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JP3580469B2
JP3580469B2 JP00175898A JP175898A JP3580469B2 JP 3580469 B2 JP3580469 B2 JP 3580469B2 JP 00175898 A JP00175898 A JP 00175898A JP 175898 A JP175898 A JP 175898A JP 3580469 B2 JP3580469 B2 JP 3580469B2
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In a method for producing a planographic printing plate support, aluminum is melted, molten aluminum is supplied a gap between a pair of cooling rolls from a molten metal supply nozzle, at least one of cold rolling and heating at least once to form an aluminum thin plate having a thickness in a range of from 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm, and the aluminum thin plate is corrected to form an aluminum support and roughen a surface of the aluminum support. The molten metal supply nozzle has an inner surface which is brought into contact with the molten metal and which is coated with aggregate particles having a particle size distribution with a median size in a range of from 5 mu m to 20 mu m and a mode size in a range of from 4 mu m to 40 mu m to thereby cast and roll plate-like aluminum continuously. <IMAGE>

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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は双ロール連続鋳造法を用いて平版印刷版用アルミニウム支持体を製造する方法に関する。特にアルミニウム板の圧延方向に連続的又は断続的に発生するスジ状の面質欠陥を排除して面質の良好な平版印刷版用アルミニウム支持体を製造する方法に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
印刷版用アルミニウム支持体、とくにオフセット印刷版用支持体としてはアルミニウム板(アルミニウム合金板を含む)が用いられている。
一般にアルミニウム板をオフセット印刷版用支持体として使用するためには、感光材料との適度な装着性と保水性を有していることが必要である。
このためにはアルミニウム板の表面を均一かつ緻密な砂目を有するように粗面化しなければならない。この粗面化処理は製版後実際にオフセット印刷を行ったときに版材の印刷性能や耐刷力に著しい影響をおよぼすので、その良否は版材製造上重要な要素となっている。
【0003】
印刷版用アルミニウム支持体の粗面化方法としては、交流電解エッチング法が一般的に採用されており、電流としては、普通の正弦波交流電流、矩形波などの特殊交番波形電流が用いられている。そして、黒鉛等の適当な電極を対極として交流電流により、アルミニウム板の粗面化処理を行うもので、通常一回の処理で行われているが、そこで得られるピット深さは全体的に浅く、耐刷性能に劣るものであった。このため、その直径に比べて深さの深いピットが均一かつ緻密に存在する砂目を有する印刷版用支持体として好適なアルミニウム板が得られるように、数々の方法が提案されている。その方法としては、特殊電解電源波形を使った粗面化方法(特開昭53−67507号公報)、交流を使った電解粗面化時の陽極時と陰極時の電気量の比率(特開昭54−65607号公報)、電源波形(特開昭55−25381号公報)、単位面積あたりの通電量の組合わせ(特開昭56−29699号公報)などが知られている。
また、機械的な粗面化との組みあわせ(特開昭55−142695号公報)なども知られている。
【0004】
