium peroxide, lithium peroxide, cesium peroxide and strontium peroxide, and wherein the concentration of said peroxide is from about 1 to about 25 grams per liter,
- (b) immersing a metal which is cathodic with respect to said rectifier metal in said bath,
- (c) causing electric current to flow between said rectifier metal and said cathode until a visible spark is discharged at the surface of said rectifier metal, and
- (d) increasing the voltage potential between said rectifier metal and said cathode to about 300 volts and maintaining said voltage at about 300 volts until the desired layer thickness is deposited on said rectifier metal.
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