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Process for the surface oxidisation of aluminum
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Inventors: Streel, Dominique, Thomas, Francois, Leon;
Assignee: Cockerill-Ougree-Providence et Esperance-Longdoz, en Abrege "Cockerill" (Seraing, BE)
Primary Examiner: Mack; John H.
Assistant Examiner: Weisstuch; Aaron
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Young & Thompson
In the surface oxidisation of an aluminium coating deposited on a steel st there is provided a process in which the aluminium coated sheet is passed through an enclosure in which there is a vacuum of from 10.sup.-.sup.1 to 10.sup.-.sup.3 Torr and in which remains residual gas which is acted upon by an electrical field so as to form positive ions aimed at an aluminium target from which are removed aluminium atoms which combine with oxygen present in the enclosure so as to form alumina which is deposited in a layer on the surface of the aluminium coating. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION What I claim is: 1.
A process for the surface oxidisation of an aluminium coating deposited on a steel sheet, comprising passing the aluminium coated sheet through an enclosure, generating a vacuum of from 10.
sup.
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sup.
-1 to 10.
sup.
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sup.
-3 Torr in said enclosure in which remains a residual gas consisting of argon and oxygen, having an aluminium target in said enclosure, creating an intense continuous electrical field in said enclosure so as to form positively ionised argon atoms which are aimed at said aluminium target for removing from the latter aluminium atoms which combine with oxygen present within said enclosure to form alumina which is deposited in a layer on said aluminium coating.
2.
A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the coated sheet and the target are independent and separate from each other.
3.
A process as claimed in claim 2 wherein the target is a block of pure aluminium.
4.
A process as claimed in claim 2 wherein the sheet passes the target at a distance which is approximately 100 mms.
5.
A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the target comprises the aluminium coating deposited on the steel sheet.
6.
A process as claimed in claim 1, in which said aluminium coating is deposited on said steel sheet in an enclosure from which said sheet passes immediately into the first-mentioned enclosure, the two enclosures being immediately adjacent each other.
7.
A process as claimed in claim 6, the sheet being in the form of a continuous strip that runs through both enclosures.
Description:
This invention relates to a process for the surface oxidisation of aluminium, and in particular to a process for the surface oxidisation of a coating of aluminium deposited on a steel sheet.
It is known that aluminium oxidises in free air, that is, aluminium is coated spontaneously with a layer of alumina which provides a protective layer against abrasion and corrosion.
However, the layer of alumina formed under normal conditions in free air is of very small thickness of approximately 0
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