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New Silver-Palladium Alloy Developed: Metal Can Handle High-Heat Applications


Daido Steel of Japan has developed a powdered alloy of silver and palladium designed for use in the wiring of ceramic materials or as an electrode.

Wiring metal onto ceramic materials has always been difficult because the metal expands with heat but the ceramic does not. The metal tends to peel away or break.

The new alloy's main characteristic is that it does not expand when heated, even from the high temperatures of a soldering tool. In addition, because the alloy does not contain lead, environmental problems are avoided.

Silver News - April/May 1998