一方、アルミニウム支持体の製造方法としては、アルミニウムのインゴットを溶解保持してスラブ(厚さ400〜600mm、幅1000〜2000mm、長さ2000〜6000mm)を鋳造し、スラブ表面の不純物組織部分を面削機にかけて3〜10mmづつ切削する面削工程を経た後、スラブ内部の応力の除去と組織の均一化の為、均熱炉において480〜540℃、6〜12時間保持する均熱化処理工程を行い、しかる後に熱間圧延を480〜540℃で行う。熱間圧延で5〜40mmの厚みに圧延した後、室温で所定の厚みに冷間圧延を行う。またその後組織の均一化のため焼純を行い圧延組織等を均質化した後、規定の厚みに冷間圧延を行い、平坦度の良い板にするため矯正する。この様にして作られたアルミニウム支持体を平版印刷版用支持体としていた。
【0005】
しかしながら、電解粗面化処理の場合は特に対象となるアルミニウム支持体の影響を受けやすく、アルミニウム支持体を溶解保持→鋳造→面削→均熱という工程を通して製造する場合、加熱、冷却をくり返し、面削という表面層を削り取る工程があったとしても、表面層に金属合金成分などのばらつきを生じて平版印刷版としては得率低下の原因となっていた。
【0006】
これに対して、本出願人は先にアルミニウム支持体の材質のバラツキを少くし、電解粗面化処理の得率を向上させることによって品質の優れた得率のよい平版印刷版を作れる方法として、アルミニウム溶湯から鋳造、熱間圧延を連続して行い、薄板の熱間圧延コイルを形成させた後、冷間圧延、熱処理、矯正を行ったアルミニウム支持体を粗面化処理することを特徴とする平版印刷版用支持体の製造方法を提案した。(特開平3−79798号公報)
また本願出願人らは先に、アルミニウム溶湯から双ロールで直接板状に連続鋳造圧延した後、冷間圧延、熱処理、矯正を行ったアルミニウム支持体を粗面化処理する際、溶湯供給ノズル先端での温度差を規定する方法(特開平6−262308号公報)や、鋳造開始温度を規定する方法(特開平7−40017号公報)を提案した。
【0007】
また、一般的にアルミニウム溶湯から双ロールで直接板状に連続鋳造圧延をする際には、一対の冷却ロール(双ロール)表面にグラファイトを含む液をスプレイで吹き付けることが知られている。(Light Metal Age誌 1975年October号 p19記載)
また、アルミニウム溶湯から双ロールで直接板状に連続鋳造圧延する際に用いる溶湯供給ノズルに関しては、例えばLight Metal Age誌 1975年October号の6頁に概略形状が記載されており、さらに詳細形状については特公昭52−23327号、特開平2−290652号、特開平1−215441号、特開昭62−248543号、特開昭61−1456号、イギリス国特許GB2198976号、米国特許US4716956号、カナダ国特許CA619491号等が公知の特許として知られている。
【0008】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら前述の種々提案されている方法、及び先に提案した本出願人らの製造方法を用いても、アルミニウム板の圧延方向に連続的又は断続的に現出するスジ状の面質欠陥が発生することがある。すなわち、溶湯供給ノズル内に塗布する離型剤の粒度分布の違いによって、溶湯ノズル内の溶湯の流れが変化し、均一に安定的に流れない。そのために流れの乱れている部分がスジ状の面質欠陥となり、製造得率が低下する問題があった。
本発明の目的は、アルミニウム板の圧延方向に連続的又は断続的に出現するスジ状の面質欠陥の発生を抑制し、製造得率のすぐれた平版印刷版用支持体を製造する方法及び装置を提供することにある。
【0009】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明者らは、双ロール連続鋳造装置を用いて鋳造の際に発生する不均一状態と平版印刷版用アルミニウム支持体の面質欠陥の関係を鋭意研究して来た結果本発明を見出したものである。
即ち、本発明の上記目的は、アルミニウムを溶解し、メジアン径が5μm以上でモード径が4μm〜12μmの粒度分布で骨材粒子を含む離型剤を溶湯に接する内表面に塗布した溶湯供給ノズルから一対の冷却ロール間にアルミニウム溶湯を供給して板状のアルミニウムを連続鋳造圧延した後、冷間圧延、熱処理の何れか又は両方を1回以上行なって厚さ0.1mm〜0.5mmのアルミニウム薄板を作り、さらに矯正を行なってアルミニウム支持体とし、これを粗面化する平版印刷版用支持体の製造方法によって達成される。
【0010】
本発明の方法は、溶湯供給ノズルの内表面にメジアン径が5μm〜20μmでモード径が4μm〜12μmの粒度分布で骨材粒子を含む離型剤を塗布しており、この溶湯供給ノズルからアルミニウム溶湯を供給して最終的に厚さ0.1mm〜0.5mmのアルミニウム薄板を作る構成により、冷却ロールと溶湯供給ノズルで接触があったとしても、上記のような骨材粒子を含む離型剤の作用によって、溶湯供給ノズル内の溶湯の流れが均一に安定することで、スジ状の面質欠陥を防ぐものである。
上述の構成によって、圧延方向に連続的又は断続的に現出するスジ状の面質欠陥を排除して、面質の良好な平版印刷版用支持体を得率よく製造することが出来る。
【0011】
なお、本発明には離型剤として、窒化ホウ素(BN)等が使用され、更に、離型剤に含まれる骨材として、水・有機溶剤等が使用される。
