SOCOVRAI

Ptg. de la Masa, 13 bxos LD6

08349 Cabrera de Mar Barcelona (Espaa)
Tel: +34 93 754 17 47 Fax: +34 93 754 16 52
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Protect steel & iron against

corrosion
Hot-dip galvanizing
A Zn layer is chemically attached to the steel
surface.
Zn corrodes slower than iron and, thus, protects
iron from corroding.
Very strong protection against corrosion.
Electroplating
Different metals (Ni, Cr) are attached to the
base metal surface.
Used for high-gloss applications.

HDG is used in heavy-duty

industries
Building & Construction
Street Furniture & Road Safety
Wire frame
Utilities & Piping
Agricultural-used steel
Transportation & Automotive
Fasteners

Hot-dip galvanising stages

Degreasing
Etching
Flux
Galvanising

Acid (cold, pre-etching)

Alkaly (warmed, needs
rinsing off)

Rinsing

Mechanic
Water-based dilution: acid or alkaly
ZnCl2 and NH4Cl double
and triple salts
ZnCl2

Rinsing

Protection against corrosion

Drying

Passivation

Protection against white corrosion

Our
products

ANGEM proposes the full range of

products
DEGREASING
ETCHING
FLUX
GALVANISING

PS series

PASSIVATION

IC series
Additives

Salts
Additives
Additives
Passivants

Degreasers
Acid

Alkaly
SOCOVRAI
PSAG

SOCOVRAI
PSB

SOCOVRAI
PSJ

SOCOVRAI
PSMM

SOCOVRAI
PS9M

SOCOVRAI
PS198S
SOCOVRAI
PS3xE
(electrolithic)

How to choose a degreaser

Shape and
quanity of
parts
Dirt type

Process
cost

Alloy type

Degre
aser

Form of
application

Advantages of acid degreaser

Acie

Alkaly

Etching
Corrosion
inhibitor

Additives

SOCOVRAI
IC111

SOCOVRAI
AF132

SOCOVRAI
IC115

SOCOVRAI
AH131N

SOCOVRAI
IC33

SOCOVRAI
IC120

A corrosion inhibitor improves

etching

Reduce Fe
concentration
Avoid overetching

Optimum etching requires a

balance between HCl y Fe
Difficult to control the acid attack on the metal

Higher temperature
Higher HCl
concentration

Etching
speed
Higher Fe
concentration

Reduce bath activity

A CI enlarges the margin of

etching
Decapado ptimo en HCl a 20C

Conc. de Hierro / (g/L)

300
250

Exhausted bath

200

Renovate bath

150

HCl attacks base

A corrosion inhibitor enlarges margins
metal

100
50
0
0

50

100

150

200

Conc. HCl / (g/L)

Tiempos mayores

ptima

Saturacin

250

SOCOVRAI IC120:
environmentally friendly

No
VOCs

Low
toxicity

No
APEs

No
ADR
SOCOVRAI
IC 120

Environmentallyfriendly

Has alcoxylated alcohol and phosphonated

derivatives

SOCOVRAI AH131N reduces

process vapor

Socovrai
AH131N

Etching with HCl + AH131N

Flux

Salts

Additives

ZnCl2

SOCOVRAI
AF132

Double salt

SOCOVRAI
ATH3

Triple salt

Galvanizing

Additives

SOCOVRAI
AR32

Passivation

Without
Chrome(VI)

With
Chrome(VI)

Passivation
Tri

ADL 3P

Passivation
22A

Our
suggestions

High-protection acid line

DEGREASING

ETCHING

FLUX
GALVANIZING
PASSIVATION

SOCOVRAI
PSAG
80 130 g/l
25C
Yearly
cleaning

SOCOVRAI
IC120 (0,3%)
+ AH131N (2
l/m3)
HCl] >100 g/L,
[Fe3+]<140 g/L
T: 25 C
DE-ZINC
SOCOVRAI
IC 33

Sel double +
SOCOVRAI
AF132 (5 g/l) +
ATH3 (0,5%)
D: 1,2 1,26 g/l
65 -70C

SOCOVRAI
AR32

ADL 3P

450C
50-70C

Line with alkaly degreaser

DEGREASING

RINSING

ETCHING

FLUX
GALVANIZING

SOCOVRAI
PSB
7 -20 %
55 - 60C
Cleaning
every 6
moths

SOCOVRAI
IC120 (0,3%)
+ AH131N (2
l/m3)
HCl] >100 g/L,
[Fe3+]<140 g/L
T: 25 C
DE-ZINC
SOCOVRAI
IC 33

Sel double +
SOCOVRAI
AF132 (5 g/l) +
ATH3 (0,5%)
D: 1,2 1,26 g/l
65 -70C

SOCOVRAI
AR32
450C

ANGEM Specialities is:

Technology

Product

Proximity

Technical
support

Specialized in
metal

Speed

Bath analysis

R+D

Customized
products
Competitive
prices

Agility
ISO 9001
Ley de envases
R.D.782/1998