SureCoat™ Ultra Rugged Coatings

Samtec's SureCoat™ advanced coating technologies provide increased reliability in high temperatures and harsh environments.

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At Samtec, we challenge conventional engineering methods to help optimize our customer’s entire system — from BOM, to cost, to deployment. Applications such as military/aerospace and automotive are pushing the limits of traditional plating options due to requirements for high temperature and harsh environment operation.

Understanding and optimizing the structures and properties of the materials we use is one way Samtec is working to satisfy challenging performance requirements. Our SureCoat™ advanced coating technology enables designers to realize increased reliability in emerging high temperatures and harsh environments while mitigating the cost fluctuations common with some traditional materials, such as gold.

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Technologies

SureCoat™ Silver -Ax Plating

High Temp, Improved Durability • A New Era of Cost Efficiency
  • Patented electroplating method for the contact system
  • Nano-structured silver with performance-enhancing top coat and a familiar gold appearance
  • Ideal for lower normal force contact systems
  • Reliable Cost: eliminates cost fluctuations/increases found with gold*
  • Reliable performance: Behaves similar to, or better than, gold
    • Operating temperature: -65 ˚C to +150 ˚C
    • Electrical conductivity (%IACS with Cu=100% Reference): 105
    • Mate/unmate durability: series and option dependent
    • Hardness test (Vickers): (130) 120-200 HV50
    • Corrosion: Tested per ASTM B117, Salt Spray
    • MFG: passes Mixed Flowing Gas per EIA-364-65

*Dependent upon plating thickness and part number selection.

Products and Availability

  • Simply Select -Ax Plating Option in the Part Number
  • Phase 1: ERM8, ERF8 (Edge Rate®)
  • Up Next: SEAM/SEAF (SEARAY™), ADM6/ADF6 (AcceleRate® HD), APM6/APF6 (AcceleRate® HP), SFM/TFM (Tiger Eye™), TSW/SSM
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Selectively Plated, Low-Friction Nano-Structured Silver
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Protective Sealer Provides Gold Appearance
Contact Tail: Gold Flash or Matte Tin

SureCoat™ -Ax Plating Performance

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Features

  • Increased reliability in high temperatures and harsh environments

  • Mitigates cost fluctuations common with some traditional materials, such as gold

  • SureCoat™ Silver -Ax Plating: a patented electroplating method ideal for lower normal force contact systems

  • Behaves similar to, or better than, gold

  • SureCoat™ -P Plating: selective gold flash and palladium nickel plating ideal for high temp (+150 ºC) and high cycle (5,000) applications

  • SureCoat™ High Cycle Super Lube (Roadmap): ultra rugged contact lubricant enabling extreme mating cycles

  • Withstands reflow temperatures and aqueous wash of solder process

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Literature

Samtec SureCoat™ Ultra Rugged Coatings eBrochure

Samtec SureCoat™ Ultra Rugged Coatings eBrochure

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