Silver-plated product

US9905951B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9905951-B2
Application numberUS-201314384972-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 1, 2013
Priority dateMar 14, 2012
Publication dateFeb 27, 2018
Grant dateFeb 27, 2018

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Abstract

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There is provided a silver-plated product wherein a silver plating film having a thickness of not greater than 10 micrometers is formed on a base material of copper or a copper alloy and wherein the surface of the silver plating film has an arithmetic average roughness Ra of not greater than 0.1 micrometers, and the silver plating film has a {111} orientation ratio of not less than 35%.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A silver-plated product comprising: a base material; and a silver plating film formed on the base material, wherein a surface of the silver plating film has an arithmetic average roughness Ra of not greater than 0.1 micrometers, and the silver plating film has a {111} orientation ratio of not less than 35%. 2. A silver-plated product as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said base material is made of copper or a copper alloy. 3. A silver-plated product as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said silver plating film has a thickness of not greater than 10 micrometers. 4. A silver-plated product as set forth in claim 2 , wherein said silver plating film has a thickness of not greater than 10 micrometers. 5. A silver-plated product as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said {111} orientation ratio is 30 to 60%. 6. A silver-plated product as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said {111} orientation ratio is 40 to 60%.

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Classifications

  • Pretreatment of metallic surfaces to be electroplated · CPC title

  • characterised by the material thereof {(containing gas-evolving material H01H33/765)} · CPC title

  • H01R13/03Primary

    characterised by the material, e.g. plating, or coating materials · CPC title

  • Electroplating with more than one layer of the same or of different metals (for bearings C25D7/10) · CPC title

  • Continuous and nonuniform or irregular surface on layer or component [e.g., roofing, etc.] · CPC title

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What does patent US9905951B2 cover?
There is provided a silver-plated product wherein a silver plating film having a thickness of not greater than 10 micrometers is formed on a base material of copper or a copper alloy and wherein the surface of the silver plating film has an arithmetic average roughness Ra of not greater than 0.1 micrometers, and the silver plating film has a {111} orientation ratio of not less than 35%.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Dowa Metaltech Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01R13/03. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 27 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).