Patent ID: 6068918
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: C10M,C10N,C23F,D07B,Y10T

Abstract:
A steel cord covered with a coating layer having an electrode potential exceeding the electrode potential of steel or having a rate of corrosion which is lower than the rate of corrosion of steel, treated with a corrosion inhibiting composition, wherein said composition comprises:A) a carrier of an oil or wax, andB) active components comprisingB1) a corrosion-inhibitor in the azole family;B2) a co-corrosion-inhibitor, selected from the group consisting ofa) aromatic acids and naphthenic acids, which acids have the free acid form or the alkaline, alkaline earth, ammonium and/or amine salt form with the proviso that sodium benzoate is excluded;b) imidazoline derivatives having a C.sub.6-24 alkyl moiety;c) C.sub.6-24 alkyl and alkenyl succinic acids including the anhydride compounds thereof; and mixtures of compounds defined under (a), (b) and (c).