Welcome to our Online Seminar:

Oxsilan® - The Eco-Friendly Solution

for Metal Pretreatment
- simpler, more economical, and more efficient

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 Agenda

1. The company Chemetall

2. Drivers for new technologies
3. Oxsilan® – The eco-friendly solution for ZnPh replacement
a. Chemistry
b. Process comparison: Oxsilan vs. ZnPh
c. Cost advantages
4. Oxsilan® case studies
5. Summary

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 Agenda

1. The company Chemetall

2. Drivers for new technologies
3. Oxsilan® – The eco-friendly solution for ZnPh replacement
a) Chemistry
b) Process comparison: Oxsilan vs. ZnPh
c) Cost advantages
4. Oxsilan® case studies
5. Summary

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 At a Glance

 Headquarters: Frankfurt / Germany

 Sales: 847 million € (2008)
 Employees: 3,000 worldwide
 Production sites: 31 in all continents
 Subsidiaries: 40 worldwide

Chemetall - A leading global surface treatment and specialty chemicals company

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© Chemetall
 Surface Treatment – Products and Processes

 Cleaners and etchants

 Corrosion protection
 Conversion coatings including chrome-free pretreatments
 Thin organic coatings and primers
 Lubricants for cold forming
 Chemicals for waste water treatment
 Paint strippers and paint detackification
 Non-destructive testing materials and equipment
 Aircraft sealants

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 Markets

Auto Components
• Wheels
Automotive • Shock Absorbers Coil
• Engine Parts
• Plastic Fascia
• Cars • Components • Steel Mills
• Trucks • Aluminum Mills
• Busses • Job Coater
• Service Center

Cold Forming General Industry

Aerospace
• Tube • Appliances, HVAC
• Wire • Aircraft • Cans
• Extrusion manufacturing, • Heavy Equipment
operation and • Aluminum Finishing
overhaul
• NDT

Extensive expertise network gained through operating in various markets

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 Technical Services (Abstract)

ED-Coat Application

Coil Coat Application

Powder / Spray Coat

Corrosion Tests Outdoor Exposure

Analytics

Expertise and a broad range of technical services for our customers’ success
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All Photos © Chemetall
 Agenda

1. The company Chemetall

2. Drivers for new technologies
3. Oxsilan® – The eco-friendly solution for ZnPh replacement
a) Chemistry
b) Process comparison: Oxsilan vs. ZnPh
c) Cost advantages
4. Oxsilan® case studies
5. Summary

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 Drivers for New Technologies (I)

 Increasing environmental awareness

 Reduction CO2 emission

 New directives and legislations

(WEEE, RoHS, REACH, End-of-Life
Vehicle Directive)

 Increasing costs for ‚raw materials‘

(water, energy), operational safety and
storage

 Process costs optimization

High demand for new and sustainable innovation

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 Drivers for New Technologies (II)

Process cost savings:

 Less energy and water

 Less maintenance

 Simplified processes

 Less chemical usage

 Shorter treatment time

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 Technologies Innovated by Chemetall (Abstract)

GARDOPROTECT OXSILAN
GARDOBOND PC Functional organic coating Silane-based pretreatment

Thin organic coating

GARDOMER GARDOCLEAN
Lubricants for metal forming
Demulsifying cleaning
GARDOBOND R
Ni-free zinc-phosphating
PERMATREAT 1903
Cr-free can-end stock
NAFTOSEAL
Low density sealants
GARDOLENE
Liquid activation GARDOBOND X
Cr-free Al pretreatment ARDROX
NDT & Maintenance
GARDOBOND R
Dip-phosphating of Al
GARDOCLEAN Additives
Biodegradable surfactants

1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

Chemetall is the leader in innovation for surface treatment technologies

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 Agenda

1. The company Chemetall

2. Drivers for new technologies
3. Oxsilan® – The eco-friendly solution for ZnPh replacement
a) Chemistry
b) Process comparison: Oxsilan vs. ZnPh
c) Cost advantages
4. Oxsilan® case studies
5. Summary

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 What is a Conversion Coating?

