Materials for, and methods of, colorizing a metallic surface with micro-gratings using vibration cutting technologies are provided. Micro-gratings on aluminum, brass, and stainless steel surfaces can be rapidly created to effect, under illumination, at least one color observable in the visible spectrum using elliptical vibration texturing, a vibration-assisted mechanical cutting process. The modified metallic surface can display multiple visible colors, an iridescent effect caused by changes in one or more cutting parameters employed to produce the micro-gratings, the angle of illumination by an incident light, and/or the viewing angle of the surface under illumination.

Materials for, and methods of, colorizing a metallic surface with micro-gratings using vibration cutting technologies are provided. Micro-gratings on aluminum, brass, and stainless steel surfaces can be rapidly created to effect, under illumination, at least one color observable in the visible spectrum using elliptical vibration texturing, a vibration-assisted mechanical cutting process. The modified metallic surface can display multiple visible colors, an iridescent effect caused by changes in one or more cutting parameters employed to produce the micro-gratings, the angle of illumination by an incident light, and/or the viewing angle of the surface under illumination.

A coated metal alloy substrate for an electronic device, a process for producing a coated metal alloy substrate for an electronic device and a housing for an electronic device, comprising a coated metal alloy substrate wherein the coated metal alloy CA substrate comprises at least one chamfered edge (1) and comprises: a passivation layer (2) deposited on the at least one chamfered edge (1); an electrophoretic deposition layer (3) deposited on the passivation layer (2); and a hydrophobic layer (4) deposited on the electrophoretic deposition layer (3).

A method to treat the magnesium surface to manufacture the metallic assembly with the polymer and magnesium to have excellent bonding strength is disclosed.

As a method to treat the magnesium surface for the bonded coupling of the mixture of the polymer and magnesium, this is a method including, (a) an etching step, wherein the magnesium surface is treated with an acidic solution; (b) a first surface treatment step, wherein the magnesium surface is treated with ultrasonic waves; (c) a second surface treatment step, wherein the magnesium surface is treated with an acidic solution; (d) a first silane coupling processing step, wherein the magnesium surface is treated with ultrasonic waves; (e) a surface activation treatment step, wherein the magnesium surface is treated with acidic solution; and (f) a second silane coupling processing step, wherein the magnesium surface is treated with ultrasonic waves.

A method to treat the magnesium surface to manufacture the metallic assembly with the polymer and magnesium to have excellent bonding strength is disclosed.

As a method to treat the magnesium surface for the bonded coupling of the mixture of the polymer and magnesium, this is a method including, (a) an etching step, wherein the magnesium surface is treated with an acidic solution; (b) a first surface treatment step, wherein the magnesium surface is treated with ultrasonic waves; (c) a second surface treatment step, wherein the magnesium surface is treated with an acidic solution; (d) a first silane coupling processing step, wherein the magnesium surface is treated with ultrasonic waves; (e) a surface activation treatment step, wherein the magnesium surface is treated with acidic solution; and (f) a second silane coupling processing step, wherein the magnesium surface is treated with ultrasonic waves.

A magnesium alloy/resin composite structure (106) including a magnesium alloy member (103) and a resin member (105) integrated to the magnesium alloy member (103) and made of a thermoplastic resin composition, in which the magnesium alloy member (103) surface to which the resin member (105) is not integrated is coated with a layer including a manganese atom, an oxygen atom, and a sulfur atom.

A magnesium alloy/resin composite structure (106) including a magnesium alloy member (103) and a resin member (105) integrated to the magnesium alloy member (103) and made of a thermoplastic resin composition, in which the magnesium alloy member (103) surface to which the resin member (105) is not integrated is coated with a layer including a manganese atom, an oxygen atom, and a sulfur atom.

A magnesium alloy part is inserted into a mold, a resin composition is injected and joined to the part, and a composite is obtained. A part having, formed thereon, a surface layer of a metal oxide, a metal carbonate, or a metal phosphate in use of a usual conversion treatment or a modification method thereof can be used for the magnesium alloy plate 1. The surface that has a larger amount of crystal-like objects of a nanolevel on the surface layer composed of the metal oxide, metal carbonate, or metal phosphate has a higher level of hardness, microscopic roughness, and good injection joining force, and these parameters can be controlled by a conversion treatment method. A resin composition 4, containing PBT or PPS as the main component, is used as the resin composition part.

A magnesium alloy part is inserted into a mold, a resin composition is injected and joined to the part, and a composite is obtained. A part having, formed thereon, a surface layer of a metal oxide, a metal carbonate, or a metal phosphate in use of a usual conversion treatment or a modification method thereof can be used for the magnesium alloy plate 1. The surface that has a larger amount of crystal-like objects of a nanolevel on the surface layer composed of the metal oxide, metal carbonate, or metal phosphate has a higher level of hardness, microscopic roughness, and good injection joining force, and these parameters can be controlled by a conversion treatment method. A resin composition 4, containing PBT or PPS as the main component, is used as the resin composition part.

A component includes a magnesium alloy portion and an aluminum alloy portion. The magnesium alloy portion and the aluminum alloy portion are joined with each other via a joining portion. The aluminum alloy portion, the joining portion, and the magnesium alloy portion are covered with a chromium compound film.