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Tin-plated product and method for producing same

US10982345B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 18, 2017
Grant dateApr 20, 2021
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Expiry dateOct 21, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R43/16
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

After drying the surface of a tin plating layer having a thickness of 0.4 to 3 μm which is formed on a base material of copper or a copper alloy by electroplating at a current density of 5 to 13 A/dm2 in a tin plating solution consisting of water, tin sulfate, sulfuric acid and a surfactant, the surface of the tin plating layer is heated to melt tin, and then, cooled to cause a layer of the tin plating layer on the side of the outermost surface to be a tin layer, which has a structure obtained by solidification after melting, while causing a layer of the tin plating layer between the tin layer and the base material to be a copper-tin alloy layer, to produce a tin-plated product wherein a tin layer, which has a structure obtained by solidification after melting, is formed on a copper-tin alloy layer formed on a base material of copper or a copper alloy and wherein the tin-plated product has a glossiness of 0.3 to 0.7.

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