 A coating formed by the reaction of a chemical

Paint coating
with the substrate whereby the substrate
becomes an integral part of the coating Conversion Coating

Metal substrate

 Example:
 Iron phosphate
 Zinc phosphate
 Chromate
 Alternatives, e.g. Oxsilan®

 Purpose: Improve performance of paint and

corrosion protection

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 Oxsilan® - Customer Reference List (Abstract)

► More than 150 customers use Oxsilan® successfully

► Significant water and energy savings proven

Oxsilan® more than 10 years of successful usage, at more than 150 customers
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 Oxsilan® - Basis of Chemistry

 Hybrid-polymer: Functional organo-silane polymers

 Composition
 Zr-hexafluorid
 Siloxan-Polymers
 Additives

 Excellent paint adhesion and corrosion resistance

 No phosphate and no hazardous heavy metal ions
such as Ni, Cr, …
 Oxsilan® for thin and functional coatings
 Suitable for all metal and multi-metal substrates

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 Oxsilan®

 The eco-friendly solution for ZnPh replacement:

Short FePh or ZnPh line, ZnPh line, ZnPh line,

ZnPh lines: mainly or only Al Powder-/ Liquid E-Coat, top specs:
throughput: coat, mid/high specs:
• Mild steel tanks • SS tanks
• SS tanks • SS tanks
• Metal-free needed • Global customers
• Robust process needed
• High specs
• Dry-in-place • Multi-metal
• Multi-metal
• DI water
• Short line • DI water
• DI water

Oxsilan® Oxsilan® Oxsilan® Oxsilan®

MM 0706 9812/1 9810/1 9810/2

Process: Process: Process: Process:

No rinse Rinse Rinse Rinse

Broad product range for diversified demands

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 Process Comparison - ZnPh vs. Oxsilan®

Zinc-phosphate

Cleaning Activation ZnPh Passivieren

Rinse Rinse DI Rinse
(optional)

Oxsilan®

DI- DI-
Cleaning Rinse Oxsilan®
Rinse Rinse

Oxsilan® - Only few steps to an economic and environmentally-friendly coating

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 Process Comparison - ZnPh-Process

Cleaning Activation ZnPh Passivation

Rinse Rinse DI Rinse
(optional)

 Advantages  Weaknesses
 Fully developed technology  Contains heavy metals (Ni, Zn…)
 High quality
 High energy consumption (50 - 60 °C)
 Worldwide standard
 High water consumption (∑= 2 – 5 L/m2)
 High production of waste water
 Sludge production (CRS  3…4 g/m²,
Aluminum  8…12 g/m²)
 Difficult process management
 Activation and passivation stages needed

High quality and proven technology, with reducible environmental impact

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 Process Comparison - ZnPh-Process

 Rinse water system

Process Water Process Water DI-Water

Zinc- Passivation DI-

Cleaning Rinse Activation Phosphate Rinse (optional) Rinse

1. Waste Water Treatment 2. Waste Water Treatment 3. Ion Exchanger Unit

Difficult rinse water system, no closed loop

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 Process Comparison - Oxsilan® Process

DI- DI-
Cleaning Rinse Oxsilan®
Rinse Rinse

 Advantages  Weaknesses
 Easy drop-in replacement  Good cleaning (rinsing) required
 Environmentally friendly (no Ni, Cr,…)
 Not yet in all industries established
 Operates at room temperature
 Low water consumption (reduced capacity of DIW or process
ROW plant)
 Low energy consumption
 Nearly free of sludge (ca. 5 mg/m²),
no filter press needed
 Simple waste water treatment
 Multi-metal; no limits as to Al
 No activation or passivation step
 Lower process time (60…120 seconds)

Many advantages, one goal: Sustainable conversion coating

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 Process Comparison - Oxsilan® Process

 Rinse Water System

DI-Water DI-Water

DI- Di-
Cleaning Rinse Rinse Oxsilan® Rinse

Waste Water Treatment

Ideal usage of rinse water , low water consumption

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 Process Comparison - Layout Coat Thickness

Zinc-Phosphate Oxsilan®

Paint coating Paint coating

Coating thickness
Conversion coating Metal substrate
50 - 150 nm

Metal substrate

Coating Thickness 1-2 µm Coating Thickness 50 - 150 nm

Composition Phosphophyllite Hopeite Morphology amorphous
Morphology crystalline Composition Si 1 - 20 mg/m², Zr 10 - 250 mg/m²

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 Oxsilan® - Lab Test Results

Z ZE ZF

ZnPh Oxsilan ZnPh Oxsilan ZnPh Oxsilan

CRS Al
Product: Oxsilan + Additive

Paint: E-Coat, Primer,

Topcoat, ~ 100 µm

Tests: Outdoor Exposure +

ZnPh Oxsilan ZnPh Oxsilan NaCl, 12 Months

Outdoor exposure results comparable to those of ZnPh

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 Oxsilan® - Lab Test Results

Salt Spray Test 1,000 h (partly up to 2,000 h) DIN EN ISO 9227 NSS 
VDA Climate Test VDA Prüfblatt 621-415 
240 h Constant Humidity Test DIN EN ISO 6270-2 CH 
CASS Test 504 h DIN EN ISO 9227 CASS 
Filiform Corrosion Test DIN EN 3665 
Corrosion Cyclic Test PV1210 
GMW 14872 
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 Oxsilan® - Process (9800-series)

