Aqueous coating composition with corrosion resistant thin-coat aluminum pigments, method for production and use thereof

1. An aqueous coating composition, comprising at least one water-compatible film-forming agent and aluminum pigments that are provided with at least one inorganic anti-corrosion layer,

characterized in that

the aluminum pigments, which are rolled out by mechanical shaping, have a lamellar structure and the thickness of said aluminum pigments, plus that of the at least one inorganic anti-corrosion layer, averages less than 160 nm;

said anti-corrosion layer consists essentially of silicon dioxide, wherein a silicon dioxide surface of said layer is coated with silanes; and

an aspect ratio, which is calculated from the ratio of an average longitudinal extent to an average thickness of said aluminum pigments provided with the at least one inorganic anti-corrosion layer is more than 200.

2. An aqueous coating composition according to claim 1 ,

characterized in that

the thickness of said aluminum pigments provided with at least one inorganic anti-corrosion layer averages less than 120 nm.

3. A coating composition according to claim 1 ,

characterized in that

the weight of the anti-corrosion layer is less than 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the aluminum pigments that are provided with said anti-corrosion layer.

4. A coating composition according to claim 1 ,

characterized in that

said film-forming agent is selected from the group consisting of polyurethanes, polyamides, polyureas, melamine-formaldehyde resins, polyimides, polyacrylates, polymethacrylates, epoxy resins, polyethers, polyesters, and mixtures thereof.

5. A coating composition according to claim 1 ,

characterized in that

said film-forming agent contains carboxyl groups and has an acid value of from 10 to 100 mg KOH/g of binding agent and also has molecular weights ranging from 500 to 5000 g/mol.

6. A coating composition according to claim 5 , wherein said film-forming agent has an acid value of from 40 to 80 mg KOH/g of binding agent.

7. A coating composition according to claim 1 ,

characterized in that

the coating composition contains not more than 10% by weight of aluminum pigments that are provided with the at least one anti-corrosion layer, based on the total weight of the coating composition.

8. A coating composition according to claim 1 ,

characterized in that

the ratio by weight of aluminum pigments that are provided with the at least one anti-corrosion layer to the film-forming agent(s) in the coating composition is from 1:1 to 1:10.

9. A coating composition according to claim 1 ,

characterized in that

the ratio by weight of aluminum pigments that are provided with the anti-corrosion layer to the film-forming agent(s) in the coating composition is from 1:3 to 1:6.

10. A coating composition according to claim 1 ,

characterized in that

the solids content of the coating composition ranges from 8 to 40% by weight.

11. A coating composition according to claim 1 ,

characterized in that

said coating composition produces, following application and drying on a substrate, a high-gloss, structureless, metallic-looking coating.

12. A coating composition according to claim 1 ,

characterized in that

the thickness of said aluminum pigments provided with at least one inorganic anti-corrosion layer averages less than 140 nm.

13. A coating composition according to claim 1 ,

characterized in that

the coating composition contains of at least one of additional inorganic and organic colored pigments and dyes.

14. A coating composition according to claim 1 ,

characterized in that

the coating composition contains additional effect pigments.

15. A coating composition according to claim 1 ,

characterized in that

said coating composition contains further additives selected from the group consisting of, fillers, reactive diluents, UV absorbers, light-stabilizing agents, free-radical scavengers, photoinitiators and coinitiators, crosslinking agents, de-aerating agents, slip additives, inhibitors, defoaming agents, emulsifiers, wetting and dispersing agents, adhesion promoters, leveling agents, film-forming aids, thickeners, flameproofing agents, liquid driers, drying agents, antiskinning agents, corrosion inhibitors, anti-corrosive pigments, waxes, and combinations of said additives.

16. A coating composition according to claim 15 ,

characterized in that said anti-corrosive pigments are selected from the group consisting of strontium zinc phosphosilicate, zinc aluminum polyphosphate hydrate, zinc calcium aluminum strontium phosphate silicate hydrate, zinc calcium strontium orthophosphate silicate, strontium aluminum polyphosphate hydrate, calcium aluminum polyphosphate silicate hydrate, sodium molybdate, calcium molybdate, zinc molybdate, sodium phosphomolybdate, calcium phosphomolybdate, zinc phosphomolybdate, zinc phosphate complex, and mixtures thereof.

17. A coated object,

characterized in that

the object is coated with a coating composition according to claim 1 .

18. A coating composition according to claim 1 , wherein said anti-corrosion layer additionally contains at least one molybdenum peroxide.