CONDUCTIVE MEMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

摘要

The conductive member has a stable contact resistance, resists peeling, displays a low insertion/removal force and is stable when used as a connector, and has an excellent fusing characteristic when used as a fuse. A Cu-Sn intermetallic compound layer (4) is formed between a Ni-based underlayer (3) formed on a Cu-based base material (1), and a Sn-based surface layer (5) that forms the surface. In addition, the Cu-Sn intermetallic compound layer (4) comprises a Cu3Sn layer (6) disposed on the Ni-based underlayer (3) and a Cu6Sn5 layer (7) that is disposed on the Cu3Sn layer (6). The surface roughness of the contact face between the Sn-based surface layer (5) and the Cu-Sn intermetallic compound layer (4) combining the Cu3Sn layer (6) and Cu6Sn5 layer (7) has an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of 0.05-0.25 µm, and the maximum valley depth Rv of the roughness curve is 0.05-1.00 µm. Furthermore, the Cu3Sn layer covers the Ni-based underlayer with a surface coverage of 60-100%.