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Palladium alloys having utility in electrical applications
Assignee: Olin Corp
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Filing: 1992-06-01
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Granted: 1993-08-17
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Expires: 2012-06-01
Abstract
Abstract A palladium alloy of the form PdxMyM'z where M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of silicon, iron, nickel, copper, chromium, cobalt, boron and aluminum and M' is at least one element selected from the group consisting of titanium, vanadium, chromium, zirconium, niobium, molybdenum, hafnium, tantalum and tungsten is provided. The alloys exhibit oxidation resistance and low electrical contact resistance and are particularly suited for electrical applications such as coatings for electrical contacts or connectors. In a preferred embodiment, the alloy is palladium/niobium containing from about 5 to about 10 atomic percent niobium.
Inventors
- 👤 John G. Cowie
- 👤 Jacob Crane
- 👤 Julius C. Fister
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 05:44
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/02; H01R13/03; C; C22; C22C; C22C5/00; C22C5/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/922; Y10S428/9265; Y10S428/929; Y10S428/931; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12493; Y10T428/12771; Y10T428/12861; Y10T428/12875; Y10T428/12903
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
53 words
An apparatus, comprising: an electrical connector having a substrate formed from copper or a copper based alloy at least partially covered by a palladium alloy consisting essentially of palladium and an amount of niobium effective to provide hardness in excess of 150 KHN and a static contact resistance of less than 10 milliohms.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
53 words
An apparatus, comprising: an electrical connector having a substrate formed from copper or a copper based alloy at least partially covered by a palladium alloy consisting essentially of palladium and an amount of niobium effective to provide hardness in excess of 150 KHN and a static contact resistance of less than 10 milliohms.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said niobium is present in an amount of from about 6.8 to about 10.2 atomic percent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said substrate is selected from the group consisting of beryllium copper, copper alloy C7025, copper alloy C688 and copper alloy C194.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said palladium/niobium alloy is provided as an inlay embedded in said substrate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said palladium/niobium alloy is deposited as a coating directly on said substrate.
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