The authors developed a high-reliability low-cost gold-plated connector for automobiles. The connector is covered with three plated layers, nickel, palladium-nickel alloy, and gold. The three-layer plating helps to reduce the required thickness of gold. This paper describes the reasons why palladium-nickel plating was adopted and compares the corrosion resistance, oxidation resistance and wear resistance of three-layer-plated materials with those of conventional gold-plated materials. In addition, the characteristics of three-layer-plated connectors were compared with those of conventional gold-plated connectors. It was found that the reliability of three-layer-plated connectors was as high as that of conventional gold-plated connectors.
High-reliability low-cost gold plating connector
Goldbeschichteter Kontakt hoher Zuverlässigkeit bei niedrigen Beschichtungskosten
SAE Technical Papers ; 1-8
1993
8 Seiten, 18 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 2 Quellen
Conference paper
English
Zuverlässigkeit , Beschichten mit Metall , Gold , Kostenersparnis , elektrischer Kontakt , Nickel , Palladium , Schichtdicke , galvanische Schicht , Korrosionsbeständigkeit , Oxidation , Verschleißwiderstand , elektrische Steckvorrichtung , Metallschicht , Leiterverbindung , Verschleiß , Palladiumnickellegierung
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