Patent ID: 6607844
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: C25D,Y10T

Abstract:
A Znâ€”Mg electroplated metal substrate comprising:a metal substrate, and a C component-containing Znâ€”Mg electroplated layer comprising C, Mg and Zn, wherein Zn is a main component, formed on at least one surface of said metal substrate, wherein said metal substrate is electroplated in an acidic aqueous solution comprising at least one metal salt of Zn and at least one metal salt of Mg and one or more surface active agents which comprise at least one of a cationic surface active agent and a nonionic surface active agent, and said C component is an organic compound produced from said one or more surface active agents, and wherein the Mg content in the Znâ€”Mg electroplated layer is in the range of from 1 to 40 wt %.