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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
May. 30, 2013
Agc Automotive Americas R&d, Inc., Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Agc Flat Glass North America, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Timothy P. Hoepfner, Grand Ledge, MI (US);
AGC AUTOMOTIVE AMERICAS R&D, INC., Ypsilanti, MI (US);
AGC FLAT GLASS NORTH AMERICA, INC., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
A solder joint is disposed on an electrical conductor which comprises silver. The solder joint comprises bismuth and tin. The solder joint has a microstructure comprising a bismuth-rich solder bulk and a silver-solder reaction zone. The bismuth-rich solder bulk is disposed adjacent to the silver-solder reaction zone. The solder joint comprises a plurality of bismuth-rich grains formed from bismuth and substantially dispersed throughout at least the bismuth-rich solder bulk of the solder joint. A window pane comprising the solder joint is also disclosed.