また、双ロールを用いてアルミニウム溶湯から直接板状に鋳造して薄板のコイルを形成させる方法としては、ハンター法、3C法等の薄板連続鋳造技術が実用化されている。
【0012】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下に、図面を用いて本発明に係わるアルミニウム支持体の製造方法の実施形態について更に具体的に説明する。図1は、本発明に係わるアルミニウム支持体の製造方法の工程を示す概略図である。
図1に示すように、アルミニウムの溶湯は溶解保持炉1を傾動させることで樋2に送る。そして、樋2の液面は、液面センサ7によって検知され、アンプ8を介して溶解炉傾動用モータ9を制御することで、溶湯の供給量を制御して、樋2の液面を一定に維持する。また、必要に応じて、溶湯に結晶粒微細化ワイヤ10を供給する。アルミニウム溶湯の酸化物発生の抑制、品質上有害となるアルカリ金属の除去策として、適宜不活性ガスパージ、フラックス処理等が行われる。
この溶湯は、メジアン径が5μm〜20μmでモード径が4μm〜12μmの粒度分布で骨材粒子を含む離型剤を溶湯に接する内表面に塗布された溶湯供給ノズル3から、1対の冷却ロール4a,4bの間隙に供給され、凝固・冷却すると共に圧延を施され、鋳造板が製造される。冷却ロール4a,4bから排出された鋳造板は、例えばコイラ6によって巻き取ったり、カッタ5で適宜サンプリングしたりすることができる。
【0013】
この様にして得られた板材を図2に示した冷間圧延機11によって、規定の厚みに圧延する。その際、結晶粒の大きさをそろえるため、中間焼純等の熱処理工程を行い、更に冷間圧延機11をさし挟んで行ってもよい。つぎに矯正装置によって矯正を行ない、所定の平面性を与え、アルミニウム支持体を作り、これを粗面化する。また、矯正は最後の冷間圧延に含めて行うこともある。
【0014】
本発明における平版印刷版用支持体の粗面化の方法は機械的粗面化、化学的粗面化、電気化学的粗面化及びそれらの組合わせ等各種用いられる。
機械的な砂目立て法としては、例えばボールグレイン、ワイヤーグレイン、ブラッシグレイン、液体ホーニング法などがある。また電気化学的砂目立て方法としては、交流電解エッチング法が一般的に採用されており、電流としては、普通の正弦波交流電流あるいは矩形波など、特殊交番電流が用いられている。またこの電気化学的砂目立ての前処理として、苛性ソーダなどでエッチング処理をしても良い。
【0015】
また電気化学的粗面化を行う場合、塩酸または硝酸主体の水溶液で交番電流によって粗面化されるのが良い。以下詳細に説明する。
先ず、アルミニウム支持体は、まずアルカリエッチングされる。好ましいアルカリ剤は、苛性ソーダ、苛性カリ、メタ珪酸ソーダ、炭酸ソーダ、アルミン酸ソーダ、グルコン酸ソーダ等である。濃度0.01〜20%、温度は20〜90℃、時間は5sec〜5min間の範囲から選択されるのが適当であり、好ましいエッチング量としては0.1〜5g/mである。
【0016】
特に不純物の多い支持体の場合、0.01〜1g/mが適当である。(特開平1−237197号公報)。引き続き、アルカリエッチングしたアルミニウム板の表面にアルカリに不溶な物質(スマット)が残存するので、必要に応じてデスマット処理を行っても良い。
いずれの場合も、アルミニウム板の圧延方向に連続的又は断続的に発生するスジ状の面質欠陥がある場合は上記苛性ソーダなどによるエッチング処理を行った際にスジ状の面質欠陥として現れる。
【0017】
前処理は上記の通りであるが、引き続き、本発明として塩酸、または硝酸を主体とする電解液中で交流電解エッチングされる。交流電解電流の周波数としては、0.1〜100Hz、より好ましくは0.1〜1.0又は10〜60Hzである。液濃度としては、3〜150g/リットル、より好ましくは5〜50g/リットル、浴内のアルミニウムの溶解量としては50g/リットル以下が適当であり、より好ましくは2〜20g/リットルである。必要によって添加物を入れても良いが、大量生産をする場合は、液濃度制御などが難しくなる。
また、電流密度は、5〜100A/dmが適当であるが、10〜80A/dmがより好ましい。また、電源波形としては、求める品質、使用されるアルミニウム支持体の成分によって適時選択されるが、特公昭56−19280号、特公昭55−19191号各公報に記載の特殊交番波形を用いるのがより好ましい。この様な波形、液条件は、電気量とともに求める品質、使用されるアルミニウム支持体の成分などによって適時選択される。
【0018】
電解粗面化されたアルミニウムは、次にスマット処理の一部としてアルカリ溶液に浸漬しスマットを溶解する。アルカリ剤としては、苛性ソーダなど各種あるが、pH10以上、温度25〜60℃、浸漬時間1〜10secの極めて短時間で行うことが好ましい。
【0019】
次に硫酸主体の液に浸漬する。硫酸の液条件としては、従来より一段と低い濃度50〜400g/リットル、温度25〜65℃が好ましい。硫酸の濃度を400g/リットル以上、又は温度を65℃以上にすると処理槽などの腐食が大きくなり、しかも、マンガンが0.3%以上あるアルミニウム合金では、電気化学的に粗面化された砂目が崩れてしまう。また、アルミニウム素地の溶解量か0.2/m以上エッチングされると、耐刷力が低下して来るので、0.2g/m以下にすることが好ましい。
