Abstract: In a method for producing high-purity electrolytic copper, a first additive (A) containing an aromatic ring of a hydrophobic group and a polyoxyalkylene group of a hydrophilic group, a second additive (B) formed of polyvinyl alcohols, and a third additive (C) formed of tetrazoles are added to a copper electrolyte, copper electrolysis is performed by controlling each concentration of the first additive (A), the second additive (B), and the third additive (C), a current density and a bath temperature, and accordingly, electrolytic copper in which a concentration of Ag is less than 0.2 mass ppm, a concentration of S is less than 0.07 mass ppm, a concentration of all impurities is less than 0.2 mass ppm, and an area ratio of crystal grains having an average crystal grain misorientation (referred to as a GOS value) exceeding 2.5° is 10% or less is obtained.

Abstract: An anti-corrosion terminal material including a base material made of copper or copper alloy and a coating film laminated on the base material: the coating film includes: a first coating film, provided with a zinc layer made of zinc alloy and a tin layer made of tin or tin alloy which are laminated in this order, and formed at a planned core contact part; and a second coating film including the tin layer but not comprising the zinc layer, which is provided at a planned contact part being a contact part when the terminal is formed: and the zinc layer has a thickness not less than 0.1 ?m and not more than 5.0 ?m and zinc concentration not less than 30% by mass and not more than 95% by mass, and has any one or more of nickel, iron, manganese, molybdenum, cobalt, cadmium, lead and tin as a balance.

Abstract: Provided is a bonding sheet using a copper particle that is less prone to deteriorate the sintering property due to oxidation of the copper particle, and can form a dense bonding layer having fewer voids, and can also bond an electronic component and the like with a high bonding strength. A bonding sheet (1) contains a copper particle (2) and a solvent (3) having a boiling point of 150° C. or higher, in which the copper particle (2) has a surface covered with an organic protective film, the content ratio of the copper particle (2) to the solvent (3) is in the range of 99:1 to 90:10 by mass, and the BET diameter of the copper particle (2) is in the range of 50 nm to 300 nm both inclusive.

Abstract: This tin or tin alloy electroplating solution according to one aspect contains a soluble salt (A) including at least a stannous salt, one or more compounds (B) selected from the group consisting of an organic acid, an inorganic acid, and a salt thereof, a surfactant (C) that is a polyoxyethylene polycyclic phenyl ether sulfuric acid ester salt represented by the following General Formula (1), and a leveling agent (D). In General Formula (1), m is an integer of 1 to 3, n is an integer of 10 to 30, and X is a cation.

Abstract: A tin-plated copper terminal material in which on a substrate made of copper or copper alloy, a nickel-or-nickel-alloy layer, a copper-tin alloy layer, and a tin layer are laminated in this order; in this material, the tin layer has an average thickness 0.2 ?m to 1.2 ?m inclusive; the copper-tin alloy layer is a compound alloy layer in which Cu6Sn5 is a main ingredient and part of copper in the Cu6Sn5 is substituted with nickel, and an average crystal grain size is 0.2 ?m to 1.5 ?m inclusive; part of the copper-tin alloy layer appears on a surface of the tin layer and tin solidification parts exist like islands; and the tin solidification parts have an average diameter 10 ?m to 1000 ?m inclusive in a direction along the surface of the tin layer and an area ratio to the surface of the tin layer 1% to 90% inclusive.

Abstract: A method of producing copper oxide powder includes a high-purity copper acidic solution preparation step (S01) of preparing an acidic solution containing 99.99% by mass or more of copper regarding metal components as 100% by mass, an organic acid salt addition step (S02) of adding an organic acid salt to this high-purity copper acidic solution, an organic acid copper production step (S03) of generating an organic acid copper by reacting the added organic acid salt with copper ions, an organic acid copper recovery step (S04) of recovering the obtained organic acid copper, and a heating step (S05) of forming copper oxide powder by heating the recovered organic acid copper, in which the organic acid forming the organic acid salt has 10 or less carbon atoms, and copper oxide powder.

