ALUMINUM ALLOY PRETREATMENT WITH PHOSPHORUS-CONTAINING ORGANIC ACIDS FOR SURFACE MODIFICATION

    公开(公告)号:WO2021252568A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-16

    申请号:PCT/US2021/036527

    申请日:2021-06-09

    申请人: NOVELIS INC.

    IPC分类号: C23C22/03 C23C22/73 C23C22/78

    摘要: Described are techniques for making aluminum alloy products and methods for pretreating aluminum alloys with small molecules, and the resultant aluminum alloy products, in which small molecules including phosphorus-containing organic acid functionality, such as organo-phosphonic acids, are applied to a surface of an aluminum alloy product to generate a self-assembled monolayer or multilayer of small molecules on the surface of the aluminum alloy product. Mixtures of different phosphorus-containing organic acids may be employed. At least some of the phosphorus-containing organic acids may exhibit a hydrophilic character, such as by including one or more hydrophilic functional groups. The self-assembled monolayer or multilayer including hydrophilic functionality may advantageously allow the aluminum alloy product to have a good wettability by water and other hydrophilic substances, such as some epoxy adhesives, but also to have a good wettability by hydrophobic substances, such as some lubricants.