DI- DI-
Cleaning Rinse Oxsilan®
Rinse Rinse

Make-up & Bath Control &

Bath Parameter Coating Control
Replenishment Maintenance
 DI-water  Overall Parameters:  Spray or dip  XRF
 Oxsilan solution pH-value, conductivity  1 to 3 min treatment time  Zirconium, Silicon
 Inorganic solution  Silane Components  pH 4,0 - 4,8
 pH adjustment (Photometry, XRF)  Temperature 20 to 40 °C
solutions  Inorganic Component  Conductivity 1,000 – 3,500 µS/cm
 Equipment materials: (Titration, XRF)
stainless steel  Filtration (< 25 µm):
recommended

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 Process Comparison - Control Parameters

ZnPh Process Oxsilan Process

Cleaner FA, TA, pH FA, TA, pH

Activation pH -
Free Acid
Total Acid
pH, Conductivity
(Free Fluoride)
(Total Fluoride)
Conversion Coating Titration
Zinc
(Nickel)
Photometric
(Manganese)
Accelerator
pH, Conductivity,
Passivation Passivation Points -

Test Frequency 1 – 3 x per shift 1x per day

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 Oxsilan® - Process Cost Savings

 Energy and water consumption per 100 sqm

ZnPh Process Oxsilan®

Energy Consumption
57 kWh 35 kWh
(kWh)

Water Consumption
200 – 500 L 50 – 100 L
(liter)

Savings due to Oxsilan®: 40% energy and 50% water

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 Oxsilan® - Process Cost Savings

 Potential cost savings with Oxsilan® for new plant

Installation costs
12%
(shorter pre-treatment, no activation/passivation)
Energy costs
3%
(less agitation and heat exchanger operations in Oxsilan® bath)
Water costs
5%
(waste water treatment, capacity)

Total savings 20%

20% investment savings on new plants due to Oxsilan® Technology

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 Oxsilan® - Process Cost Savings

 Potential cost saving with Oxsilan® - practical experience*

Reduction of heating energy in phosphating bath (bath size 10 m3) 90 k EUR

No disposal costs for sludge 5 k EUR
Reduction of VE water consumption 15 k EUR

Reduction of heater circuit maintenance 30 k EUR

No acid rinsing with extra manpower 25 k EUR

No electrical energy 20 k EUR
Savings in waste water treatment 175 k EUR

Total cost reduction due to Oxsilan® 360 k EUR

* German automotive components manufacturers

Oxsilan® offers high potentials on savings

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 Oxsilan® - Calculation Tool

Requested process step data Units Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5
Cleaner Cleaner Cleaner Cleaner Rinse
Fresh DI water consumption m³/h
RO water consumption m³/h 0,3 2,4
Recycling DI water consumption m³/h
Electric energy needed for pumps (agitation, sprays, heat exchanger, filtration etc.) kWh 44,7 11,5 73,5 15 15
Capacity of all pumps m³/h
Electric energy needed for air exhaust (air exit) kWh 11
Amount of exhausted air m³/h 14.000
Mean bath temperature °C 53 53 53 47 44
Minimum bath temperature after week-end breaks (before heating up the tank again) °C 20 20 20 20 20
Tank volume m³ 8 8 18 3 3
How many tank make-ups per year times/year 15 8 8 46 92
Amount of DI water used for one tank make-up m³/make-up
Amout of RO water used for one tank make-up m³/make-up 10 2 16 5 5

Abstract
Amount of recycling DI water used for one tank make-up m³/make-up
How many chemical cleanings (descalings) of tank per year 3
Manpower for one descaling of tank h 3
Consumption of descaling product #1 kg/year 500
Price of descaling product #1 Euro/kg 1
Consumption of descaling product #2 (if needed) kg/year
Price of descaling product #2 Euro/kg
Total manpower for the filter press cleaning, bath controls etc. h/year 460 460 460 136 136
Phosphate sludge volume per year (from filter press or others..) t/year
Neutralisation sludge volume per year (only if number is available) t/year
Overflow to waste water treatment m³/h
The following questions are only for heated tanks:
What is the outside length of the tank? m 3,6 2,3 6,7
What is the outside width of the tank? m 1,5 3 3
What is the outside depth of the tank? m 1,9 0,9 0,9
Is the tank heat isolated? (yes or no) yes / no yes yes yes
What is the outside minimum height of the tunnel above the tank? m 2,6 2,6 2,6
Is the tunnel above the tank heat isolated? (yes or no) yes / no yes yes yes

