Summary for phosphating chemical composition Discussion
Phosphating chemical composition is the main question here: D. Manikanda asks what Phoscoat is made of, since the chemical is being used for rubber adhesion. Ted Mooney, P.E. notes that the topic is covered in the Metal Finishing Guidebook, Vol. 2, “Organic finishing,” but cautions that it is not clear whether the question is about the bath chemistry or the coating itself. He also points out that the answer depends on whether the process uses iron phosphate, zinc phosphate, or another type of phosphating system. The thread does not identify a specific Phoscoat formula, so the practical takeaway is to first determine which phosphating process is in use before trying to define its composition.
Q. Phosphating chemical problem

Aniyaliya Mukeshbhai
– rajkot gujarat
April 28, 2023
A. If you say so :-)
Aniyaliya, you haven’t said if you’re the customer or supplier; whether the batch is brand new or years old; whether you’ve suffered this one-time event, or you receive/generate this every day; whether the problem is aesthetic or the parts aren’t performing; or what the parts are, what the substrate is, or what the finish is.
This is probably a waste of bandwidth until you post a long paragraph describing your situation so we can get started trying to help you :-)
Luck & Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E. RET
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Dear sir,
We are using phosphating chemical for our rubber adhesion property, I want to know the composition of Phoscoat.
Thanks,
D. Manikanda
– Pondy, India
2001
A. Hello, D. This is covered in the Metal Finishing Guidebook, Vol. 2, “Organic finishing”. But I don’t know if you should be using iron phosphate or zinc phosphate or other.
Is your question about the chemical composition of the contents of phosphating bath or of the coating which results.

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Q. Please give the details about molybdenum coating and
RFQ: we need the molybdenum coating who can do in India?
D. Manikanda [returning]
– Pondy, India
2001
Ed. note: This RFQ is outdated, but technical replies are welcome, and readers are encouraged to post their own RFQs. But no public commercial suggestions please ( huh? why?).
