Abstract:
A wire comprising a wire core with a surface, the wire core having a coating layer superimposed on its surface, wherein the wire core itself consists of: (a) silver in an amount of from 0.1 to 0.3 wt.-%, (b) copper in an amount in the range of from 99.64 to 99.9 wt.-%, (c) phosphorus in an amount in the range of from 0 to 100 wt.-ppm, and (d) further components (components other than silver, copper and phosphorus) in an amount in the range of from 0 to 500 wt.-ppm, wherein the individual amount of any further component is less than 30 wt.-ppm, wherein all amounts in wt.-% and wt.-ppm are based on the total weight of the core, and wherein the coating layer is a double-layer comprised of an inner layer of palladium and an adjacent outer layer of gold, wherein the weight of the inner palladium layer is in the range of 1.5 to 2.5 wt.-%, relative to the weight of the wire core, and wherein the weight of the outer gold layer is in the range of 0.09 to 0.18 wt.-%, relative to the weight of the wire core.
Abstract:
A wire comprising a wire core with a surface, the wire core having a coating layer superimposed on its surface, wherein the wire core itself consists of: (a) pure silver consisting of (a1 ) silver in an amount in the range of from 99.99 to 100 wt.-% and (a2) further components in a total amount of from 0 to 100 wt.-ppm or (b) doped silver consisting of (b1 ) silver in an amount in the range of from > 99.49 to 99.997 wt.-%, (b2) at least one doping element selected from the group consisting of calcium, nickel, platinum, palladium, gold, copper, rhodium and ruthenium in a total amount of from 30 to 89.49 to 99.497 wt.-%, (d2) at least one doping element selected from the group consisting of calcium, nickel, platinum, palladium, gold, copper, rhodium and ruthenium in a total amount of from 30 to 200 to 1000 nm thick outer layer of gold.
Abstract:
A wire comprising a wire core with a surface, the wire core having a coating layer superimposed on its surface, wherein the wire core itself consists of: (a) silver in an amount of from 0.1 to 0.3 wt.-%, (b) copper in an amount in the range of from 99.64 to 99.9 wt.-%, (c) phosphorus in an amount in the range of from 0 to 100 wt.-ppm, and (d) further components (components other than silver, copper and phosphorus) in an amount in the range of from 0 to 500 wt.-ppm, wherein the individual amount of any further component is less than 30 wt.-ppm, wherein all amounts in wt.-% and wt.-ppm are based on the total weight of the core, and wherein the coating layer is a double-layer comprised of an inner layer of palladium and an adjacent outer layer of gold, wherein the weight of the inner palladium layer is in the range of 1.5 to 2.5 wt.-%, relative to the weight of the wire core, and wherein the weight of the outer gold layer is in the range of 0.09 to 0.18 wt.-%, relative to the weight of the wire core.
Abstract:
A silver alloyed copper wire comprising a wire core, the wire core itself consisting of: (a) silver in an amount of from 0.3 to 0.7 wt.-%, (b) copper in an amount in the range of from 99.25 to 99.7 wt.-%, and (c) 0 to 500 wt.-ppm of further components, wherein all amounts in wt.-% and wt.-ppm are based on the total weight of the core.
Abstract:
A wire comprising a core comprising or consisting of (a) nickel in an amount in the range of from 0.005 to 5 wt.-%, (b) optionally, silver in an amount in the range of from 0.005 to 1 wt.-%, (c) copper in an amount in the range of from 94 wt.-% to 99.98 wt.-%, and (d) 0 to 100 wt.-ppm of further components, wherein all amounts in wt.-% and wt.-ppm are based on the total weight of the core, wherein the core has an average size of crystal grains in the range of from 1.5 to 30 μm, the average size determined according to the line intercept method, wherein the wire has an average diameter in the range of from 8 to 80 μm.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a wire and a method of manufacture, the wire comprising at least a core comprising copper (2) and elemental phosphorus; a first coating layer (3) composed of at least one element selected from the group comprising of palladium, platinum and silver; a further coating layer (41) composed of at least one element selected from silver and gold; wherein at least one of the following conditions is met: Al) the ratio of the average grain size of the crystal grains in the core and the diameter of the wire is in the range of from 0.14 - 0.28 and the relative standard deviation RSD of the average grain size is less than 0.9; or A2) the degree of recrystallization of the crystal grains in the core is in the range of from 50 to 95 %; or A3) the fraction of twin boundaries is in the range of from 2 to 25 %; or A4) 18 to 42 % of the grains of the wire are oriented in direction and 27 to 38 % of the grains of the wire are oriented in direction.