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(19) TZZ ¥___T (11) EP 2 341 164 A1 (12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION published in accordance with Art. 153(4) EPC (43) Date of publication: (51) Int Cl.: 06.07.2011 Bulletin 2011/27 C23C 22/18 (2006.01) C23C 28/00 (2006.01) C23C 2/06 (2006.01) C25D 5/26 (2006.01) (21) Application number: 09814547.7 (86) International application number: (22) Date of filing: 14.09.2009 PCT/JP2009/065991 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/032702 (25.03.2010 Gazette 2010/12) (84) Designated Contracting States: (72) Inventors: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR • WATANABE Shunjiro HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL Yatomi-shi PT RO SE SI SK SM TR Aichi 4980024 (JP) Designated Extension States: • ENDO Yasuhiko AL BA RS Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 226-0002 (JP) (30) Priority: 17.09.2008 JP 2008238526 (74) Representative: HOFFMANN EITLE (71) Applicant: Hoden Seimitsu Kako Kenkyusho Co., Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Ltd. Arabellastraße 4 Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0213 (JP) 81925 München (DE) (54) AQUEOUS SOLUTION FOR BLACKENING CHEMICAL CONVERSION TREATMENT OF ZINC OR ZINC ALLOY SURFACE AND METHOD FOR FORMING BLACKENED ANTIRUST COATING FILM USING THE AQUEOUS SOLUTION FOR THE TREATMENT (57) The present invention provides a chromium-free avalent chromium ion, and contains 5-20 g of phosphate surface treating method capable of treating a surface of ions per liter, 0.1-3 g of divalent iron ions per liter, 1-10 a metallic member having a surface of zinc or zinc alloy g of divalent manganese ions per liter, and 1-3 g of nitrate so as to provide good blackness and rust inhibitive per- ions per liter. The aqueous solution has a pH of 1-3. A formance, and an aqueous solution for chemical conver- black coating film of Fe3O4 is formed by immersing the sion coating that can be applied to the treatment method. metallic member in the aqueous solution, then a conver- The aqueous solution contains neither trivalent or hex- sion coating film of cerium oxide is formed thereon, and then a siliceous coating film is formed thereon. EP 2 341 164 A1 Printed by Jouve, 75001 PARIS (FR) EP 2 341 164 A1 Description TECHNICAL FIELD 5 [0001] The present invention relates to an aqueous solution for chemical conversion coating for forming a blackened coating film on the surface of metallic members having a surface of zinc or zinc alloy by using an aqueous solution containing neither trivalent nor hexavalent chromium, that is, a chromium-free aqueous solution, and to a method of forming a blackened anti-corrosion coating film using the aqueous solution for chemical conversion coating. 10 BACKGROUND ART [0002] Conventionally, as surface treatment for blackening a surface of a galvanized member, so-called black chro- mating has been carried out. However, it is being revealed that if a human skin is exposed to a metallic member treated with an aqueous solution of chromate containing hexavalent chromium for a long period, chromium is absorbed by and 15 accumulated in the human body, causing a risk that symptoms such as cancer caused by chromium or chromium allergy may appear. [0003] Under such circumstances, in Europe, according to the RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) Directive, use of hexavalent chromium is restricted. Surface treatment using trivalent chromium as a substitution for hexavalent chromium has been increased (Patent Literature 10). However, since trivalent chromium is partially converted into 20 hexavalent chromium by an equilibrium reaction, it is feared that trivalent chromium might affect human bodies or environment. [0004] As a chromium-free solution for blackening chemical conversion coating for a galvanized member, a phosphate/ nitrate aqueous solution for treating a zinc alloy plated steel sheet (Patent Literature 1), a mixture solution of one or two or more of hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, and organic acid and a hydrogen peroxide solution (Patent Literature 2), an 25 acidic aqueous solution having a pH of 6 or less containing a source of sulfite ion and a source of an oxidizable substance (Patent Literature 3), and the like, are known. [0005] Furthermore, a treatment method including: immersing zinc or zinc alloy in an aqueous solution for blackening treatment containing a vanadium ion, an aluminum ion, and an ammonium ion (and a cobalt ion if necessary) ; and treating with a tannin aqueous solution, followed by forming an organic resin coating film has been proposed (Patent 30 Literature 4). In this case, when an organic resin coating film is not formed, a neutral salt spray test shows that rust inhibitive performance lasts for only about eight hours until the occurrence of white rust. Therefore, it is difficult to obtain high rust inhibitive performance in a relatively thin coating film. [0006] Furthermore, a method for chemical conversion coating for a surface plated with zinc or zinc alloy by using an aqueous solution containing hydrogensulfite, aluminum sulfate or gelatin has been proposed (Patent Literature 5). 