METHOD FOR GENERATING INTERMETALLIC COMPOUND, AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING ARTICLES TO BE CONNECTED BY USING INTERMETALLIC COMPOUND

摘要

Provided is a method for generating an intermetallic compound, wherein: a first metal and a second metal are favorably diffused when generating the intermetallic compound; an intermetallic compound having a high melting point can be generated at a low temperature and in a short amount of time; low-melting point components are not left behind after generating the intermetallic compound; and an intermetallic compound having excellent strength at high temperatures can be obtained. This method for generating an intermetallic compound involves generating an intermetallic compound having a higher melting point than that of the first metal by heating the first metal and the second metal, which has a higher melting point than that of the first metal, to a temperature at or above the melting point of the first metal. The first metal is Sn or an alloy containing Sn, while the second metal is an Ni-Cr alloy, an Ni-V alloy, an Ni-Pd alloy, an Ni-Pt alloy, or an Ni-Au alloy.