Furukawa Metals Co., Ltd.

Tetsuya Umemura

Hiroshi Suzuki

Sadao Inoue

Makoto Tago

Takashi Kuroyanagi

This invention relates to a copper alloy for reliable electrical connection comprising 0.5-3.0 wt% of Co, 0.03-0.4 wt% of P and the balance being composed of Cu and impurities thereof, which is characterized by that it excels in connecting characteristics relative to connection by compression and particularly does not permit a glow discharge and growth of cuprous oxide.

Copper alloy for reliable electrical connection

This invention relates to a copper alloy for reliable electrical connection comprising 0.5-3.0 wt% of Fe, 0.3-0.8 wt% of Zn and the balance being composed of Cu and impurities thereof, which is characterized by that it excels in connecting characteristics relative to connection by compression and, particularly does not permit a glow discharge and growth of cuprous oxide.

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Ichihara, Japan

Tetsuya Umemura