35 However, the rust inhibitive performance of this method is low. According to a neutral salt spray test, since white rust occurs in 48 hours, it is difficult to say that the method satisfies the practical level of rust inhibitive performance. Fur- thermore, as a method of treating a chromium-free anti-corrosion coating film for a surface plated with zinc or zinc alloy, a method of forming a coating film of two layers or more has been proposed (Patent Literature 6). However, this literature does not disclose a surface treating method of presenting a black tone. Furthermore, a method of forming surface coating 40 containing corrosion resistant cerium with respect to aluminum or zinc from an acidic aqueous solution containing cerium (Ce) cation and hydrogen peroxide has been known (Patent Literatures 7 and 8, and Nonpatent Literature 1). [0007] The present applicant previously filed a patent application on the invention of a chromium-free surface treating agent for surface-treating a galvanized product, which is an alcoholic solution of an alkoxysilane oligomer with a weight- averaged molecular weight of 1,000 to 10,000 prepared by partially hydrolyzing and condensation-polymerizing 45 tetraalkoxysilane, and has a concentration of the alkoxysilane oligomer in the alcoholic solution of 8 to 25 weight% in terms of silica.(Patent Literature 9). [0008] This chromium-free surface treating agent is characterized in that when it is applied to a galvanized metal product to form siliceous coating film having a thickness of about 1 mm, not only the occurrence of white rust (zinc oxide) that is an indicator of the corrosion resistance of a chemical conversion coating, but also the occurrence of red rust (iron 50 oxide) that is an indicator of the corrosion resistance of a galvanized layer can be prevented for a long period. Citation List Patent Literatures 55 [0009] Patent Literature 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2-17633 2 EP 2 341 164 A1 Patent Literature 2: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 4-68392 Patent Literature 3: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-213446 Patent Literature 4: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-232504 Patent Literature 5: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-322048 5 Patent Literature 6: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-121101 Patent Literature 7: Japanese Patent Application National Publication No. 02-502655 (WO88/06639A1) Patent Literature 8: Japanese Patent Application National Publication No. 2003-528218 (US6,773,516B2) Patent Literature 9: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-264170 (Japanese Patent No. 4128969) Patent Literature 10: U.S. Patent No. 5,415,702 Nonpatent Literature 10 [0010] Nonpatent Literature 1: Kobayashi Y. et al.; Production of cerium-containing chemical conversion coating film on galvanized coating film and evaluation of corrosion resistance of the coating film: Journal of The Surface Finishing Society of Japan, Vol. 55, p.276 (2004) 15 DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED BY THE INVENTION [0011] Without using hexavalent chromium, blackening treatment using an acidic treatment solution containing a 20 trivalent chromium compound as a chemical conversion coating solution is employed. However, in this treatment, the blackness of a coating film formed on a surface of zinc or zinc alloy is uneven and the rust inhibitive performance is low, and delicate adjustment of treatment solution is necessary. Furthermore, the treatment solution deteriorates fast and needs frequent renewal of the treatment solution. Galvanizers and other related users desire an application method for forming a coating film, which has practical rust inhibitive performance and also has a high quality jet-black tone. 25 [0012] As mentioned above, a conversion treating agent and a surface treating method capable of forming a thin coating film, which is completely chromium-free and has uniform blackness and excellent rust inhibitive performance, on a surface of zinc or zinc alloy, have not been known. Furthermore, proposed chromium-free technologies for substi- tution of the conventional chromate method are not sufficient in white rust inhibitive performance with respect to com- plicated-shaped articles of steel-made workpiece, for example, a screwed site or an edged site of bolts and nuts and 30 the like for automobiles and household electric appliances. [0013] An object of the present invention is to provide a method of forming a chromium-free blackened anti-corrosion coating film, which has an excellent rust inhibitive performance equal to or higher than the hexavalent chromate treatment without containing a chromium compound harmful for environment and human bodies in the coating film and which has a self-healing property, that is to say, a property of maintaining the rust inhibitive performance by allowing a coating film 35 component to elute so as to repair the damaged part of the coating film even if an anti-corrosion coating film is damaged, and to provide an aqueous solution for blackening chemical conversion coating suitable for the method for forming the coating film.