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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2003
Akihito Mori, Aizuwakamatsu, JP;
Takeshi Suzuki, Aizuwakamatsu, JP;
Tadao Sakakibara, Aizuwakamatsu, JP;
Shuzo Umezu, Aizuwakamatsu, JP;
Masahiko Ishida, Aizuwakamatsu, JP;
Akihito Mori, Aizuwakamatsu, JP;
Takeshi Suzuki, Aizuwakamatsu, JP;
Tadao Sakakibara, Aizuwakamatsu, JP;
Shuzo Umezu, Aizuwakamatsu, JP;
Masahiko Ishida, Aizuwakamatsu, JP;
Mitsubishi Shindoh Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A plated material reduces insertion and withdrawal forces when used in a connector. A terminal member for a connector and a connector therewith are also provided. The plated material comprises a substratemade of Cu or a Cu alloy and a metal plating layerformed on the surface of the substrate. A soft regionA spreading in a network-shape and a hard regionB surrounded by the network of the soft regionA coexists in the metal plating layer. The soft regionA has a Vickers hardness of 20 to 250, while the hard regionB has a Vickers hardness of 60 to 700, which is at least 30 higher than that of the soft regionA. An average size of the network of the soft regionA is from 5 to 500 μm.