High temperature resistant silver coated substrates

US9114594B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9114594-B2
Application numberUS-201213559551-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 26, 2012
Priority dateJul 26, 2011
Publication dateAug 25, 2015
Grant dateAug 25, 2015

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A thin film of tin is plated directly on nickel coating a metal substrate followed by plating silver directly on the thin film of tin. The silver has good adhesion to the substrate even at high temperatures.

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What is claimed is: 1. An article comprising a substrate comprising copper or copper alloy adjacent to the substrate, a nickel layer adjacent the copper or copper alloy adjacent to the substrate, a tin layer adjacent the nickel layer and a silver layer adjacent the tin layer, the silver layer thickness to the tin layer thickness is 5:1 to 25:1. 2. The article of claim 1 , wherein the tin layer is 0.1-1 μm thick. 3. The article of claim 1 ,…

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What does patent US9114594B2 cover?
A thin film of tin is plated directly on nickel coating a metal substrate followed by plating silver directly on the thin film of tin. The silver has good adhesion to the substrate even at high temperatures.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Zhang-Beglinger Wan, Clauss Margit, Toben Michael P, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C25D3/12. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 25 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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