Contact, method for manufacturing contact, connection device including contact, and method for manufacturing connection device
AssigneeAlps Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorsShin Yoshida, Shinichi Nagano
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Abstract
To provide a contact, formed in an amorphous state, having better spring properties as compared to conventional one; a method for manufacturing the contact; a connection device including the contact; and a method for manufacturing the connection device. The present invention provides a contact comprising an elastically deforming portion that includes at least one amorphous part. The elastically deforming portion includes an auxiliary elastic member 41 made of, for example, NiP (a P content of 15 atomic percent). In this case, an amorphous phase 50 is predominant in the auxiliary elastic member 41. This enhances spring properties such as a yield stress.
Claims16
A contact comprising an elastically deforming portion, wherein the elastically deforming portion comprises Ni—X (where X is at least one selected from the group consisting of P, W, and B) in an amorphous state including an amorphous phase and crystals scattered in the amorphous phase, wherein the amorphous phase occupies 60 volume percent or more in the Ni—X and the crystals have a diameter in a range from 3 nm to 15 nm.
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