Aluminium Dyes

Aluminium Dyes

Colorants Chem Private Limited is leading manufacturers and formulator of aluminium dyes. We are supplying avariant shades in India & all over worlds.

Details about Aluminium dyes & its process.

Colorants Aluminium dyestuffs are designed for dyeing anodized Aluminium and some of its alloys. The procedure consists in producing artificially on the metal surface of porous oxide coating of suitable thickness and bath dyeing of this coating in solution of dyes. Dyestuffs assure level dyeing of the anode coatings and give dyeing with good or very good fastnesses. The pre-treatment of metal surface consist of common operations, such as:

Mechanical working

Degreasing with Solvents or emulsion

Chemical or electrolytic cleaning

Brightening of metal surface

Chemical or electrolytic polishing

Removing of the unsuitable oxide coat

Anodic Oxidatio

Most suitable for dyeing with dyestuffs are films obtained by anodic oxidation of the metal surface under the following condition:

Pretreatments

Degreasing Etching

Anodizing

Note: The anodized surfaces should be protected from contamination and the more so from greases, as otherwise unlevel dyeing may be obtained. Aluminium anodizing dyes are offered by us from last two decades as per the customers requirements.

Dyeing

The anodized metal required an Acid treatment in such a way. Put the anodized metal in a tank containing 10% Nitric Acid for 10-15 second. Then rinsed the panel thoroughly in running cold water to remove Nitric Acid.

Setting of the dye bath

Expected results are obtained when dyeing in dye solutions directly after anodic oxidation. The weighted out portion of the dyestuff is pasted with small amount of cold water, diluted with boiling distilled or softened water (condensate may be used, provided it is free from oil or grease). The solution is filtered and diluted in the bath to required volume. It is recommended to maintain the temperature precisely in the range characteristic of the particular dyestuff, only exceptionally, when the dyestuff is observed too quickly from the bath giving unlevel dyeing, the temperature may be raised above 60 C. the volume of the is adjusted so as to provide 300-500 ml of dyestuff solutions per 1 sq.dcm of the stained surface. (We recommend to dissolve the dyestuff in de mineralized water. Tap water is suitable as well but the bath stability can be reduced, however.) The powder dyestuff should be completely dissolved before addition to the bath. It is best to paste it with some of hot water, stirring constantly until a homogeneous paste free from lumps is formed and then to add more hot water with continued stirring so that the paste goes slowly in to the solution.)

Colorants Aluminium Dye - X gm/litre

Sodium Acetate - 8 gm/litre

Acetic Acid - 0.4 ml/litre. (pH 5.0-5.5)

pH of the Dye Bath

The optimum value for dyeing and stabilization of the dye bath is ph 4.5-5.0. The life of the dye bath is shortened by pH values beyond the tolerance region of 4.0-4.8 owing to accumulation of Aluminium or ageing. Moreover lower pH values encourage bronzing of the dyeing.

Dyeing Temperature

The optimum temperature for build-up of the dyestuff is 55-60 C. At the lower temperature e.g. room temperature; a smaller amount of dyestuff is absorbed in the anodic coating in constant dyeing time. Dyeing produced at lower temperature are easier to strip, but they bleed rather more heavily in the sealing solution.

Dyeing Time

The dyeing process is carried on for 15-20 minute at 55-60 C. in the bath continuously agitated. Under the normal anodizing and dyeing condition, i.e.

Coating Thickness - 12-15 qm

Dyeing Temperature - 60 ⁰C

PH - 4.5-5.0

Dyeing Concentration - 5-10 gms/litre

The saturation limit is very nearly reached after dyeing for 20 min. Longer dyeing times do not result in any significant increase in the intensity.

Sealing

The stained anodic coating must always be sealed. This procedure increases the resistance of these coating to corrosion, and improves the wet fastnesses of the dyeing. However there are two method of sealing is generally in practice. e.g.

Sealing in Boiling Water

Temperature - Boiling

Time - 45 Minute

Medium - Water with 5 gms/litre sealing salt

Sealing in Nickle Base

Coloseal - 5.0 gms/litre

PH - 6.0

Temperature - 10 Minute

Final seal in hot water at pH 5.5 for 5 minutes

Electrolyte - 18-20 ⁰C

Temperature - 10 Minute

Current Potential - Direct current with a density of 1.5 A/sq.dcm and voltage 14-17 V.

Time of Anodizing - 15-45 Minute.

Film Thickness - Ca.20 um