【0020】
陽極酸化皮膜は、0.1〜10g/m、より好ましくは0.3〜5g/mを表面に形成するのが良い。
陽極酸化の処理条件は、使用される電解液によって種々変化するので一概には決定されないが、一般的には電解液の濃度が1〜80重量%、液温5〜70℃、電流密度0.5〜60A/dm、電圧1〜100V、電解時間1秒〜5分の範囲が適当である。
【0021】
このようにして得られた陽極酸化皮膜を持つ砂目のアルミニウム板はそれ自身安定で親水性に優れたものであるから、直ちに感光性塗膜を上に設ける事も出来るが、必要により更に表面処理を施す事が出来る。
たとえば、先に記載したアルカリ金属珪酸塩によるシリケート層あるいは、親水性高分子化合物よりなる下塗層を設けることができる。下塗層の塗布量は5〜150mg/mが好ましい。
次に、このように処理したアルミニウム支持体上に感光性塗膜を設け、画像露光、現像して製版した後に、印刷機にセットし、印刷を開始する。
【0022】
【実施例】
図1のアルミニウム支持体の製造方法の工程に従い、平版印刷版用のアルミニウム支持体の製造方法の鋳造工程部分において、本実施例の基本的工程を以下に示す。先ず、アルミニウムの溶湯温度を溶解保持炉1において790°Cになるように保持する。この溶湯を注ぐ際に、結晶粒微細化ワイヤ10として、Al−Ti(5%)−B(1%)の合金ワイヤを微細化剤として供給し、溶湯内に溶解させる。
【0023】
そして、この溶湯は、骨材粒子を含む離型剤を溶湯に接する内表面に塗布された溶湯供給ノズル3から1対の冷却ロール4a,4bの間隙に供給され、凝固・冷却されながら厚さ7.0mm,幅200mmの板に連続鋳造圧延され、コイラ6による巻き取り工程となる。更に、図2に示す冷間圧延機11により、厚み1.5mmまで圧延し、次に図3に示すバッチ焼鈍装置12によって480°C×10(時間)保持の熱処理を行い、再度、冷間圧延機11により、厚み0.24mmに仕上げる。
【0024】
溶湯に接する溶湯供給ノズル3内表面に塗布される骨材粒子を含む離型剤の状態としては、以下のような実験を実行した。
〔比較例−1〕
溶湯供給ノズル3に離型剤を塗布していないもの。
〔比較例−2〕
溶湯供給ノズル3に、メジアン径1.5μmで、モード径1.5μmである粒度分布を示す離型剤を塗布したもの。
〔実施例−1〕
溶湯供給ノズル3に、メジアン径6.5μmで、モード径10μmである粒度分布を示す離型剤を塗布したもの。
〔比較例−3〕
溶湯供給ノズル3に、メジアン径15μmで、モード径20μmである粒度分布を示す離型剤を塗布したもの。
〔比較例−4〕
溶湯供給ノズル3に、メジアン径24μmで、モード径10μmである粒度分布を示す離型剤を塗布したもの。
【0025】
このように作成したサンプルを15%苛性ソーダ水溶液で、エッチング量が5g/mになるように、液温60°Cでエッチングして、結晶スジの発生状況を確認した。スジ発生があったものについては、EPMAで結晶スジ部の成分分析を行い、スジ部の特徴であるFe,Siの偏析の有無を確認した。
この結果を以下の表1に示す。
【0026】
【表1】

Figure 0003580469
【0027】
【発明の効果】
上記のように、本発明の平版印刷版用支持体の製造方法によれば、アルミニウム板の圧延方向に連続的又は断続的に発生するスジ状の面質欠陥(結晶スジ)を排除して面質の良好な平版印刷版用アルミニウム支持体を製造できる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明に係わる平版印刷版用支持体の製造方法の工程を示す概略図。
【図2】本発明に使用される冷間圧延機の概略図。
【図3】本発明に使用されるバッチ焼鈍装置の概略図。
【符号の説明】
1 溶解保持炉
2 溶湯
3 溶湯供給ノズル
4 双ロール連続鋳造機
5 カッター
6 コイラ
7 溶湯レベル計
8 アンプ
9 溶解保持炉傾動モータ
10 微細化剤ワイヤ
11 冷間圧延機
12 バッチ焼鈍装置
16 微細化剤ワイヤ供給装置
P 連続鋳造板[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for producing an aluminum support for a lithographic printing plate using a twin roll continuous casting method. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for producing an aluminum support for a lithographic printing plate having good surface quality by eliminating streak-like surface defects that occur continuously or intermittently in the rolling direction of an aluminum plate.
