Metal pipeline having a protective coating layer for an automobile
First Claim
1. A metal pipeline for use in an automobile having a metal tube with a protective coating layer, said protective coating layer consisting of a nickel plating layer formed on both an outer and an inner circumferential surface of the metal tube, a zinc-nickel alloy plating layer formed on the nickel plating layer, a chromate layer formed on the zinc-nickel alloy plating layer, and a single extrusion molded thermoplastic resin coating layer formed on the chromate layer, wherein said single thermoplastic resin layer comprises a thermoplastic synthetic resin selected from the group consisting of polypropylene and polyethylene and has a thickness of from 0.8 to 2.0 mm and wherein said nickel plating layer has a thickness of 0.2 to 10 μ
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Abstract
A metal pipeline for use in an automobile having a protective coating layer comprising a metal tube, a zinc-nickel alloy plating layer formed on the outer circumferential surface of the metal tube, a chromate layer formed on the zinc-nickel alloy plating layer and an extrusion molded thermoplastic resin coating layer formed on the chromate layer. A nickel plating layer is formed under the zinc-nickel alloy plating layer. The metal pipeline having the protective coating layer has excellent durability under severe corrosive circumstances including external mechanical forces and also has excellent heat resistance, corrosion resistance and impact shock resistance.
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9 Claims
- 1. A metal pipeline for use in an automobile having a metal tube with a protective coating layer, said protective coating layer consisting of a nickel plating layer formed on both an outer and an inner circumferential surface of the metal tube, a zinc-nickel alloy plating layer formed on the nickel plating layer, a chromate layer formed on the zinc-nickel alloy plating layer, and a single extrusion molded thermoplastic resin coating layer formed on the chromate layer, wherein said single thermoplastic resin layer comprises a thermoplastic synthetic resin selected from the group consisting of polypropylene and polyethylene and has a thickness of from 0.8 to 2.0 mm and wherein said nickel plating layer has a thickness of 0.2 to 10 μ
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