Oxsilan® calculation tool helps you quantify your savings in advance

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 Oxsilan® Calculation Tool

 Calculation results (example):

Oxsilan® calculation tool helps you quantify your savings in advance

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 Agenda

1. The company Chemetall

2. Drivers for new technologies
3. Oxsilan® – The eco-friendly solution for ZnPh replacement
a) Chemistry
b) Process comparison: Oxsilan vs. ZnPh
c) Cost advantages
4. Oxsilan® case studies
5. Summary

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 Oxsilan® Case Study: Trailer Chassis

 Steel trailer chassis and Aluminum components:

Oxsilan 9810/1 + E-Coat + Powder Coat
 In operation: since June 2008
 Customer: Brüggen Fahrzeugwerk & Service
GmbH, Lübtheen, Germany
 Process cost savings: >150.000 Euro p.a.
© Chemetall

 Advantages:
‘Cool Liner’ Trailer of
 Lower investment required for new production plant Fahrzeugwerk Bernard KRONE GmbH
 Higher production rate
 50% reduction in fresh and waste water by using a
cascade rinse system
 Significant reduction in energy use as no heating
required
 Simple filtration treatment sufficient for waste water
 Multi-metal process: steel chassis and aluminum
profiles are pretreated in the same line

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 Oxsilan® Case Study: Opel Insignia Axles

 Front and rear axes of Opel Insignia:

Oxsilan 9820 + E-Coat
 In operation: since February 2009
 Customer: Adam Opel GmbH,
Kaiserslautern, Germany
 Process cost savings: six figure range © GM Corp.

Opel Insignia - Car of the year 2009

 Advantages:
 30% productivity increases
 No heating for phosphate stages
 Intelligent recycling of rinse water
 No separate waste water treatment required
 Quality corresponds to ZnPh

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 Oxsilan® Case Study: Motorbikes

 Motorbikes:
Oxsilan 9810/2 + Oxsilan Additive 9905
 In operation: since January 2007
 Customer: Yamaha, Barcelona, Spain
 Production: 600 – 700 motorbikes/day
 Process cost savings : 90.000 €/year © Yamaha

 Advantages:
 Lower investment of new production plant
 Reduction of residues
 Less CO2 emission
 Improved working conditions
 Easiest process control
© Chemetall

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 Oxsilan® Case Study: Washing Machine Housing

 Washing machine housing:

Oxsilan 9810/1 + E-Coat + Powder Coat
 In operation: since January 2008
 Customer: Electrolux, Alcalá de Henares, Spain
 Total process cost savings:
76.000 €/year  2,6 € per 100 sqm
© Chemetall

 Advantages (per year):

 Maintenance: No filter press, no acidic cleaning, no
maintenance for cleaning nozzles and no sludge removal
required (12.000 €)
 Energy savings: 41.000 € energy savings as no heating
necessary and 8.000 € in electricity savings
 Environmental aspects: reduced water consumption
6.000€, reduced atmospheric emissions, less packaging,
reduction in harmful metals, less sludge and fewer residues

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 Oxsilan® Fallstudie: Ölfiltergehäuse

 Housing for oil filter:

Oxsilan 10738 + Liquid Coating
 In operation: since April 2008
 Customer: Mann+Hummel, Marklkofen, Germany

 Advantages:
 Environmental aspects: no phosphate sludge,
no hazardous heavy metals,
simple waste water treatment
 Improved quality
 Energy savings
 Less maintenance per quarter
 Simplified process, increased productivity

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 Oxsilan® Case Study: Car Body

 Car bodies
Peugeot 407 und Citroën C5
Oxsilan + E-coat
 In operation: since August 2009
 Customer: PSA, Rennes, France

© Citroën

 Advantages:
 Less energy costs (heat + pump energy)
 No phosphate sludge disposal
 Nickel-free process
 Simplified process

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 Agenda

1. The company Chemetall

2. Drivers for new technologies
3. Oxsilan® – The eco-friendly solution for ZnPh replacement
a) Chemistry
b) Process comparison: Oxsilan vs. ZnPh
c) Cost advantages
4. Oxsilan® case studies
5. Summary

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 Summary

 Chemetall is focused on developments of environmentally-sound and

game-changing technologies

 Oxsilan® technology
 Reduce process costs, increase productivity
 Comply with increasing environmental aspects
 Meet high quality standards

 More than 150 customers worldwide confirm product quality

 Oxsilan® - The eco-friendly solution for metal pretreatment

Oxsilan® - Quality, sustainability and profitability all in one

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 Thank you very much for your attention!

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