[0002]
[Prior art]
An aluminum plate (including an aluminum alloy plate) is used as an aluminum support for a printing plate, particularly as a support for an offset printing plate.
Generally, in order to use an aluminum plate as a support for an offset printing plate, it is necessary that the aluminum plate has an appropriate mounting property with respect to a photosensitive material and water retention.
For this purpose, the surface of the aluminum plate must be roughened so as to have a uniform and dense grain. This surface roughening treatment has a significant effect on the printing performance and printing durability of the plate material when offset printing is actually performed after plate making, and its quality is an important factor in plate material production.
[0003]
As a method of roughening the aluminum support for a printing plate, an AC electrolytic etching method is generally adopted, and as a current, a special alternating waveform current such as a normal sine wave AC current or a rectangular wave is used. I have. The surface of the aluminum plate is roughened by alternating current using an appropriate electrode such as graphite as a counter electrode, and is usually performed in a single process, but the pit depth obtained there is generally shallow. And poor printing durability. For this reason, various methods have been proposed so that an aluminum plate suitable as a support for a printing plate having a grain having uniform and dense pits deeper than the diameter thereof can be obtained. Examples of the method include a surface roughening method using a special electrolytic power supply waveform (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 53-67507), and a ratio of the amount of electricity between an anode and a cathode during electrolytic surface roughening using alternating current ( A combination of a power supply waveform (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 55-25381), a power supply amount per unit area (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 56-29699), and the like are known.
Also, a combination with mechanical roughening (JP-A-55-142695) is known.
[0004]
On the other hand, as a method of manufacturing an aluminum support, a slab (400 to 600 mm in thickness, 1000 to 2000 mm in width, and 2000 to 6000 mm in length) is cast while dissolving and holding an aluminum ingot, and the impurity structure portion on the slab surface is exposed to a surface. After a facing process of cutting 3 to 10 mm at a time with a grinding machine, in order to remove the stress inside the slab and homogenize the structure, it is maintained at 480 to 540 ° C. for 6 to 12 hours in a soaking furnace. After that, hot rolling is performed at 480 to 540 ° C. After rolling to a thickness of 5 to 40 mm by hot rolling, cold rolling is performed at room temperature to a predetermined thickness. After that, the structure is refined to homogenize the rolled structure and the like, and then cold-rolled to a specified thickness and straightened to obtain a plate having good flatness. The aluminum support thus produced was used as a support for a lithographic printing plate.
[0005]
However, in the case of electrolytic surface roughening treatment, it is particularly susceptible to the target aluminum support, and when manufacturing the aluminum support through the process of melting and holding → casting → facing → soaking, repeated heating and cooling, Even if there is a step of chamfering the surface layer, variations in metal alloy components and the like occur in the surface layer, causing a reduction in yield as a lithographic printing plate.
[0006]
On the other hand, the present applicant has previously proposed a method of making a lithographic printing plate of excellent quality and good yield by reducing the variation in the material of the aluminum support and improving the yield of the electrolytic surface roughening treatment. After continuous casting and hot rolling from molten aluminum to form a hot-rolled coil of a thin plate, cold rolling, heat treatment, and roughening the aluminum support that has been straightened are characterized by the following features. A method for producing a lithographic printing plate support was proposed. (JP-A-3-79798)
In addition, the applicants of the present application have previously conducted continuous casting and rolling of a molten aluminum into a plate shape directly by twin rolls, and then, when roughening the aluminum support that has been subjected to cold rolling, heat treatment, and straightening, when the molten metal supply nozzle tip (JP-A-6-262308) and a method of defining the casting start temperature (JP-A-7-40017).
[0007]
In general, it is known that when continuous casting and rolling is performed directly from a molten aluminum into a plate shape using twin rolls, a liquid containing graphite is sprayed onto a surface of a pair of cooling rolls (double rolls). (Light Metal Age Magazine, 1975, October No., p19)
Regarding the molten metal supply nozzle used for continuous casting and rolling directly from an aluminum molten metal into a plate shape using twin rolls, for example, the general shape is described on page 6 of October 1975, Light Metal Age, and further detailed shapes are described. Are JP-B-52-23327, JP-A-2-290652, JP-A-1-215441, JP-A-62-248543, JP-A-61-1456, British Patent GB2198976, U.S. Pat. National patent CA614991 is known as a known patent.
