SILCOM Composites
As a result of its research program, IMR has discovered and developed a new generation of electrically conductive materials. These materials are named SILCOM, which means Silver Composite materials.
In an ever-increasing worldwide demand by electronic manufacturers for lower cost silver conductive products, IMR’s Silcom materials offer major benefits.
- Silcom materials have a silver-like shiny visual appearance similar to 100% pure silver whether in bar form, powder or flake particles.
- Silcom materials can generally offer up to a 50 to 80% cost savings/troy ounce when compared to the current market pricing of 100% pure silver products.
- Silcom materials also exhibit an increased resistance to silver migration and developing silver tarnish.
- Silcom materials can be manufactured in a wide variety of physical forms, i.e., bar, rod, strip, powders, flake and nano-particles.
- Silcom products and materials are designed to be used in applications that do not require processing temperatures above 250°C.
- In some specialized applications, special Silcom variations can be used up to 300°C.
- Silcom materials can exhibit good oxidation resistant properties when used within the temperature processing specifications.
- Silcom materials can generally offer up to 90% the conductivity of pure silver.
Silver Composite Materials Product Applications
- Polymer Thick Film Ink
- Conductive Coatings
- Conductive Epoxies, Adhesives/Epoxy Tapes
- Tantalum Capacitor Inks/Pastes
- Conductive Die Attach Adhesives
- Conductive Gaskets, Tapes, Films, Foils/Preforms
- Membrane Switch Inks/Pastes
- Electrical Contacts/Mechanical Pressure Extrusion
- EMI/RFI Shielding Spray Coatings/Inks
- Silver/Glass Die Attach Adhesive
- Conductive Silicone Greases/Caulks
- Capacitor/Resistor Bake-On Terminations
- PCB Conductor Repair Inks Batteries
- Pressure Sensors
IMR welcomes the opportunity to customize our Silcom products to your individual applications and requirements.
