ELEKTRISCH LEITFÄHIGE ZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DERSELBEN UND ANWENDUNGEN

Electrically conductive adhesive compositions and methods for the preparation and use thereof, in which a solder powder, a chemically protected cross-linking agent with fluxing properties and a reactive monomer or polymer are the principal components. Depending upon the intended end use, the compositions comprise three or more of the following: a relatively high melting metal powder; solder powder; the active cross-linking agent which also serves as a fluxing agent; a resin; and a reactive monomer or polymer. The compositions are useful as improved conductive adhesives, such as for attaching electrical components to electrical circuits; the compositions comprising metal powder are ideally suited for creating the conductive paths on printed circuits. The compositions for forming conductive paths may first be applied to a substrate in the desired pattern of an electrical circuit, and then heated to cure it. During heating, the action of the cross-linking agent and optional reactive monomer or polymer within the mixture fluxes the metals, enabling sintering to occur between the metal powder and the solder powder.