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 which exhibits favorable diffusion of a first metal and a second metal when generating the intermetallic compound, is capable of generating, at a low temperature and in a short amount of time, an intermetallic compound having a high melting point, does not leave a low-melting point component behind after generating the intermetallic compound, and is capable of obtaining an intermetallic compound having excellent strength at high temperatures. This method for generating an intermetallic compound generates 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 a Cu-based alloy which is a Cu-Ti alloy, a Cu-Co alloy, or a Cu-Pt alloy.