Tin plating is a common coating applied to a large variety of copper products including busbars, electrical terminals, battery connectors or any other copper component used in the passing of current. With the electrification vehicles, power equipment and interconnectivity of the internet of things, the need for conductive coatings such as tin plating is growing due to its low cost, conductive and solderability properties.
One of the most common uses of tin is for copper plating of bus bars used in transferring electrical power. This article focuses on the application of tin plating on copper busbars and what you need to know when specifying tin plating. In addition, the various properties of tin plating are covered as well as how those properties are affected by bright, matte or even tin/lead alloy plating of tin. Continue reading