Iron Phosphating
Salient Features:
- Removes thin films of oil
- Forms a light amorphous iron phosphate coating on ferrous and steel components.
- Forms zinc phosphate coating on galvanized steel surfaces by converting a part of the zinc surface into an integral zinc phosphate coating.
- Forms aluminium phosphate coating on aluminium surfaces. The phosphate coatings so formed will be a good base for subsequent liquid painting and powder coating.
- May be used as 3-stage, or 5-stage, depending upon type and degree of oils and superficial impurities.
- My be used by dip process, or by spray process
- In spray process, dwell time is 60 to 120 seconds.
- In dip process, duration of dip is 7 to 10 minutes.
- Build-up of iron phosphate coating: 50 to 60 mg./sq.ft.
- Build-up of zinc phosphate coating on galvanized steel surfaces will be around 50 -150 mg/sq.ft.
Build-up of aluminium phosphate coating: 50 to 100 mg./sq.ft.
