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Zinc-aluminum alloy coating and method of hot-dip coating
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Inventors: Lee, Harvie Ho; Gomersall, David W.; Leckie, Harry P.;
Assignee: Inland Steel Company (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Kendall; Ralph S.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Hibben, Noyes & Bicknell
A ferrous metal strip is continuously hot-dip coated by immersing the metal strip in a hot-dip coating bath containing between about 0.2 wt. percent and about 17 wt. percent aluminum, between about 0.02 wt. percent and about 0.15 wt. percent antimony while excluding lead in amounts more than 0.02 wt. percent, and the balance being essentially zinc. Smooth bright coatings are formed which are highly resistant to intergranular corrosion and blistering when exposed for an extended period to a hot humid atmosphere, have good formability in both the as coated state and after prolonged exposure to a hot humid atmosphere, have a markedly reduced susceptibility to the formation of white rust, and have a reduced rate of general surface corrosion without any diminution of the mechanical properties of the coating. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION We claim: 1.
A ferrous metal sheet having on a surface thereof a zinc-aluminum alloy continuous hot-dip coating consisting essentially of between about 0.
2 wt.
% and about 17 wt.
% aluminum, between about 0.
02 wt.
% and about 0.
15 wt.
% antimony and a maximum of about 0.
02 wt.
% lead with the balance essentially zinc, and said alloy coating characterized by having a smooth bright ripple-free surface which is resistant to intergranular corrosion and blistering along grain boundaries when exposed for prolonged periods to a high humidity atmosphere, and said coating being formable without having the coating separate from the sheet both before and after prolonged exposure to said high humidity atmosphere.
2.
A ferrous metal sheet as in claim 1, wherein said alloy coating contains about 0.
2 wt.
% aluminum, about 0.
1 wt.
% antimony and about 0.
01 wt.
% lead.
3.
A ferrous metal sheet as in claim 1 wherein said alloy coating contains between about 4 wt.
% and about 17 wt.
% aluminum.
4.
A ferrous metal sheet as in claim 1, wherein said alloy coating contains about 5 wt.
% aluminum, about 0.
1 wt.
% antimony and about 0.
01 wt.
% lead, and is further characterized by the absence of conventional surface spangles and having a sub-surface which has polygonal grain boundaries.
5.
A hot-dip coating bath consisting essentially of between about 0.
2 wt.
% and about 17 wt.
% aluminum, between about 0.
02 wt.
% and about 0.
15 wt.
% antimony and a maximum of about 0.
02 wt.
% lead with the balance essentially zinc.
6.
A hot-dip coating bath as in claim 5, wherein said coating bath contains 0.
2 wt.
% aluminum, about 0.
1 wt.
% antimony and about 0.
01 wt.
% lead.
7.
A hot-dip coating bath as in claim 5, wherein said coating bath contains between about 4 wt.
% and about 17 wt.
% aluminum.
8.
A hot-dip coating bath as in claim 5, wherein said bath contains about 5 wt.
% aluminum, about 0.
1 wt.
% antimony and about 0.
01 wt.
% lead.
9.
A method of providing a ferrous metal sheet with a smooth bright ripple-free continuous hot-dip coating which is highly resistant to intergranular corrosion and blistering along grain boundaries when exposed to a hot humid atmosphere comprising; continuously passing an endless ferrous metal sheet through a hot-dip coating bath comprised essentially of between about 0
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