Smokeless fluxing material for hot tin-coating, hot-leading, and hot-galvanizing
United States Patent [1 1 Miiller et al.  
 [ SMOKELESS FLUXING MATERIAL FOR HOT TIN-COATING, HOT-LEADING, AND HOT-GALVANIZING [75] Inventors: Wolfgang Miiller,  
 Mannheim-Rheinau; Wilhelm Brugger, Hosel both of Germany [73] Assignee: The Goldschmidt AG, Essen,  
 Germany [22] Filed: Apr. 9, 1973 [2i] Appl. No.: 349,381  
 [30] Foreign Priority Application Data Nov. 11, 1972 Germany ..225S433 [52] US. Cl. 148/26 [51] Int. Cl 823k 35/34 [58] Field of Search 148/26 [451 Apr. 22, 1975 {56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3.244.551 4/1966 Heins l48/26 Primary E.\&#39;aminerWinston A. Douglas Assistant Examiner-Mark Bell Attorney, Agent, or Firm-James E. Bryan 1 Claim, No Drawings SMOKELESS FLUXING MATERIAL FOR HOT TIN-COATING, HOT-LEADING, AND HOT-GALVANIZING The present invention relates to an improved smokeless fluxing material according to copending application Ser. No. 349,380. filed Apr. 9. 1973. which is employed in the hot-metallizing art or technique.  
  The copending application is concerned with and discloses a smokeless fluxing material comprising an effective content of cerite chloride and/or zirconium tetrachloride. and the fluxing material is free from ammonium chloride. A further embodiment of the smokeless fluxing material is a mixture of zinc chloride. potassium chloride. sodium chloride. calcium chloride and/or zirconium tetrachloride. A preferred embodiment of the smokeless fluxing material is a mixture of 67 percent by weight of zinc chloride, percent by weight of an eutectic mixture of sodium chloride and potassium chloride. 4 percent by weight of calcium chloride. and 4 percent of zirconium tetrachloride.  
 In handling these mixtures in actual practice. it now &#39;has been found that the aforementioned mixtures splitoff or evolve hydrogen chloride when being stored. This renders the use thereof in the hot-metallization art difficult. This splitting-off. or cleavage. of hydrogen chloride takes place from the zirconium tetrachloride present in the mixture as a result of the access of atmospheric moisture thereto.  
  This disadvantage is now obviated. in accordance with the present invention. in that zirconium oxychloride is used in the place of zirconium tetrachloride. Preferred is the use of water of crystallization-containing zirconium oxychloride, preferably ZrOCl &#39;6H O. Particularly preferred is a mixture having the following composition 68.0 percent by weight of zinc chloride, 24 percent by weight of an eutectic mixture of sodium chloride and potassium chloride, and 8 percent by weight of zirconium oxychloride with 6 moles of bound water.  
  The present invention will be described in further detail in the following example:  
 EXAMPLE A 35 percent by weight aqueous solution is prepared from a salt mixture of 68.0 percent by weight of zinc chloride. 24 percent by weight of an eutectic mixture of sodium chloride and potassium chloride. and 8 percent by weight of zirconium oxychloride with 6 moles of bound water.  
  Immersed into this fluxing material solution are stained parts to be galvanized. Thereafter, the excess solution is allowed to drip off.  
  The fluxing material solution that has remained on the surface is dried in a warming cabinet at C onto the surface of the parts to be galvanized. and the still hot parts or elements are immersed into a clear or blank zinc bath at 450 -470C.  
  There is practically no development of smoke during the galvanization.  
  It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that many modifications may be made within the scope of the present invention without departing from the spirit thereof. and the invention includes all such modifications.  
 What is claimed is:  
  1. A smokeless fluxing material for hot tin-coating. hot-galvanizing. and hot-leading. comprising a mixture of 68 percent by weight of zinc chloride. 24 percent by weight of an eutectic mixture of sodium chloride and potassium chloride. and 8 percent by weight of ZrOCl &#39;6H O.  
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