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, even if the above-mentioned various proposed methods and the previously proposed manufacturing method of the present applicant are used, streaky surface quality defects appearing continuously or intermittently appear in the rolling direction of the aluminum plate. Sometimes. That is, the flow of the molten metal in the molten metal nozzle changes due to a difference in the particle size distribution of the release agent applied in the molten metal supply nozzle, and does not flow uniformly and stably. For this reason, the portion where the flow is turbulent becomes a streak-like surface quality defect, and there is a problem that the production yield is reduced.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for producing a lithographic printing plate support having an excellent production yield by suppressing the occurrence of streak-like surface defects that appear continuously or intermittently in the rolling direction of an aluminum plate. Is to provide.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present inventors have studied the relationship between the non-uniform state generated during casting using a twin roll continuous casting apparatus and the surface quality defect of the aluminum support for lithographic printing plates and found the present invention as a result. Things.
That is, the object of the present invention is to provide a molten metal supply nozzle in which aluminum is melted and a release agent containing aggregate particles having a median diameter of 5 μm or more and a mode diameter of 4 μm to 12 μm is applied to the inner surface in contact with the molten metal. From a pair of cooling rolls to supply a molten aluminum to continuously cast and roll plate-like aluminum, and then perform one or more of cold rolling and heat treatment one or more times to a thickness of 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm. This is achieved by a method of manufacturing a lithographic printing plate support in which an aluminum thin plate is formed and further straightened to form an aluminum support, which is roughened.
[0010]
In the method of the present invention, a release agent containing aggregate particles having a median diameter of 5 μm to 20 μm and a mode diameter of 4 μm to 12 μm is applied to the inner surface of the melt supply nozzle. A configuration in which the molten metal is supplied to finally produce an aluminum thin plate having a thickness of 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm, so that even if there is contact between the cooling roll and the molten metal supply nozzle, the release including the aggregate particles as described above. The action of the agent stabilizes the flow of the molten metal in the molten metal supply nozzle uniformly, thereby preventing streak-like surface quality defects.
According to the above-described configuration, a strip-like surface quality defect that appears continuously or intermittently in the rolling direction is eliminated, and a lithographic printing plate support having a good surface quality can be efficiently manufactured.
[0011]
In the present invention, boron nitride (BN) or the like is used as a release agent, and water or an organic solvent is used as an aggregate contained in the release agent.
In addition, as a method of forming a thin coil by directly casting a molten aluminum into a plate shape using a twin roll, a thin plate continuous casting technique such as a hunter method or a 3C method has been put to practical use.
[0012]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the method for manufacturing an aluminum support according to the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing steps of a method for manufacturing an aluminum support according to the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the molten aluminum is sent to a gutter 2 by tilting a melting and holding furnace 1. Then, the liquid level of the gutter 2 is detected by a liquid level sensor 7, and by controlling the melting furnace tilting motor 9 via the amplifier 8, the supply amount of the molten metal is controlled to keep the liquid level of the gutter 2 constant. To maintain. In addition, if necessary, the crystal grain refinement wire 10 is supplied to the molten metal. As a measure for suppressing the generation of oxides in the molten aluminum and removing alkali metals that are harmful to quality, an inert gas purge, a flux treatment, and the like are appropriately performed.
The molten metal is supplied to a pair of cooling rolls from a molten metal supply nozzle 3 applied to an inner surface of a molten metal having a median diameter of 5 μm to 20 μm and a mode diameter of 4 μm to 12 μm in a particle size distribution including aggregate particles in contact with the molten metal. It is supplied to the gap between 4a and 4b, solidified and cooled and subjected to rolling to produce a cast plate. The cast plate discharged from the cooling rolls 4a and 4b can be wound by, for example, the coiler 6, or can be appropriately sampled by the cutter 5.
[0013]
The sheet material thus obtained is rolled to a specified thickness by the cold rolling mill 11 shown in FIG. In that case, in order to make the size of the crystal grains uniform, a heat treatment step such as intermediate baking may be performed, and further, the cold rolling mill 11 may be interposed therebetween. Next, straightening is performed by a straightening device to give a predetermined flatness, an aluminum support is formed, and the aluminum support is roughened. The straightening may be performed in the last cold rolling.
