» Pretreatment for Galvanized Sheets

ALKALINE DEGREASING :- Removal of oil & carbonaceous deposits from surface.
PRODUCT |
NATURE |
CONC. |
TIME |
TEMP. |
GALVAKLIN SERIES |
Alkaline powder |
5% w/v |
5 min |
RT to 65°C |
ACIDIC DEGREASING :- Removal of white rust and oil from surface.
PRODUCT |
NATURE |
CONC. |
TIME |
TEMP. |
RUSTOL SERIES |
Emulsified acidic liquid |
15-20% v/v |
5 min |
RT |
ACTIVATION :- Gives compact & uniform coating of zinc phosphate.
PRODUCT |
NATURE |
CONC. |
TIME |
TEMP. |
MOD-SUP |
Alkaline activation |
0.2-0.3%w/v |
0.5 -1 min |
RT |
ZINC PHOSPHATING :- Light to Medium weight Phosphate Coating For Paint Adhesion :
PRODUCT |
NATURE |
CONC. |
TIME |
TEMP. |
PHOSCOAT GP/GPZ |
Zinc Phosphate |
5% v/v |
5 min |
RT to 45° C |
PASSIVATION :- Seals the pores of phosphate coating.
PRODUCT |
NATURE |
CONC. |
TIME |
TEMP. |
PASS |
Chromic acid based chemical |
0.1% v/v |
1 min |
RT to 80° C |
Remarks :- heating the bath will help in faster drying.
CHROMATIZING :- As an alternative to zinc phosphate coating, chromate coating can also be used which although has lesser corrosion resistance than zinc phosphate. Still, the process is easy to operate & has least sludge formation & provides acceptable paint adhesion. This doesn’t require activation and passivation steps (six tank process).
| PRODUCT |
NATURE |
CONC. |
TIME |
TEMP. |
GALVACHROM Y |
Amorphous Yellow Coating. |
2% v/v |
5 min |
RT |
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