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CONVERSION COATINGS

A Reference for Phosphating, Chromating, and Anodizing Processes

C Rajagopal & K I Vasu

 

Table of Contents

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PART ONE Phosphate Coatings

  

1. Introduction

 3

2. Historical Background

 5

3. Principles of Corrosion

 8

4. Surface Preparation and Pre-treatment Processes

 23

5. Theoretical Aspects of Phosphating

 40

6. Types of Phosphate Coatings

 50

7. Methods of Phosphating

 56

8. Properties of Phosphate Coatings and Influencing Factors

 62

9. Practical Applications and Uses of Phosphating: With and without Post-treatments

 71

10. Phosphate Coatings on Non-ferrous Metals and Other Specialized Processes

 85

11. Some Recent Innovations in Phosphating

 100

12. Analytical and Quality Controls

105

13. Evaluation and Testing of Phosphate Coatings

 118

14. Assessment of Phosphate Coatings

 136

15. Plant Requirements

 148

16. Solution Maintenance Schedules

 155

17. Pollution Control, Effluent Treatment and Waste Disposal

 159

18. Safety Precautions

 169

19. National and International Standards on Phosphating

 172

PART Two Oxide and Chromate Coatings

  

20. Oxide and Chromate Conversion Coatings

 179

21. Chromate Treatment of Metals

 185

22. General Properties of Chromate Films and Their Uses

 189

23. Chromate Treatment for Zinc and Cadmium

 197

24. Chromate Treatments for Copper and its Alloys

 205

25. Chromate Treatments for Aluminium

 207

26. Film Formation and Factors Influencing Mechanism

 212

27. Methods of Applying Chromate Coatings

 219

28. Evaluation of Chromate Coatings

 222

29. Troubleshooting

 233

30. Pollution Control

 240

31. Specifications for Testing Chromate Conversion Coatings

 243

PART THREE Anodizing

  

32 Anodizing of Aluminium and Its Alloys

 247

33. Pre-treatment Processes of Aluminium and Its Alloys for Anodizing

 261

34. Colouring of Anodized Aluminium

 286

35. Anodizing Plant Equipment and Accessories

 295

36. Sealing of Anodic Oxide Coatings

 311

37. Quality Control and Testing of Anodic Oxide Films

 318

38. Control and Maintenance of Anodizing Bath

 343

39. Effluent Treatment and Recovery of Chemicals in Anodizing Processes

 356

     References

 360

     Index

 375

Publisher: Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited
Year of publication: 2000        Edition: N.A.
ISBN: 0-07-463177-2

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