[0014]
Various methods such as mechanical surface roughening, chemical surface roughening, electrochemical surface roughening, and a combination thereof can be used for the method of roughening the support for a lithographic printing plate in the present invention.
Mechanical graining methods include, for example, ball grain, wire grain, brush grain, and liquid honing. As an electrochemical graining method, an AC electrolytic etching method is generally adopted, and a special alternating current such as a normal sine wave AC current or a rectangular wave is used as a current. Further, as a pretreatment for the electrochemical graining, an etching treatment with caustic soda may be performed.
[0015]
When electrochemical surface roughening is performed, the surface is preferably roughened by an alternating current with an aqueous solution mainly composed of hydrochloric acid or nitric acid. This will be described in detail below.
First, the aluminum support is first alkali etched. Preferred alkaline agents are sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium metasilicate, sodium carbonate, sodium aluminate, sodium gluconate and the like. It is appropriate that the concentration is selected from the range of 0.01 to 20%, the temperature is 20 to 90 ° C., and the time is 5 sec to 5 min, and the preferable etching amount is 0.1 to 5 g / m 2 .
[0016]
Particularly, in the case of a support having many impurities, 0.01 to 1 g / m 2 is appropriate. (JP-A-1-237197). Subsequently, a substance (smut) insoluble in alkali remains on the surface of the alkali-etched aluminum plate. Therefore, desmutting may be performed as necessary.
In any case, if there is a streak-like surface quality defect that occurs continuously or intermittently in the rolling direction of the aluminum plate, it appears as a streak-like surface quality defect when performing the etching treatment with the above-described caustic soda.
[0017]
The pre-treatment is as described above, but as the present invention, alternating-current electrolytic etching is performed in an electrolytic solution mainly containing hydrochloric acid or nitric acid. The frequency of the alternating current is 0.1 to 100 Hz, preferably 0.1 to 1.0 or 10 to 60 Hz. The concentration of the solution is 3 to 150 g / L, more preferably 5 to 50 g / L, and the amount of aluminum dissolved in the bath is suitably 50 g / L or less, more preferably 2 to 20 g / L. Additives may be added as necessary, but in the case of mass production, it becomes difficult to control the liquid concentration.
Also, current density, 5~100A / dm 2 but is appropriate, 10~80A / dm 2 is more preferable. The power supply waveform is appropriately selected depending on the quality required and the components of the aluminum support used. However, it is preferable to use the special alternating waveforms described in JP-B-56-19280 and JP-B-55-19191. More preferred. Such waveform and liquid conditions are appropriately selected depending on the quality required together with the quantity of electricity, the components of the aluminum support used, and the like.
[0018]
The electrolytically roughened aluminum is then immersed in an alkaline solution to dissolve the smut as part of the smut treatment. As the alkaline agent, there are various kinds such as caustic soda, and it is preferable to perform the treatment in a very short time of pH 10 or more, temperature of 25 to 60 ° C., and immersion time of 1 to 10 sec.
[0019]
Next, it is immersed in a liquid mainly composed of sulfuric acid. The sulfuric acid solution conditions are preferably 50 to 400 g / liter and a temperature of 25 to 65 ° C., which are much lower than in the past. When the concentration of sulfuric acid is 400 g / liter or more, or the temperature is 65 ° C. or more, corrosion of the treatment tank and the like becomes large, and in the case of an aluminum alloy containing manganese of 0.3% or more, sand which is electrochemically roughened is used. My eyes collapse. Further, when it is etched amount of dissolution or 0.2 / m 2 or more aluminum matrix, since printing durability is lowered, it is preferable that the 0.2 g / m 2 or less.
[0020]
The anodized film is preferably formed on the surface at 0.1 to 10 g / m 2 , more preferably 0.3 to 5 g / m 2 .
The anodizing treatment conditions vary depending on the electrolytic solution to be used, and thus cannot be unconditionally determined. 5 to 60 a / dm 2, voltage 1 to 100 V, is suitably range from 1 second to 5 minutes electrolysis time.
[0021]
Since the grained aluminum plate having the anodic oxide film obtained in this way is stable and excellent in hydrophilicity, a photosensitive coating film can be immediately provided thereon, but if necessary, the surface can be further coated. Processing can be performed.
For example, a silicate layer of the alkali metal silicate described above or an undercoat layer of a hydrophilic polymer compound can be provided. The coating amount of the undercoat layer is preferably 5 to 150 mg / m 2.
