Silver-Plated Material Recycling

Silver-plated materials are primarily used in: silver-plated USB interfaces and relay contacts in electronics, PFA-insulated silver-plated wires, and cyanide-free decorative silver plating. Silver-plated materials play an irreplaceable role in high-frequency electronics, high-reliability semiconductor bonding, and high-temperature resistant wires. Compared to gold-plated materials, their value is lower, resulting in naturally lower silver-plated material recycling prices.

How to Store Silver-Plated Materials

Silver-plated layers must avoid sulfur-containing environments (e.g., rubber, exhaust gases) to prevent sulfidation blackening;

Cyanide-free processes require strict control of "alkaline copper underlayer quality in pre-treatment".

Key Parameters of Silver-Plated Materials

Conductivity: Silver-plated layer resistivity 1.6 μΩ·cm.

Hardness: Vickers hardness 100-130 HV.

Thickness range: Decorative coatings 0.1-1 μm, industrial coatings 5-20 μm.

Wire silver plating: -80℃~250℃;

Electronic coatings: ≤150℃.

Environmental compliance: Cyanide-free process with copper ion residue <10mg/L.

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