Abstract: In a terminal material with a silver coating film including a silver layer on a surface, a terminal and a terminal material having high reliability are easily manufactured with low cost without a heat treatment. A base material formed of copper or a copper alloy; and nickel layer, an intermediate layer, and a silver layer laminated on the base material in this order are included, the nickel layer has a thickness of 0.05 ?m to 5.00 ?m and is formed of nickel or a nickel alloy, the intermediate layer has a thickness of 0.02 ?m to 1.00 ?m and is an alloy layer containing silver (Ag) and a substance X, and the substance X includes one or more kinds of tin, bismuth, gallium, indium, and germanium.

Abstract: The present invention provides a high-purity electrolytic copper 10 having a Cu purity excluding gas components (O, F, S, C, and Cl) is 99.9999 mass % or more, a content of S is 0.1 mass ppm or less, and an area ratio of crystals having a (101)±10° orientation is less than 40%, when crystal orientation is measured by electron backscatter diffraction in a cross section along a thickness direction.

Abstract: Providing an anti-corrosion terminal material having high corrosion resistance effect and good adhesiveness of a film. A first film is formed on at least a part of a base material in which at least a surface is made of copper or copper alloy; in the first film, a zinc layer made of zinc or zinc alloy is formed on a mixed layer in which a copper-tin alloy region made of copper tin alloy and a tin region made of tin or tin alloy other than copper tin alloy are mixed; the zinc layer is in contact with both the copper-tin alloy region and the tin region of the mixed layer; a ratio R1/R2 is 0.05 or more and 2.5 or less where a length in contact with the copper-tin alloy region in a cross section along a thickness direction is R1 (?m) and a length in contact with the tin layer is R2 (?m).

Abstract: A tin or tin alloy plating solution includes: (A) a soluble salt containing at least a stannous salt; (B) an acid selected from an organic acid and an inorganic acid or a salt thereof; (C) a surfactant; and (D) a leveling agent. In addition, the surfactant contains polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene alkylamine, an alkyl group of the polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene alkylamine is CaH2a+1 (where a is 12 to 18). Further, in a case where a number of a functional group of polyoxypropylene of the polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene alkylamine is set as p and a number of a functional group of polyoxyethylene of the polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene alkylamine is set as q, the sum of p and q (p+q) is 8 to 21, and a ratio of p to q (p/q) is 0.1 to 1.6.

Abstract: To provide a method of manufacturing a connector terminal material and a terminal for a connector to improve wear resistance and heat resistance. A connector terminal material of the present invention is provided with a base material in which at least a surface layer is made of copper or copper alloy and a silver-nickel alloy layer covering at least a part of a surface of the base material and having a film thickness of 0.5 ?m or more and 50 ?m or less; and nickel content of the silver-nickel alloy layer is 0.05 at % or more and 2.0 at % or less. Between the base material and the silver-nickel alloy layer, a nickel layer made of nickel or nickel alloy is provided; and a film thickness of the nickel layer is preferably 0.5 ?m or more and 5 ?m or less.

Abstract: Provided is a tin-plated copper terminal material, a terminal formed from the terminal material, and an electric-wire terminal structure using the terminal: the terminal material has a substrate of copper or a copper alloy; an intermediate zinc layer of a zinc alloy that is formed on the substrate and has a thickness of 0.10 ?m to 5.00 ?m; and a tin layer of tin or a tin alloy that is formed on the intermediate zinc layer and in which the length proportion occupied by low-angle grain boundaries is 2% to 30% with respect to the total length of all crystal grain boundaries; wherein galvanic corrosion is effectively suppressed.

Abstract: A terminal material for a connector terminal, using a copper or copper alloy substrate is crimped to an end of wire formed from an aluminum wire material; and a terminal using this terminal material: a zinc layer 4 that is formed of zinc or a zinc alloy and a tin layer 5 that is formed of tin or a tin alloy are sequentially laminated in this order on a substrate 2 that is formed of copper or a copper alloy: with respect to the zinc layer and the tin layer, the adhesion amount of tin contained in the whole layers is from 0.5 mg/cm2 to 7.0 mg/cm2 (inclusive) and the adhesion amount of zinc contained in the whole layers is from 0.07 mg/cm2 to 2.0 mg/cm2 (inclusive), and the content percentage of zinc in the vicinity of the surface is from 0.2% by mass to 10.0% by mass (inclusive).

