IP Library Granted Patent US 10,449,622
Granted Patent B2
US 10,449,622 · App. 15/567,862 · Granted Oct 22, 2019

Conductive joint article and method for manufacturing same

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Patent No.
US 10,449,622
App. No.
15/567,862
Granted
Oct 22, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

It is an objective of the invention to provide a conductive joint article exhibiting electrical joinability comparable to that of solder joining of easy-to-solder joinable metals even when a joined member of the conductive joint article is made of a hard-to-solder joinable metal. There is provided a conductive joint article with conductive joined members electrically joined via a joining layer, at least one of the joined members being made of a hard-to-solder joinable metal. The joining layer comprises an oxide glass phase and a conductive metal phase. The oxide glass phase includes vanadium as a major constituent and at least one of phosphorus, barium and tungsten as an accessory constituent, and has a glass transition point of 390° C. or less. And, connection resistance between the joined members exhibits less than 1×10 −5 Ω/mm 2 .

Claims (34)

1. A conductive joint article with conductive joined members electrically joined via a joining layer, at least one of the joined members being made of a hard-to-solder joinable metal, wherein

the joining layer comprises an oxide glass phase and a conductive metal phase, the oxide glass phase containing vanadium as a major constituent and at least one of phosphorus, barium and tungsten as an accessory constituent, the oxide glass phase having a glass transition point of 390° C. or less,

the joining layer comprises a large number of conductive paths resulting from resistance welding, and a connection resistance between the joined members is less than 1×10 −5 Ω/mm 2 .

2. The conductive joint article according to claim 1 , wherein

the hard-to-solder joinable metal is a light metal or a composite material including the light metal.

3. The conductive joint article according to claim 2 , wherein

the light metal is aluminum, an aluminum alloy, and/or a magnesium alloy.

4. The conductive joint article according to claim 1 , wherein

the oxide glass phase further contains tellurium and/or silver as a major constituent, and has a glass transition point of 355° C. or less.

5. The conductive joint article according to claim 4 , wherein

the oxide glass phase further contains at least one of yttrium, lanthanum, iron and aluminum as an accessory constituent, and has a glass transition point of 200° C. or less.

6. The conductive joint article according to claim 1 , wherein

the conductive metal phase is made of at least one of gold, silver, copper, aluminum, nickel, tin, zinc and an alloy including one of them as a main constituent.

7. The conductive joint article according to claim 1 , wherein

the joining layer comprises 10% by volume or more and 95% by volume or less of the conductive metal phase and a balance of the oxide glass phase.

8. A method for manufacturing the conductive joint article of claim 1 ,

comprising:

a joining material preparation step of preparing the joining material; and

a joined member joining treatment step of interposing the joining material between the joined members and carrying out resistance welding.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein

resistance welding conditions of the joined member joining treatment step are such that a pressing stress on the joined member is 8 MPa or more and 15 MPa or less.

10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein

the hard-to-solder joinable metal is a light metal or a composite material including the light metal.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein

the light metal is aluminum, an aluminum alloy, and/or a magnesium alloy.

12. The method according to claim 8 , wherein

the oxide glass phase of the joining material further contains a silver oxide as a major constituent, has a glass transition point of 355° C. or less, but is not provided with metal particles.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein

the oxide glass phase of the joining material further contains at least one of a yttrium oxide, a lanthanum oxide, an iron oxide and an aluminum oxide as an accessory constituent, and has a glass transition point of 200° C. or less.

14. The method according to claim 8 , wherein

the oxide glass phase of the joining material further contains a tellurium oxide as a major constituent, has a glass transition point of 355° C. or less, and is mixed with metal particles.

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein

the metal particles are made of at least one of gold, silver, copper, aluminum, nickel, tin, zinc and an alloy including one of them as a main constituent, and

when a total volumetric percentage of the oxide glass phase and the metal particles in the joining material is 100% by volume, the percentage of the metal particles is 10% by volume or more and 95% by volume or less.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 14, 2024
From: RESONAC CORPORATION
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066599/0037 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 3, 2023
From: SHOWA DENKO MATERIALS CO., LTD.
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062946/0125 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 2, 2023
From: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
To: SHOWA DENKO MATERIALS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062917/0865 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2017
From: NAITO, TAKASHI; TACHIZONO, SHINICHI; YOSHIMURA, KEI; HASHIBA, YUJI; NAKAMURA, KIYOMI; ONODERA, TAIGO; AOYAGI, TAKUYA; MIYAKE, TATSUYA
To: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 044139/0798 →