Silver-on-Silver versus Tin-on-Silver Electrical Connectors for High Current and High Vibration Applications

Autor: James R. Lloyd, Prabjit Singh, George W. Hutt, James J. Demarest, Larry Fischer, William L. Brodsky, Gary Allen Thompson, Larry Palmer
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: International Symposium for Testing and Failure Analysis.
ISSN: 0890-1740
DOI: 10.31399/asm.cp.istfa2005p0027
Popis: Contrary to known art, we have discovered that lubricated tin-silver connectors have better electrical performance and are more reliable than lubricated silver-silver connectors under high-current and high-vibration conditions. The antifretting lubricant, that enhances the performance and reliability of the tin-silver connectors, is a grease consisting of a hydrocarbon oil in a nano-sized silica-particle base. Focused ion beam and scanning electron microscopy were used to understand the contact degradation mechanism. The superior electrical performance and reliability of the lubricated tin-silver connectors is due to a mechanism that replaces the tin plating from the contact surface with a coating of silver. The removal of the tin plating may be due to wear and the replacement by the silver coating may be due to an electrochemical displacement reaction.
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