Material and plating

Contacts

• All materials used in connector field  (copper alloys CuSn, CuZn, CuBe, CuTe)

Metallic body, guides and backshells

• Aerospace aluminium alloys : 2017A – 2024 – 5083 – 5086 – 6061 – Al Si7 Mg0.6 Alloy
• Stainless steel : X8CrNi S 18-09 (303) – X2CrNi18-09 (304L) – X2CrNiMo 17-12 (316L) – X10CrNi 18-08 (301)
• Copper and aluminium alloys : CuAl9Ni3Fe2 – CuAl9Ni5FE3 

Plastic body and backshells  - raw materials depending on needs and temperature range

• Technical thermoplastic glass-filled or not  : PEEK (Poly Ether Ether Ketone) PEI (Poly Ether Imide), PPS (POLY Sulfure de Phénylène), PBT (Poly Butylène Téréphtalate), PA 6-6 ( Poly Amide), PCT (Polycyclohexylenedimethylene Terephtalate), PTFE, Alumine, Polysulfone.
• Thermoset based on epoxy resin,
• Elastomers (chloroprène, silicone, fluorosilicone, fluorocarbone, nitrile)
• Technical composite with plating if needed for EMI protection 

Plating :

• Contacts : gold, gold on nickel/copper layer, lead free termination or SnPb version
• Backshells, connectors and body : electroless nickel, cadmium olive drab finish, Black nickel zinc, passivation, hard anodic oxydation, trivalent chromatation RoHS compliant, silver plating
• Plating on metallic and composite parts
• Black nickel zinc without chrom VI, ROHS et REACH compliance, 500 hours salt spray resistance