Abstract: This plating liquid contains (A) a soluble salt that contains at least a stannous salt, (B) an acid selected from organic acids and inorganic acids or a salt thereof, and (C) two kinds of surfactants of an amine-based surfactant (C1) and a nonionic surfactant(s) (C2 and/or C3). The amine-based surfactant (C1) is a polyoxyethylene alkyl amine represented by general formula (1); and the nonionic surfactant(s) (C2 and/or C3) is a condensation product of a polyoxyethylene and a polyoxypropviene represented by general formula (2) or general formula (3). In formula (1), x is 12-18 and y is 4-12. In formula (2), m is 15-30 and (n1+n2) is 40-50. In formula (3), (m1+m2) is 15-30 and n is 40-50.

Abstract: A carbonaceous member contains graphene aggregates formed by deposition of a single layer or multiple layers of graphene, and flat graphite particles, and has a structure in which the flat graphite particles are laminated with the graphene aggregate as a binder so that basal surfaces of the graphite particles overlap with one another, and the basal surfaces of the flat graphite particles are oriented in one direction. A metal layer includes a metal plating layer directly formed on a surface (edge lamination surface) to which edge surfaces of the graphite particles laminated in the carbonaceous member are directed, and the metal plating layer is made of a metal having a thermal conductivity of 50 W/(m·k) or greater.

Abstract: A tin or tin alloy plating solution includes: (A) a soluble salt containing at least a stannous salt; (B) an acid selected from an organic acid and an inorganic acid or a salt thereof; (C) a phenyl-based surfactant formed of polyoxyethylene bisphenol ether represented by the General Formula (1); and (D) a leveling agent, here, in the Formula (1), X is CaH2a (a is 1 or 3) and m is 2 to 12.

Abstract: On a base member made of copper or a copper alloy, a zinc-nickel alloy layer including zinc and nickel, and a tin layer made of tin alloy are laminated in this order: the zinc-nickel alloy layer has a thickness of 0.1-5 ?m inclusive and has a nickel content of 5-50 mass % inclusive, the tin layer has a zinc concentration of 0.6-15 mass % inclusive, and, under an oxide layer which is the outermost layer, a metal zinc layer, having a zinc concentration of 5-40 at % inclusive and a thickness of 1-10 nm inclusive in SiO2 conversion, is formed on the tin layer.

Abstract: An anti-corrosion terminal material including a base material made of copper or copper alloy and a coating film laminated on the base material: the coating film includes: a first coating film, provided with a zinc layer made of zinc alloy and a tin layer made of tin or tin alloy which are laminated in this order, and formed at a planned core contact part; and a second coating film including the tin layer but not comprising the zinc layer, which is provided at a planned contact part being a contact part when the terminal is formed: and the zinc layer has a thickness not less than 0.1 ?m and not more than 5.0 ?m and zinc concentration not less than 30% by mass and not more than 95% by mass, and has any one or more of nickel, iron, manganese, molybdenum, cobalt, cadmium, lead and tin as a balance.

Abstract: In a terminal material with a silver coating film including a silver layer on a surface, a terminal and a terminal material having high reliability are easily manufactured with low cost without a heat treatment. A base material formed of copper or a copper alloy; and nickel layer, an intermediate layer, and a silver layer laminated on the base material in this order are included, the nickel layer has a thickness of 0.05 ?m to 5.00 ?m and is formed of nickel or a nickel alloy, the intermediate layer has a thickness of 0.02 ?m to 1.00 ?m and is an alloy layer containing silver (Ag) and a substance X, and the substance X includes one or more kinds of tin, bismuth, gallium, indium, and germanium.

Abstract: A tin-plated copper terminal material in which on a substrate made of copper or copper alloy, a nickel-or-nickel-alloy layer, a copper-tin alloy layer, and a tin layer are laminated in this order; in this material, the tin layer has an average thickness 0.2 ?m to 1.2 ?m inclusive; the copper-tin alloy layer is a compound alloy layer in which Cu6Sn5 is a main ingredient and part of copper in the Cu6Sn5 is substituted with nickel, and an average crystal grain size is 0.2 ?m to 1.5 ?m inclusive; part of the copper-tin alloy layer appears on a surface of the tin layer and tin solidification parts exist like islands; and the tin solidification parts have an average diameter 10 ?m to 1000 ?m inclusive in a direction along the surface of the tin layer and an area ratio to the surface of the tin layer 1% to 90% inclusive.