Next, a photosensitive coating film is provided on the aluminum support thus treated, and after image exposure, development and plate making, the film is set on a printing machine and printing is started.
[0022]
【Example】
According to the steps of the method for manufacturing an aluminum support of FIG. 1, the basic steps of the present embodiment in the casting step of the method for manufacturing an aluminum support for a lithographic printing plate are shown below. First, the temperature of the molten aluminum is held in the melting and holding furnace 1 so as to be 790 ° C. When the molten metal is poured, an alloy wire of Al-Ti (5%)-B (1%) is supplied as a grain refiner wire 10 as a refiner, and is melted in the molten metal.
[0023]
Then, the molten metal is supplied to the gap between the pair of cooling rolls 4a and 4b from a molten metal supply nozzle 3 applied to the inner surface of the molten metal in contact with the release agent containing the aggregate particles, and the molten metal has a thickness while being solidified and cooled. It is continuously cast and rolled into a plate having a width of 7.0 mm and a width of 200 mm, and the winding process by the coiler 6 is performed. Further, it is rolled to a thickness of 1.5 mm by a cold rolling mill 11 shown in FIG. 2, and then heat-treated at 480 ° C. × 10 (hour) by a batch annealing apparatus 12 shown in FIG. The rolling mill 11 finishes the thickness to 0.24 mm.
[0024]
The following experiment was performed as the state of the release agent containing aggregate particles applied to the inner surface of the melt supply nozzle 3 in contact with the melt.
[Comparative Example-1]
The mold release agent is not applied to the molten metal supply nozzle 3.
[Comparative Example-2]
A mold release agent having a median diameter of 1.5 μm and a mode diameter of 1.5 μm and having a particle size distribution applied to the molten metal supply nozzle 3.
[Example-1]
One in which a release agent showing a particle size distribution having a median diameter of 6.5 μm and a mode diameter of 10 μm is applied to the molten metal supply nozzle 3.
[Comparative Example-3]
One in which a release agent showing a particle size distribution having a median diameter of 15 μm and a mode diameter of 20 μm is applied to the molten metal supply nozzle 3.
[Comparative Example-4]
A mold release agent having a median diameter of 24 μm and a mode diameter of 10 μm and having a particle size distribution applied to the molten metal supply nozzle 3.
[0025]
The sample thus prepared was etched at a liquid temperature of 60 ° C. with a 15% aqueous solution of caustic soda so that the etching amount was 5 g / m 2, and the generation of crystal streaks was confirmed. With respect to those having streaks, the components of the crystal streaks were analyzed by EPMA, and the presence or absence of segregation of Fe and Si, which is a characteristic of the streaks, was confirmed.
The results are shown in Table 1 below.
[0026]
[Table 1]
Figure 0003580469
[0027]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the method for manufacturing a lithographic printing plate support of the present invention, the surface quality is eliminated by eliminating streak-like surface defects (crystal streaks) that occur continuously or intermittently in the rolling direction of the aluminum plate. A good quality lithographic printing plate aluminum support can be produced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the steps of a method for producing a lithographic printing plate support according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a cold rolling mill used in the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a batch annealing apparatus used in the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Molten holding furnace 2 Molten metal 3 Molten supply nozzle 4 Twin roll continuous casting machine 5 Cutter 6 Coiler 7 Molten metal level meter 8 Amplifier 9 Melting and holding furnace tilting motor 10 Refining agent wire 11 Cold rolling mill 12 Batch annealing device 16 Refining agent Wire feeder P Continuous cast plate

Claims (1)

アルミニウムを溶解し、メジアン径が5μm〜20μmでモード径が4μm〜12μmの粒度分布で骨材粒子を含む離型剤を溶湯に接する内表面に塗布した溶湯供給ノズルから一対の冷却ロール間にアルミニウム溶湯を供給して板状のアルミニウムを連続鋳造圧延した後、冷間圧延、熱処理の何れか又は両方を1回以上行なって厚さ0.1mm〜0.5mmのアルミニウム薄板を作り、さらに矯正を行なってアルミニウム支持体とし、これを粗面化する平版印刷版用支持体の製造方法。Aluminum is melted, and a release agent containing aggregate particles having a median diameter of 5 μm to 20 μm and a mode diameter of 4 μm to 12 μm is applied to the inner surface in contact with the melt. After supplying the molten metal and continuously casting and rolling plate-shaped aluminum, cold rolling, heat treatment or both are performed once or more to produce an aluminum thin plate having a thickness of 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm, and further straightening is performed. A method for producing a lithographic printing plate support, wherein the support is roughened.
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