Webb Ziesenheim Logsdon Orkin & Hanson, P.C.
Chemically processed steel sheet improved in corrosion resistance
A new processed steel sheet comprising of a steel base coated with a Zn or its alloy plating layer and a converted layer, which contains both of at least an insoluble or scarcely-soluble metal compound and at least a soluble metal compound. The insoluble or scarcely-soluble compound may be one or more of valve metal oxides or hydroxides, and the soluble compound may be one or more of valve metal fluorides. The converted layer may be also composed of one or more of complex compounds of Mn and Ti. The insoluble or scarcely-soluble compound acts as a barrier for insulation of a steel base from an atmosphere, while the soluble compound exhibits a self-repairing faculty to repair defective parts of the converted layer. Due to the converted layer, the processed steel sheet is remarkably improved in corrosion resistance, without the presence of chromium compounds which would put harmful influences on the environment.
Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd.
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Hirofumi Kouichiro Tadashi Keiji Yasumi Masanori Shigeyasu
Taketsu Ueda Nakano Izumi Ariyoshi Matsuno Morikawa